Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881

by James B. Gillett

Book Overview

When James B. Gillett joined the newly created Texas Rangers in 1875, its duties were as varied and its members as unorthodox as its methods were irregular.

First published in 1921, Gillett's now classic account of his six years of service depicts with freshness and authenticity how the Rangers maintained law and order on the frontier--and occasionally dispensed summary justice. From the Mason County War to the Horrell-Higgins feud, the capture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803258445
• ISBN13: 9780803258440
• Release Date: August 1976
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 5.4"