They Call Me Ranger Ray [French]

by Ramiro "Ray" Martinez, Mike Cox, Ramiro Martínez

Author: Ramiro Martinez ***Autographed Copy*** Hardcover: 266 pages Publisher: Rio Bravo Publishing; First Edition (2005) Language: French ISBN-10: 0976016206 ISBN-13: 978-0976016205 Product... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: French
• ISBN: 0976016206
• ISBN13: 9780976016205
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Rio Bravo Publishing
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Ranger Ray Martinez

Thrilling read. I can't honestly say I've heard a story to match this one anywhere else. Ray's account of the U.T. sniper assault will keep you spellbound. I found myself re-reading each paragraph of this part of the book, savoring every phrase before continuing. Ray tells his story with humility, giving due respect to the divine influence which protected him in the advance. His story includes several touches of humor and irony which add balance to the grim reality of the event. Unlike the well known assasinations of John and Bobby Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, this is a story of proof beyond a reasonable doubt in which justice prevails and the guilty pay the price for the crime.

A Real Texas Lawman

My wife works at the Comal County (where Ray Martinez finished his law enforcement career as a Justice of the Peace) Courthouse and when she brought home an autographed copy of his book, THEY CALL ME RANGER RAY, it became an instant prized possession in my library. This is his autobiography and tells of his illustrious career from start to finish. Just becoming a Texas Ranger tends make one "legendary" in our great state, but Ramiro Martinez reached the "legendary" status long before he donned the Ranger's star. Ray tells briefly of his childhood in the opening chapters then moves into his law enforcement career as it began in Austin, then gives explicit detail of the event that shaped his life and shrouded him in notoriety. On August 1, 1966, Officer Ray Martinez shot and killed Charles Whitman, the University of Texas tower sniper. For his actions, Martinez earned the Police Medal of Valor. The story is told in vivid detail. I was impressed of things that stuck in Martinez' mind of that day. The book then chronicles Martinez' move to the DPS, then into the Rangers and the tribulations associated with being a Hispanic in a traditionally Caucasian law enforcement group. In all, Martinez devotes eleven chapters to his life as a Ranger. Here he talks about many of the cases he worked and gives a splendid account of the day to day life of the Ranger. I won't try to convince you that this is the most well written book you will ever read. It's not. Martinez isn't a professional writer, he is a professional lawman. But he does a fine job of depicting the nuts and bolts of law enforcement without all the sugar coating. It's not always "keep you on the edge of your seat" prose, but it is a story that deserved to be heard of a career that has been an inspiration to many. If you want into the mind of a real lawman, not some dreamed up Hollywood depiction, you will want to read this book. He's a fine man who has left an indelible mark on Texas society. Around here, we call him Ranger Ray. Monty Rainey www.juntosociety.com