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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461289203321

Autore

Parsons Chuck

Titolo

Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger [[electronic resource] /] / by Chuck Parsons

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, c2011

ISBN

1-283-10907-7

9786613109071

1-57441-354-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Collana

Frances B. Vick series ; ; no. 7

Disciplina

976.4/05092

B

Soggetti

Frontier and pioneer life - Texas

Electronic books.

Texas History 1846-1950

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A terror to all the bad men -- Hold up, Wesley! -- Challenging the Odles -- Another ranger killed -- Battling the Olguins -- Scouting on Pirate Island -- Spectators on the Rio Grande -- The hardest man to catch -- From Ysleta to Alice -- From East Texas to the Texas Panhandle -- A ranger in the Panhandle -- Capt. John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger -- Texas State Cemetery -- The great captains.

Sommario/riassunto

Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger is the first full and complete modern biography of a man who served as a Texas Ranger from 1887 until early 1915. He came to the attention of the Rangers after doggedly trailing horse thieves for nearly a year and recovering his stolen stock. After helping Ranger Ira Aten track down another fugitive from justice, Hughes then joined Company D of the Texas Rangers on Aten's recommendation, intending to stay for only a few months; he remained in the service for nearly thirty years.  When Sgt. Charles Fusselman was killed by bandits, Hughes took his place.