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Autore |
Parsons Chuck |
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Titolo |
"Pidge," Texas Ranger [[electronic resource] /] / Chuck Parsons |
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College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (210 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Peace officers - Texas |
Frontier and pioneer life - Texas |
Texas Biography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Austin letters -- Pidge and the Dewitt County feud -- Pidge and the Rio Grande frontier -- The last gunfight. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Thomas C. (Pidge) Robinson came to Texas from Virginia at the age of 27, fleeing a feud with a neighbor who opposed Robinson's amorous intentions toward the neighbor's sister. He joined the Texas Rangers in 1874, serving with legendary Capt. Leander H. McNelly's Washington County Volunteer Militia Company A. He earned the rank of first lieutenant in this Texas Ranger company. Two years later he returned to Virginia to avenge his honor and claim the woman he loved. A learned and witty writer who sent back letters, poems, and reports for publication in Aus |
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