Texas Ranger John B. Jones and the Frontier Battalion, 1874-1881 (Frances B. Vick Series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (789 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574414674 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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“This is a major contribution to Ranger history. The coverage is complete in every respect, with attention to details gleaned from every conceivable primary source. Miller’s research has been prodigious.”—Robert DeArment, author of Bat Masterson and the Deadly Dozen series
Under Jones’s leadership, the Battalion grew in sophistication, moving from Indian fighting to capturing Texas’s bad men, such as John Wesley Hardin and Sam Bass. Jones, during his administration from 1874 to 1881, relating its historyboth good and badchronologically, in depth, and in context. And John B. Initially created to combat the menace of repeated raids of Indians from the north and from Mexico into frontier counties, the Battalion was led by an unusual choice: a frail, humorless Confederate veteran from Navarro County, John B. Miller covers all the major activitie
Award Winning Book This book was named its non-fiction book-of-the-year by the Wild West History Association at its annual conference in Idaho in 2013.. The organization of the modern Ranger service started with him. Darren L. Ivey Excellent, well-researched book. Mr. Miller had shed considerable light on an often overlooked man.. W. Hacker said Great Book. Excellent book for any Texas Ranger enthusiast. Covers alot of history in a interesting way.