Yours to command [electronic resource] : the life and legend of Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald / Harold J. Weiss, Jr.
Captain Bill McDonald's (1852-1918) admirers rank him as one of the great captains of Texas Ranger history. His detractors see him as an irresponsible lawman who precipitated violence, hungered for publicity, and related tall tales that cast himself in the hero's role. This title seeks to...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Denton, Tex. :
University of North Texas Press,
©2009.
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| Series: | Frances B. Vick series ;
no. 5. |
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| Summary: | Captain Bill McDonald's (1852-1918) admirers rank him as one of the great captains of Texas Ranger history. His detractors see him as an irresponsible lawman who precipitated violence, hungered for publicity, and related tall tales that cast himself in the hero's role. This title seeks to find the true Bill McDonald and sort fact from myth. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 436 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-414) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441646422 1441646426 1574412604 9781574412604 9781597345897 159734589X 9781574413694 1574413694 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |