Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger: A Story of Frontier Reform
Albert Bigelow Paine (1861 - 1937)
"William Jesse "Bill" McDonald (1852 - 1918) in the 1880s served as a deputy sheriff in Wood County. After moving to Hardeman County, he served as deputy sheriff, special Ranger, and U. S. Deputy Marshal of the Northern District of Texas and the Southern District of Kansas.. . . .In 1891 McDonald was selected to replace S. A. McMurry as Captain of Company B, Frontier Battalion. He served as a Ranger captain until 1907. Capt. McDonald and his company took part in a number of celebrated cases including the Fitzsimmons-Maher prize fight, the Wichita Falls bank robbery, the Reese-Townsend feud, and the Brownsville Raid of 1906. His handling of the troops of the 25th U.S. Infantry during this last incident made him known as "a man who would charge hell with a bucket of water." He had a reputation as a gunman that rested upon his his marksmanship, and his ability to use his weapons to intimidate his opponents. … In 1905, McDonald served as bodyguard to President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1907, Governor Campbell made him a state revenue agent. He again fulfilled the role of bodyguard in 1912 for a visit by Woodrow Wilson. Later Wilson appointed him U. S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas." -- from Chapter 1
Note: This book racially offensive words which were part of the vocabulary of the time.
Genre(s): War & Military, Biography & Autobiography
Language: English
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00 Forward: A letter from Theodore Roosevelt Larry Wilson
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01 Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger Larry Wilson
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02 An Old-Time Mississippi Childhood Tom Marcotte
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03 Emigration and Adventure John
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04 The Making of a Texan John
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05 The Beginning of Reform Sean Hatfield
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06 Into the Wilderness Nancy Gorgen
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07 Commercial Ventures and Adventures Nancy Gorgen
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08 Reforming the Wilderness Nancy Gorgen
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09 Getting Even with the Brooken Gang John
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10 New Tactics in No-Man's Land Sean Hatfield
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11 Redeeming No-Man's Land Nancy Gorgen
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12 Some of the Difficulties of Reform Nancy Gorgen
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13 Captain Bill as a Tree-Man Paul Rothenberg
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14 The Day for "Deliveries" Tom Marcotte
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15 Cleaning Up the Strip Tom Marcotte
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16 Texas Ranger Service and Its Origin DanielMaddux
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17 Captain of Company B, Ranger Force Steve Nuns
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18 An Exciting Indian Campaign Roger Melin
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19 A Bit of Farming and Politics TriciaG
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20 Taming the Pan-handle Daniel Grant Peterson
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21 The Battle with Matthews Daniel Grant Peterson
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22 What Happened to Beckham Nancy Gorgen
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23 A Medal for Speed Roger Melin
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24 Captain Bill in Mexico Bill Mosley
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25 A New Style in the Pan-handle yourbookvoice
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26 Preventing a Prize-Fight John
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27 The Wichita Falls Bank Robbery and Murder fred
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28 Captain Bill as a Peace-maker fred
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29 The Buzzard's Water-Hole Gang fred
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30 Quieting a Texas Feud Margaret Herbers
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31 The Trans-Cedar Mystery Nancy Gorgen
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32 Other Mobs and Riots Nancy Gorgen
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33 Other Work in East Texas Nancy Gorgen
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34 A Wolf-Hunt with the President Nancy Gorgen
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35 The Conditt Murder Mystery Daniel Grant Peterson
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36 The Death of Rhoda McDonald John
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37 The Conditt Mystery Solved Nancy Gorgen
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38 The Brownsville Episode: An Event of National Importance Nancy Gorgen
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39 Captain Bill on the Scene Margaret Herbers
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40 What Finally Happened at Brownsville Daniel Grant Peterson
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41 The Battle on the Rio Grande Bill Mosley
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42 The End of Rangering and a New Appointment