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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parsons, Chuck.

Series:

Frances B. Vick series ; no. 7.

Frances B. Vick series ; no. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frontier and pioneer life--Texas.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Texas--History--1846-1950.

Texas.

Texas Rangers--Biography.

Texas Rangers.

Hughes, John R. (John Reynolds), 1855-1947.

Hughes, John R.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (422 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-10907-7

9786613109071

1-57441-354-6

OCLC:

723944087