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  | | A Lawless Breed(1st Edition) John Wesley Hardin, Texas Reconstruction, and Violence in the Wild West (A.C. Greene Series) by Chuck Parsons, Norman Wayne Brown, Leon C. Metz Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-555-1, ISBN: 1-57441-555-7 ""John Wesley Hardin!" His name spread terror in much of Texas in the years following the Civil War as the most wanted fugitive with a $4,000 reward on his head. A Texas Ranger wrote that he killed men just to see them kick. Hardin began his killing career in the late 1860s and remained a wanted man until his capture in 1877 by Texas Rangers and Florida law officials. He certainly killed twenty men; some credited him with killing forty o ..." |
 | | Texas Ranger Lee Hall From the Red River to the Rio Grande by Chuck Parsons Hardcover, 432 Pages, Published 2020 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-790-6, ISBN: 1-57441-790-8 "Jesse Lee Hall (1849–1911) was one of many young men seeking a new life following the Civil War, when he left North Carolina to find adventure in Texas. After a stint as a deputy sheriff and a Sergeant-at-Arms in the House of Representatives, he joined Captain Leander McNelly’s Texas Ranger Special State Troops in 1876. This was the career move that he had needed as he soon found enough action in South Texas.When McNelly could no longer ..." |
 | | Captain Jack Helm A Victim of Texas Reconstruction Violence (A.C. Greene Series) by Chuck Parsons, Kenneth W. Howell Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-718-0, ISBN: 1-57441-718-5 "In Captain Jack Helm, Chuck Parsons explores the life of a lawman in post-Civil War Texas, John Jackson “Jack” Helm. Previous biographers have neglected this man, whose main claim to fame has been that he was a victim of man-killer John Wesley Hardin. That he was, but he was much more in his violence-filled lifetime during Reconstruction Texas. Beginning as a Confederate soldier, he soon changed allegiance and became a fervent Unionist. ..." |
 | | They Called Him Buckskin Frank The Life and Adventures of Nashville Franklyn Leslie (Volume 19) (A.C. Greene Series) by Jack Demattos, Chuck Parsons, John Boessenecker Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-712-8, ISBN: 1-57441-712-6 "Nashville Franklyn “Buckskin Frank” Leslie was a man of mystery during his lifetime. His reputation has rested on two gunfights—both in storied Tombstone, Arizona—but he was much more than a deadly gunfighter. Jack DeMattos and Chuck Parsons have combined their research efforts to help solve the questions of where Leslie came from and how he died. Leslie developed a reputation as a man to be left alone. Such notables as the Earps, Doc H ..." |
 | | Texas Ranger N. O. Reynolds, the Intrepid(2nd Edition) (Frances B. Vick Series) by Chuck Parsons, Donaly E. Brice, Leon C. Metz Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-572-8, ISBN: 1-57441-572-7 "N.O. Reynolds (1846-1922) has remained somewhat a mysterious figure, his Texas Ranger career being overshadowed by such names as Frank Hamer, Sam Walker, and Bill McDonald. Historians Chuck Parsons and Donaly E. Brice bring the life of Reynolds back to the prominence he deserves and present a complete picture of the man who brought a greater respect for the law in Central Texas. Reynolds began as a sergeant in famed Company D, Front ..." |
 | | The Texas Rangers (Images of America Series) by Chuck Parsons, Joe B. Davis Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2011 by Arcadia Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-7385-7982-5, ISBN: 0-7385-7982-3 "The Texas Rangers. The words evoke exciting images of daring, courage, high adventure. The Rangers began as a handful of men protecting their homes from savage raiding parties; now in their third century of existence, they are a highly sophisticated crime-fighting organization. Yet at times even today the Texas Ranger mounts his horse to track fugitives through dense chaparral, depending on his wits more than technology. The iconic imag ..." |
 | | Ben Thompson Portrait of a Gunfighter (Volume 20) (A.C. Greene Series) by Thomas C. Bicknell, Chuck Parsons, Robert K. Dearment Hardcover, 688 Pages, Published 2018 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-730-2, ISBN: 1-57441-730-4 "Ben Thompson was a remarkable man, and few Texans can claim to have crowded more excitement, danger, drama, and tragedy into their lives than he did. He was an Indian fighter, Texas Ranger, Confederate cavalryman, mercenary for a foreign emperor, hired gun for a railroad, an elected lawman, professional gambler, and the victor of numerous gunfights. As a leading member of the Wild West's sporting element, Ben Thompson spent most of his ..." |
 | | John B. Armstrong, Texas Ranger and Pioneer Ranchman(Reprint) by Chuck Parsons, Elmer Kelton, Tobin Armstrong, Parsons/Armstrong Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2014 by Texas A&M University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-62349-155-0, ISBN: 1-62349-155-X ""Texas, by God!" cried notorious killer John Wesley Hardin when he saw a Colt .45 pointed at him on a train in Florida. At the other end of the pistol stood Texas Ranger John B. Armstrong. Hardin's arrest assured Armstrong a place in history, but his story is larger, fuller, and even more important-and until now it has never been told. As Elmer Kelton notes in his afterword to this book, "Chuck Parsons's biography is a long-delayed and ..." |
 | | King Fisher The Short Life and Elusive Legend of a Texas Desperado (Hardback) by Chuck Parsons, Thomas C. Bicknell Hardcover, Published 2022 by University Of North Texas Press,U.S., United States ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-861-3, ISBN: 1-57441-861-0 |
 | | Luling (Images of America) by Chuck Parsons, Luling Main Street Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2009 by Arcadia Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-7385-7145-4, ISBN: 0-7385-7145-8 "One historian described Luling in the 1870s as "the toughest town in Texas." Along with the railroad came notorious gamblers who were ready to take a man's hard-earned money any way they could. But when settlers enforced what laws there were and established permanent homes, churches, and a school, the rougher crowd sought greener pastures. In the southern corner of Caldwell County, Luling had at first an agrarian-based economy, but that ..." |
 | | John Ringo, King of the Cowboys(2nd Edition) His Life and Times from the Hoo Doo War to Tombstone, Second Edition (A.C. Greene Series) by Professor David Johnson, Chuck Parsons Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-243-7, ISBN: 1-57441-243-4 "Few names in the lore of western gunmen are as recognizable. Few lives of the most notorious are as little known. Romanticized and made legendary, John Ringo fought and killed for what he believed was right. As a teenager, Ringo was rushed into sudden adulthood when his father was killed tragically in the midst of the family's overland trek to California. As a young man he became embroiled in the blood feud turbulence of post-Reconstr ..." |
 | | Legendary Watering Holes(1st Edition) The Saloons that Made Texas Famous (Volume 10) (Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series) by Dr Richard F. Selcer, David Bowser, Nancy Hamilton, Chuck Parsons, Richard . Selcer Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2004 by Texas A&M University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58544-336-9, ISBN: 1-58544-336-0 "Saloons, barrooms, honky-tonks, or watering holesby whatever name, they are part of the mythology of the American West, and their stories are cocktails of legend and fact, as Richard Selcer, David Bowser, Nancy Hamilton, and Chuck Parsons demonstrate in these entertaining and informative accounts of four legendary Texas establishments.In most Western communities, the first saloon was built before the first church, and the drinking esta ..." |
 | | Bowen and Hardin(1st Edition) (The Early West) by Chuck Parsons, Marjorie Parsons, Marjorie Lee Burnett Hardcover, 159 Pages, Published 1991 by Creative Pub. Co ISBN-13: 978-0-932702-91-3, ISBN: 0-932702-91-0 "Book by Parsons, Chuck" |
 | | Early Settlers of the Panhandle Plains(1st Edition) (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)) by Norman Wayne Brown, Sarah Bellian, Chuck Parsons Paperback, 128 Pages, Published 2013 by Arcadia Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-4671-3068-4, ISBN: 1-4671-3068-0 "The panhandle plains were Texas s last frontier, barren lands populated by hostile Comanche and outlaws attempting to outrun civilization. It was Texas Ranger and frontier scout Jim Jackson who first saw potential in the region. Jackson accompanied Col. Ranald Mackenzie into unsettled Kent County in 1875. He climbed a mountain at Polar to witness a sea of tall grass and a good stream of water. This was good news for Jackson s friends an ..." |
 | | Faithful Shep The Story of a Hero Dog and the Nine Texas Rangers Who Saved Him by Don Denevi, Chuck Parsons Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2017 by Texas Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-68003-119-5, ISBN: 1-68003-119-8 "In a column in the El Paso Herald dated February 3, 1900, George Wythe Baylor, retired captain of Company C, Frontier Battalion, Texas Rangers, wrote of a curious incident that occurred in January 1880: two travelers had their horses stolen by a band of Chief Victorio's renegades a hundred miles east of El Paso. In the dead of a rainy and cold West Texas winter, the two men walked all the way back to beg the Rangers to return to the sce ..." |
 | | The Notorious Luke Short Sporting Man of the Wild West (A.C. Greene Series) by Jack Demattos, Chuck Parsons, Rick Miller Hardcover, 352 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-594-0, ISBN: 1-57441-594-8 "Winner of the Co-Founders Best Book Award from Westerners International, Sept. 2016 Often times the smaller the man, the harder the punch--this adage was true in the case of diminutive Luke Short, whose brief span of years played out in the Wild West. His adventures began as a teenage cowboy who followed the trail from Texas to the Kansas railheads. He then served as a scout for the U.S. Army during the Indian wars and, finally, he per ..." |
 | | Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger(1st Edition) (Frances B. Vick Series) by Chuck Parsons, Robert K. Dearment Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 2011 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-304-5, ISBN: 1-57441-304-X "Winner of the Best Book Award from the Wild West History Association, 2012 Winner of the Co-Founders Best Book Award from Westerners International, 2012. 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. Af ..." |
 | | The Sutton-Taylor Feud(1st Edition) The Deadliest Blood Feud in Texas (A.C. Greene Series) by Chuck Parsons Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of North Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-1-57441-257-4, ISBN: 1-57441-257-4 "The Sutton-Taylor Feud of DeWitt, Gonzales, Karnes, and surrounding counties began shortly after the Civil War ended. The blood feud continued into the 1890s when the final court case was settled with a governmental pardon. Of all the Texas feuds, the one between the Sutton and Taylor forces lasted longer and covered more ground than any other. William E. Sutton was the only Sutton involved, but he had many friends to wage warfare again ..." |
 | | John B. Armstrong, Texas Ranger and Pioneer Ranchman by Chuck Parsons, Elmer Kelton, Tobin Armstrong Hardcover, 168 Pages, Published 2006 by Texas A&M University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-58544-553-0, ISBN: 1-58544-553-3 ""Texas, by God!" cried notorious killer John Wesley Hardin when he saw a Colt .45 pointed at him on a train in Florida. At the other end of the pistol stood Texas Ranger John B. Armstrong. Hardin's arrest assured Armstrong a place in history, but his story is larger, fuller, and even more important--and until now it has never been told. Serving in the Rangers' famed Frontier Battalion from 1875 to 1878, Armstrong rode with C ..." |
 | | Mace Bowman Texas Feudist, Western Lawman by James S. Peters, Chuck Parsons Published 1996 ISBN-13: 978-0-614-13835-1, ISBN: 0-614-13835-3 |
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