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Category Archives: Justice
“I done took it up.”
A look at straight-shooting Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald ___________ Introduction In order for stories to become popular, whether based on fact or smothered in myth, they have to reflect the society that takes stock in them. Texas society has … Continue reading
Henry Newton Brown
Henry was never the brightest bulb in the box, but he was probably typical of young men in the Old West. He was born in Missouri but was orphaned early in his life, raised by his uncle Jasper Richardson until … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, American Southwest, Corruption, Gunfights and such, History, Justice, Kansas, New Mexico, Outlaws, Texas
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More Cattle — More Cattle Wars
Some background Florida’s cattle were the first in North America, brought here by the 1521 expedition of Ponce de Leon. Cattle ranching began before the Seventeenth Century around America’s first city, St. Augustine. When Florida became a US territory in … Continue reading
Consequences
A Texas Ranger could ride like a Mexican, track like an Indian, shoot like a Tennessean, and fight like a devil. McMullen County, formed in 1858 from Béxar, Atascosa, and Live Oak counties, sets around 74-miles south of San Antonio. … Continue reading
A Tale of Southwest Texas
Texas was always — and remains today — a place best suited to Texans. You can visit Texas, of course, and many people do enjoy a family holiday along San Antonio’s River Walk and visiting the Alamo (which looks nothing … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, American Southwest, History, Indian Territory, Justice, Society, Texas, Texas Rangers
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Cowboys in Neckties
Some background The United States is a nation of immigrants. Between 1580 and 1775, the population of Europeans went from zero to around 3.5 million. They arrived in waves, of course, and the attitudes toward new arrivals vacillated between enthusiastic welcome and … Continue reading
The Lee-Peacock Feud
Background On 2 April 1866, the American Civil War had been officially ended for just shy of a year. At best, however, the war was only almost over — but not quite. On that date, the Thirty-ninth Congress of the United States … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, American Southwest, Civil War, Gunfights and such, History, Justice, Society, Texas
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Tombstone Judge
With three men dead, two wounded, and one slightly injured, one would think that it was one hell of a gunfight. Well, it was — and it wasn’t. The fight only lasted around thirty-seconds, but within that short span of … Continue reading
Uncle Jim
An account of lawman James Franklin Roberts One may recall from The Pleasant Valley War that the long-running feud (lasting nearly fifteen years) was anything but pleasant for the folks in Gila County, Arizona. Right in the middle of this … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, Arizona Territory, Gunfights and such, History, Justice, Oklahoma
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The Dakota war
Prologue One of the problems with public education is that curricula, teachers, and teaching materials oversimplify history. We may certainly understand why this is so at the elementary level, but not as children progress into secondary schools. Another possible explanation … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, American Indians, History, Justice, Minnesota, Pioneers, Sioux Indians, Society
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Old West Tales 