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Category Archives: U.S. Marshals
“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
Jeff Davis Milton
His parents named him Jefferson Davis, which should tell us something about the politics of his father, John Milton. John was a capable attorney, a wily politician, and a proud Floridian who, as Florida’s fifth governor, guided his state through … Continue reading
U.S. Marshal C. P. Dake
All we know about this man’s family is that (a) they were Canadian, (b) they moved to New York when their son was still a child, and (c) they demonstrated one heck of an imagination when they named their son … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Territory, History, U.S. Marshals
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The Hanging Judge
This fellow has been portrayed in several Hollywood films, two of the best by actors John McIntyre and Pat Hingle—although the character played by Hingle was entirely fictionalized in the film Hang ‘Em High. But Judge Isaac C. Parker was … Continue reading
Posted in American Frontier, History, Indian Territory, Justice, Oklahoma, U.S. Marshals
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