Six Years with the Texas Rangers 1875-1881 [Lakeside Classics Edition]
Published by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago, 1943
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SIX YEARS ON THE TEXAS FRONTIER WHEN THE WEST WAS STILL WILD A classic firsthand account of service in the legendary Texas Rangers during the closing years of the American frontier. Written by Ranger Captain James B. Gillett and edited by noted historian Milo Milton Quaife, this volume preserves an eyewitness record of law enforcement, frontier conflict, cattle country, and daily life along the Texas border during a formative period in Western history. Drawing upon Gillett's personal experiences between 1875 and 1881, the narrative presents a vivid portrait of Ranger operations at a time when Texas remained a vast and often unsettled landscape. It remains one of the most respected memoirs of the Texas Rangers and an enduring cornerstone of Western Americana. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Wine-red cloth decorated in gilt with front cover emblem, decorative borders, and gilt spine titles. 6.75 inches tall; xxvii, [2], xxxii, [1], 3-364 pages with index. Tissue-guarded frontispiece portrait of James B. Gillett and folding map. Issued as part of the Lakeside Classics annual series published by R. R. Donnelley & Sons. First Edition, Thus. CONDITION: Near Fine. No flaws or blemishes beyond minimal shelf handling. Gilt remains bright. Folding map is present and well preserved. Tissue guard intact. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - James B. Gillett served in the Texas Rangers during a period when the organization was helping establish law and order across a rapidly developing state. His memoir remains one of the most important firsthand accounts produced by a Ranger officer and continues to serve as a primary source for historians of the American Southwest. This 1943 Lakeside Classics edition reflects the series' long-standing commitment to preserving significant regional narratives and frontier memoirs. Under the editorship of historian Milo Milton Quaife, the volume introduced Gillett's account to a wider audience of collectors and students of Western history. The Texas Rangers occupy a unique place in American historical memory, inspiring countless books, films, and television portrayals. Gillett's memoir stands apart from later interpretations by providing a contemporary participant's perspective on the events that shaped the Ranger legend. First published in 1921, Gillett's memoir presents an unembellished account of frontier policing during one of the most turbulent periods in Texas history. Rather than romanticizing Ranger life, the narrative captures the realities of long patrols, dangerous pursuits, cattle theft investigations, border violence, and encounters with outlaws and hostile elements operating across vast distances. The memoir illustrates why the Texas Rangers became one of the most enduring institutions of the American West. Gillett writes with the authority of direct experience, offering valuable observations on frontier justice, ranching culture, transportation, settlement, and the gradual transition from open frontier to organized statehood. SUBJECTS: Texas Rangers, James B. Gillett, American Frontier, Western Americana, Texas Borderlands, Frontier Law Enforcement, Cattle Country, Ranching History, Outlaws, Southwest History, Lakeside Classics Series, Milo Milton Quaife, Western Americana, Frontier History, Texas History, Memoir, Lakeside Classics.…
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- Title
- Six Years with the Texas Rangers 1875-1881 [Lakeside Classics Edition]
- Author
- Gillett, James B. (1856-1937) ; Quaife, Milo Milton (1880-1959), Editor
- Publisher
- R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago
- Publication year
- 1943
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Dust jacket
- No Dust Jacket, As Issued
- Item weight
- 2 pounds
- Seller catalogs
- 19th CENTURY PUBLICATIONS, HISTORY, LITERATURE [Many Sub-Catagories]
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