Reminiscences of a Ranger: Early Times in Southern California (Western Frontier Library) - Hardcover
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Gunfights and general lawlessness were common in the frontier cities of the American West. Tombstone and Dodge City are legendary. But neither saw violence approaching that of Los Angeles in the 1850s.
In his Reminiscences of a Ranger, Horace Bell reports that "midnight raids and open day robbery and assassinations of defenseless or unsuspecting Americans were of almost daily occurrence" in southern California, a territory newly acquired from Mexico. To combat this lawlessness, in 1853 the citizens of Los Angeles formed a volunteer mounted police force known as the Los Angeles Rangers. Under the command of Captain Alexander Hope, the Rangers strove to keep the peace within the city, and they hunted down bandits and murderers in the surrounding region, including several connected with Joaquin Murrietaâ s band.
The life of a mounted ranger appealed to Horace Bell, a civilian who later became an attorney and ran a newspaper. As John Boessenecker says in the introduction to the book, Bellâ s memoir is a history of early Los Angeles, an essential and highly entertaining source for this period of the California Gold Rush. With a sharp eye for detail, Bell sketches numerous pioneers, politicians, military figures, and outlaws, and he vividly describes riots and shootouts in the city streets and campaigns against Indians and bandits.
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Reminiscences of a Ranger - Early Times in Southern California
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University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1999
ISBN 10: 0806131519
ISBN 13: 9780806131511
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hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New (now in mylar sleeve). later printing. 5 1/4 x 7 3/4", 499 pages, B/W photos.Bell's memoir is a history of early Los Angeles, an essential and highly entertaining source for this period of the California Gold Rush. Seller Inventory # 132997
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Reminiscences of a Ranger: Early Times in Southern California (Western Frontier Library, Volume 65)
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University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1999
ISBN 10: 0806131519
ISBN 13: 9780806131511
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Scholarly reprint of Bell's 1881 memoir of his time as a mounted ranger that also provides a history of early Los Angeles and the California Gold Rush. Copy is in very good condition. Minimal wear to the pictorial card wraps. Creasing to spine. Interior is clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 002845
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REMINISCENCES OF A RANGER. Early Times in Southern California
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University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK, 1999
ISBN 10: 0806131519
ISBN 13: 9780806131511
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Thus. This is a reprint of the 1881 edition. Volume 65 in The Western Frontier Library. This work was written by a mounted ranger active in the Los Angeles area in the 1850s where gunfights and general lawlessness were common. He sketches numerous pioneers, politicians, military figures, and outlaws, and vividly describes riots and shootouts in the city streets and campaigns against Indians and bandits. The book contains photographs, illustrations, and an index. This copy is clean and solid. Seller Inventory # 021601
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Reminiscences of a Ranger: Early Times in Southern California
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Wallace Hebberd, Norman, Oklahoma, 1927
ISBN 10: 0806131519
ISBN 13: 9780806131511
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Frontispiece (illustrator). 2nd Edition. 499 Pp. Green Cloth, Gilt. 1927 Reprint Of The 1881 Original, Which Was The First Hardcover Book Published In Southern California. New (1927) Introduction By Ellis. Slight Usage, Gilt Bright, No Marks, Hinges Tight. Dust Jacket Priced $3.50, Fine, No Tears Or Chips Or Wear, Very Slight Fading To Spine Panel. Seller Inventory # 060255