Texas Ranger: Jack Hays in the Frontier Southwest (Volume 50) (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University) - Softcover

Book 3 of 51: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University

Greer, James Kimmins

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9780890965726: Texas Ranger: Jack Hays in the Frontier Southwest (Volume 50) (Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0890965722 ISBN 13: 9780890965726
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 1993

Synopsis

John Coffee Hays helped to forge the legend of what a Texas Ranger was. Arriving in Texas in 1836 but just missing the famous battles of the Texas Revolution, nineteen-year-old Hays soon had Sam Houston urging him to join a new group of Rangers. Once out on the frontier, Hays’s careful planning and bold—indeed, sensational—forays against the Comanches soon earned him a colorful reputation and a host of nicknames.

At twenty-three Hays was commissioned a captain, and between skirmishes and battles his survey party marked out much of the area around San Antonio. Hays was pivotal in the ultimate defeat of the Comanches and led the Rangers during the Mexican War.

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About the Author

Historian James Kimmins Greer lives in Waco, Texas, home of the Texas Ranger Museum.

Reviews

This adaptation of Greer's 1952 biography of the legendary Hays focuses on his years as a Ranger and his military campaigns against the Comanche Indians.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Though most of the public's perception of the Wild West cowboy comes from Hollywood mythmakers, Hays was the genuine article. After being commissioned into the Texas Rangers by Sam Houston in 1836, Hays quickly made a name for himself in his many battles against the Comanches and marauding Mexican bandits. He was also San Francisco's first sheriff and the founder of Oakland, California. Dubbed "excellent in its scholarship and writing" by LJ 's reviewer ( LJ 4/15/52), this "thrilling life story should interest everyone."
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Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0890965722
ISBN 13 
9780890965726
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240
Rating
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