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One Ranger; A Memoir
by H. Joaquin Jackson, David Marion Wilkinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0292702590
- ISBN 13
- 9780292702592
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2005 University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 2005. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Bridwell Texas History Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95); edge bumping to top and bottom edges; light rubbing to panels. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 279 pp 8vo. The author retired from the Texas Rangers in 1993 and this is his life's story. Legend says that one Ranger is all it takes to put down lawlessness and restore the peace—one riot, one Ranger. In this adventure-filled memoir, Joaquin Jackson recalls what it was like to be the Ranger who responded when riots threatened, violence erupted, and criminals needed to be brought to justice across a wide swath of the Texas-Mexico border from 1966 to 1993. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
In this adventure-filled memoir, Jackson--who was the inspiration for Nick Nolte's character in the movie "Extreme Prejudice"--recalls what it was like to be the Texas Ranger who responded when riots threatened, violence erupted, and criminals needed to be brought to justice at the Texas-Mexico border from 1966 to 1993.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016414
- Title
- One Ranger; A Memoir
- Author
- H. Joaquin Jackson, David Marion Wilkinson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0292702590
- ISBN 13
- 9780292702592
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Place of Publication
- Austin, TX
- Date Published
- 2005
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
- Keywords
- Texas Ranger, law enforcement, State of Texas, history of Texas, prison riots, Joaquin jackson, murder trials, judges, Texas law, Texas prisons, criminal justice,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoirs; Autobiography; Legal matters/Lawyers/Judges/Attorneys;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Biography & Essays Biography & Memoirs Autobiography
- Countries & Cultures North America United States Texas
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- Social Sciences Outlaws, Bandits & Criminals
- Politics, Government and Law Law Legal System
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