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- Old Riot, New Ranger: Captain Jack Dean, Texas Ranger and U.S. Marshal
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
- Series: Frances B. Vick Series
summary
Award-winning author Bob Alexander presents a biography of 20th-century Ranger Captain Jack Dean, who holds the distinction of being one of only five men to serve in both the Officer’s Corps of the Rangers and also as a President-appointed United States Marshal. Jack Dean’s service in Texas Ranger history occurred at a time when the institution was undergoing a philosophical revamping and restructuring, all hastened by America’s Civil Rights Movement, landmark decisions handed down by the United States Supreme Court, zooming advances in forensic technology, and focused efforts designed to diversify and professionalize the Rangers. His job choice caused him to circulate in the duplicitous underworld of dishonesty and criminality where twisted self-interest overrode compliance with societal norms. His biography is packed with true-crime calamities: double murders, single murders, negligent homicides, suicides, jailbreaks, manhunts, armed robberies and home invasions, kidnappings, public corruption, sexual assaults, illicit gambling, car-theft rings, dope smuggling, and arms trafficking.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Preface & Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-xxii
- 1. "That was kinda scary"
- pp. 1-23
- 2. "All these beautiful trees"
- pp. 24-42
- 3. "I have no right to ask"
- pp. 43-62
- Photo Gallery 1
- pp. 63-82
- 4. "Good image with good citizens"
- pp. 83-101
- 5. "Cocked and locked"
- pp. 102-119
- 6. "Stern but friendly"
- pp. 120-150
- Photo Gallery 2
- pp. 151-172
- 7. "Lead will get your attention"
- pp. 173-203
- 8. "I located Harrelson’s pistol"
- pp. 204-228
- 9. "Just handle it"
- pp. 229-257
- 10. "A contract-assigned assassination"
- pp. 258-276
- 11. "You’re lucky to be alive"
- pp. 277-304
- Photo Gallery 3
- pp. 305-322
- 12. "Baby rattles and beef"
- pp. 323-341
- 13. "No neophyte at prison life"
- pp. 342-357
- 14. "They was laws to me"
- pp. 358-380
- 15. "I’ll buy you a beer"
- pp. 381-408
- Photo Gallery 4
- pp. 409-428
- Bibliography
- pp. 497-508
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574417401
Related ISBN(s)
9781574417296
MARC Record
OCLC
1049674618
Pages
544
Launched on MUSE
2018-08-25
Language
English
Open Access
No