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Table of Contents List of Illustrations vi Acknowledgments vii Introduction ix One: The Guadalupe Homestead 1 Two: Colorado City Ranger 16 Three: The Fence Cutter Wars 32 Four: The Conner Fight 45 Five: Captain of the Rangers 59 Six: The El Paso Prizefight 74 Seven: Streets of Laredo 90 Eight: Getting Gregorio 106 Nine: Hill Loftis & the Sand Dunes Incident 120 Ten: “The Lord Giveth; the Lord Taketh Away” 133 Eleven: End of this Trail 147 Twelve: Deputy U. S. Marshal 160 Thirteen: U. S. Marshal, Western District 174 Fourteen: The Canales Investigation 188 Fifteen: Austin Chief of Police 201 Sixteen: End of the Trail 215 The Ranger’s Prayer 225 Notes 227 Bibliography 245 Index 253 ...

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