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Contents List of Illustrations vi Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 1 Old Kentucky Home 11 2 A Texas Ranger 25 3 The Shoot-Outs 42 4 The Garza War 57 5 Prizefight in El Paso 79 6 Deadly Streets of Cotulla 95 7 Trouble in Colorado County 109 8 The Ranger Force 125 9 The Baker/De la Cerda Incident 138 10 Batson Prairie Oil 151 11 Keeping the Peace in the Valley 163 12 Texas Legislator and County Judge 176 13 Falfurrias, Brooks County 190 Endnotes 213 Bibliography 245 Index 255 v ...

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