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One Ranger : A Memoir by H. Joaquin Jackson and David Marion Wilkinson (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Texas Press
ISBN-100292702590
ISBN-139780292702592
eBay Product ID (ePID)43538625
Product Key Features
Book TitleOne Ranger : a Memoir
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), General
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorH. Joaquin Jackson, David Marion Wilkinson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight24.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-019566
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsA powerful, moving read. . . . One Ranger is as fascinating as the memoirs of nineteenth-century Rangers James Gillett and George Durham, and the histories by Frederick Wilkins and Walter Prescott Webb--and equally as important., The writing smacks of the truths that are hard-won from a lifetime of dealing out justice-sometimes on horseback, like the Lone Ranger used to do-in a lonesome terrain where your word is only as good as the gun and the reputation that back it up., Superb memoir . . . One Ranger is Jackson's own story, a personal tale of adventure, service, love, grief, heartache, and hope. Yet embodied within its pages is the story of every Ranger--the pages of the book are thick with the weight of history. Jackson well knows his place in the continuum of the Texas Rangers, the history of Texas, and the epic of what is today the American Southwest., Superb memoir . . . One Ranger is Jackson's own story, a personal tale of adventure, service, love, grief, heartache, and hope. Yet embodied within its pages is the story of every Ranger-the pages of the book are thick with the weight of history. Jackson well knows his place in the continuum of the Texas Rangers, the history of Texas, and the epic of what is today the American Southwest., At last there is a personal recollection that does justice both to the Ranger legend and to the Tejanos whose story was long left from the pages of the Texas experience., A straight-shooting book that blow[s] a few holes in the Ranger myth while providing more ammunition for the myth's continuation. . . . reads more like a novel than [an] autobiography . . ., The writing smacks of the truths that are hard-won from a lifetime of dealing out justice--sometimes on horseback, like the Lone Ranger used to do--in a lonesome terrain where your word is only as good as the gun and the reputation that back it up.
Dewey Decimal363.2/092 B
Table Of ContentPrologue Chapter One. Ice in August Chapter Two. Rider through the Storm Chapter Three. Order before Law Chapter Four. The Ghost and the Great Bear Hunt Chapter Five. The Reconquest of Aztlan Chapter Six. The Things I Carried Chapter Seven. For Love and Horses Chapter Eight. Earth, Fire, Water, and Blood: I Chapter Nine. Earth, Fire, Water, and Blood: II Chapter Ten. My Heroes Have Always Been Rangers: The Captain Chapter Eleven. A Goat and a Guitar Chapter Twelve. Just Folks Chapter Thirteen. My Heroes Have Always Been Rangers: Just a Ranger Chapter Fourteen. Desperadoes and Dumbasses Chapter Fifteen. With Friends Like These Chapter Sixteen. Moving Pictures Chapter Seventeen. A Slow, Cold Rain Chapter Eighteen. Saddle My Pony, Boys . . . Chapter Nineteen. El Último Grito Appendix One. In Black and White Appendix Two. Letter from the Reverend Acknowledgments
SynopsisWhen his picture appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly , Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Nick Nolte modeled his character in the movie Extreme Prejudice on him. Jackson even had a speaking part of his own in The Good Old Boys with Tommy Lee Jones. But the role that Jackson has always played the best is that of the man who wears the silver badge cut from a Mexican cinco peso coin--a working Texas Ranger. 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. Jackson has dramatic stories to tell. Defying all stereotypes, he was the one Ranger who ensured a fair election--and an overwhelming win for La Raza Unida party candidates--in Zavala County in 1972. He followed legendary Ranger Captain Alfred Y. Allee Sr. into a shootout at the Carrizo Springs jail that ended a prison revolt--and left him with nightmares. He captured "The See More Kid," an elusive horse thief and burglar who left clean dishes and swept floors in the houses he robbed. He investigated the 1988 shootings in Big Bend's Colorado Canyon and tried to understand the motives of the Mexican teenagers who terrorized three river rafters and killed one. He even helped train Afghan mujahedin warriors to fight the Soviet Union. Jackson's tenure in the Texas Rangers began when older Rangers still believed that law need not get in the way of maintaining order, and concluded as younger Rangers were turning to computer technology to help solve crimes. Though he insists, "I am only one Ranger. There was only one story that belonged to me," his story is part of the larger story of the Texas Rangers becoming a modern law enforcement agency that serves all the people of the state. It's a story that's as interesting as any of the legends. And yet, Jackson's story confirms the legends, too. With just over a hundred Texas Rangers to cover a state with 267,399 square miles, any one may become the one Ranger who, like Joaquin Jackson in Zavala County in 1972, stops one riot., When his picture appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly, Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Nick Nolte modeled his character in the movie Extreme Prejudice on him. Jackson even had a speaking part of his own in The Good Old Boys with Tommy Lee Jones. But the role that Jackson has always played the best is that of the man who wears the silver badge cut from a Mexican cinco peso coin--a working Texas Ranger. 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. Jackson has dramatic stories to tell. Defying all stereotypes, he was the one Ranger who ensured a fair election--and an overwhelming win for La Raza Unida party candidates--in Zavala County in 1972. He followed legendary Ranger Captain Alfred Y. Allee Sr. into a shootout at the Carrizo Springs jail that ended a prison revolt--and left him with nightmares. He captured "The See More Kid," an elusive horse thief and burglar who left clean dishes and swept floors in the houses he robbed. He investigated the 1988 shootings in Big Bend's Colorado Canyon and tried to understand the motives of the Mexican teenagers who terrorized three river rafters and killed one. He even helped train Afghan mujahedin warriors to fight the Soviet Union. Jackson's tenure in the Texas Rangers began when older Rangers still believed that law need not get in the way of maintaining order, and concluded as younger Rangers were turning to computer technology to help solve crimes. Though he insists, "I am only one Ranger. There was only one story that belonged to me," his story is part of the larger story of the Texas Rangers becoming a modern law enforcement agency that serves all the people of the state. It's a story that's as interesting as any of the legends. And yet, Jackson's story confirms the legends, too. With just over a hundred Texas Rangers to cover a state with 267,399 square miles, any one may become the one Ranger who, like Joaquin Jackson in Zavala County in 1972, stops one riot., A retired Texas Ranger recalls a career that took him from shootouts in South Texas to film sets in Hollywood.
LC Classification NumberHV7911.J28A3 2005
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- 21 Jun, 2016
Great read on a local hero
This book is an excellent career recap for a well known and universally beloved Texas Ranger. Ranger Jackson's loyalty to the organization and his love for his captain are moving sub plots. Along with his family stories and summary of some major cases, this is a biography that reads like fiction, however, his story is true. I highly recommend this book as it shows even Texas Rangers deal with life, as we all do.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Dec, 2021
Very appropriate title re: content
Absolutely Great. Really tells some good info on the Texas Rangers from an actual Ranger. I just received the subsequent book One Ranger Returns and am looking forward to delving into it. Would highly recommend to all others interested in a little part of our history.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Feb, 2023
A real Texas man. I talked with him a months before he passed. He enjoyed his Winchester rifles.
My wife loves it. I can not get it away from her.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 May, 2022
Great stories told with wit, humor, and frankness.
I personally met several of the people in this book, which only made the stories more compelling and amazing. I highly recommend it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 May, 2022
One Ranger
Excellent book with accurate content.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 May, 2024
Dad enjoyed the book, thanks!
Dad enjoyed the book, thanks!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jul, 2022
Perfect
Good read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Mar, 2023
Appropriate.
All good.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
