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Yours to Command: the Life and Legend of Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald

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Captain Bill McDonald (1852-1918) is the most prominent of the “Four Great Captains” of Texas Ranger history. His career straddled the changing scene from the nineteenth to the twentieth centuries. In 1891 McDonald became captain of Company B of the Frontier Battalion of the Texas Rangers. “Captain Bill” and the Rangers under his command took part in a number of incidents from the Panhandle region to South Texas: the Fitzsimmons-Maher prizefight in El Paso, the Wichita Falls bank robbery, the murders by the San Saba Mob, the Reese-Townsend feud at Columbus, the lynching of the Humphries clan, the Conditt family murders near Edna, the Brownsville Raid of 1906, and the shootout with Mexican Americans near Rio Grande City. In all these endeavors, only one Ranger lost his life under McDonald’s command. McDonald’s reputation as a gunman rested upon his easily demonstrated markmanship, a flair for using his weapons to intimidate opponents, and the publicity given his numerous exploits. His ability to handle mobs resulted in a classic tale told around campfires: one riot, one Ranger. His admirers rank him as one of the great captains of Texas Ranger history. His detractors see him as an irresponsible lawman who accepted questionable …
Date: June 15, 2009
Creator: Weiss, Harold J., Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 241, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 241, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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Date: June 23, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 229, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 229, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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Date: June 16, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 210, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 3, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 210, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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Date: June 3, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 224, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 224, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 2009

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Date: June 11, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 253, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 30, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 253, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Date: June 30, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 214, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 214, Ed. 1 Friday, June 5, 2009

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Date: June 5, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 206, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 2, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 206, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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Date: June 2, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 248, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 248, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 2009

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Date: June 25, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 217, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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Date: June 9, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 205, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 2, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 205, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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Date: June 2, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 234, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 234, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Date: June 17, 2009
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System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 222, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 10, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 222, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 10, 2009

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Date: June 10, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 246, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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Date: June 24, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 225, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 225, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 2009

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Date: June 11, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 250, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 250, Ed. 1 Friday, June 26, 2009

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Date: June 26, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 236, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 236, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Date: June 18, 2009
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Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 9, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 218, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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Date: June 9, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 2009 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 26, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 25, 2009
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 2009 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 4, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 4, 2009
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 2009 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 11, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 11, 2009
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 2009 (open access)

Port Aransas South Jetty (Port Aransas, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Port Aransas, Texas on Mustang Island that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 18, 2009
Creator: Judson, Mary Henkel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 238, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 238, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 19, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 230, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 230, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: June 16, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History