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Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger: A Story of Frontier Reform

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"William Jesse "Bill" McDonald (1852 - 1918) in the 1880s served as a deputy sheriff in Wood County. After moving to Hardeman County, he served as deputy sheriff, special Ranger, and U. S. Deputy Marshal of the Northern District of Texas and the Southern District of Kansas.. . . .In 1891 McDonald was selected to replace S. A. McMurry as Captain of Company B, Frontier Battalion. He served as a Ranger captain until 1907. Capt. McDonald and his company took part in a number of celebrated cases including the Fitzsimmons-Maher prize fight, the Wichita Falls bank robbery, the Reese-Townsend feud, and the Brownsville Raid of 1906. His handling of the troops of the 25th U.S. Infantry during this last incident made him known as "a man who would charge hell with a bucket of water." He had a reputation as a gunman that rested upon his his marksmanship, and his ability to use his weapons to intimidate his opponents. … In 1905, McDonald served as bodyguard to President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1907, Governor Campbell made him a state revenue agent. He again fulfilled the role of bodyguard in 1912 for a visit by Woodrow Wilson. Later Wilson appointed him U. S. Marshal for the Northern District of Texas." -- from Chapter 1

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Chapters

Forward: A letter from Theodore Roosevelt

1:38

Read by Larry Wilson

Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger

4:23

Read by Larry Wilson

An Old-Time Mississippi Childhood

10:00

Read by Tom Marcotte

Emigration and Adventure

9:10

Read by John

The Making of a Texan

12:49

Read by John

The Beginning of Reform

13:56

Read by Sean Hatfield

Into the Wilderness

7:21

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Commercial Ventures and Adventures

11:11

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Reforming the Wilderness

16:07

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Getting Even with the Brooken Gang

6:45

Read by John

New Tactics in No-Man's Land

11:57

Read by Sean Hatfield

Redeeming No-Man's Land

14:19

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Some of the Difficulties of Reform

12:24

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Captain Bill as a Tree-Man

17:11

Read by Paul Rothenberg

The Day for "Deliveries"

16:20

Read by Tom Marcotte

Cleaning Up the Strip

19:25

Read by Tom Marcotte

Texas Ranger Service and Its Origin

13:45

Read by DanielMaddux

Captain of Company B, Ranger Force

12:53

Read by Steve Nuns

An Exciting Indian Campaign

6:42

Read by Roger Melin

A Bit of Farming and Politics

8:29

Read by TriciaG

Taming the Pan-handle

21:34

Read by Daniel Grant Peterson

The Battle with Matthews

17:28

Read by Daniel Grant Peterson

What Happened to Beckham

4:44

Read by Nancy Gorgen

A Medal for Speed

4:42

Read by Roger Melin

Captain Bill in Mexico

12:26

Read by Bill Mosley

A New Style in the Pan-handle

8:38

Read by Kerry Adams

Preventing a Prize-Fight

9:02

Read by John

The Wichita Falls Bank Robbery and Murder

21:31

Read by fred

Captain Bill as a Peace-maker

9:37

Read by fred

The Buzzard's Water-Hole Gang

33:18

Read by fred

Quieting a Texas Feud

10:55

Read by Margaret Herbers

The Trans-Cedar Mystery

16:14

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Other Mobs and Riots

7:26

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Other Work in East Texas

13:37

Read by Nancy Gorgen

A Wolf-Hunt with the President

27:20

Read by Nancy Gorgen

The Conditt Murder Mystery

24:11

Read by Daniel Grant Peterson

The Death of Rhoda McDonald

7:11

Read by John

The Conditt Mystery Solved

11:15

Read by Nancy Gorgen

The Brownsville Episode: An Event of National Importance

13:08

Read by Nancy Gorgen

Captain Bill on the Scene

28:16

Read by Margaret Herbers

What Finally Happened at Brownsville

34:27

Read by Daniel Grant Peterson

The Battle on the Rio Grande

22:57

Read by Bill Mosley

The End of Rangering and a New Appointment

30:08

Read by Daniel Grant Peterson

Conclusion

15:35

Read by MarilynC

Appendix A

10:35

Read by Steve Nuns

Appendix B

10:36

Read by Grey Pickett

Appendix C

22:54

Read by Grey Pickett

Appendix D

17:49

Read by Grey Pickett

Appendix E

8:56

Read by Grey Pickett

Appendix F

21:06

Read by Grey Pickett

Appendix G

28:40

Read by Grey Pickett