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

"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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Year of Publication: 1909Genres: War & Military , Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 12 hours 33 minutes 01 second

#	Chapter Name
1	Forward: A letter from Theodore Roosevelt Larry Wilson	1:38
2	Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger Larry Wilson	4:23
3	An Old-Time Mississippi Childhood Tom Marcotte	10:00
4	Emigration and Adventure John	9:10
5	The Making of a Texan John	12:49
6	The Beginning of Reform Sean Hatfield	13:56
7	Into the Wilderness Nancy Gorgen	7:21
8	Commercial Ventures and Adventures Nancy Gorgen	11:11
9	Reforming the Wilderness Nancy Gorgen	16:07
10	Getting Even with the Brooken Gang John	6:45
11	New Tactics in No-Man's Land Sean Hatfield	11:57
12	Redeeming No-Man's Land Nancy Gorgen	14:19
13	Some of the Difficulties of Reform Nancy Gorgen	12:24
14	Captain Bill as a Tree-Man Paul Rothenberg	17:11
15	The Day for "Deliveries" Tom Marcotte	16:20
16	Cleaning Up the Strip Tom Marcotte	19:25
17	Texas Ranger Service and Its Origin DanielMaddux	13:45
18	Captain of Company B, Ranger Force Steve Nuns	12:53
19	An Exciting Indian Campaign Roger Melin	6:42
20	A Bit of Farming and Politics TriciaG	8:29
21	Taming the Pan-handle Daniel Grant Peterson	21:34
22	The Battle with Matthews Daniel Grant Peterson	17:28
23	What Happened to Beckham Nancy Gorgen	4:44
24	A Medal for Speed Roger Melin	4:42
25	Captain Bill in Mexico Bill Mosley	12:26
26	A New Style in the Pan-handle Kerry Adams	8:38
27	Preventing a Prize-Fight John	9:02
28	The Wichita Falls Bank Robbery and Murder fred	21:31
29	Captain Bill as a Peace-maker fred	9:37
30	The Buzzard's Water-Hole Gang fred	33:18
31	Quieting a Texas Feud Margaret Herbers	10:55
32	The Trans-Cedar Mystery Nancy Gorgen	16:14
33	Other Mobs and Riots Nancy Gorgen	7:26
34	Other Work in East Texas Nancy Gorgen	13:37
35	A Wolf-Hunt with the President Nancy Gorgen	27:20
36	The Conditt Murder Mystery Daniel Grant Peterson	24:11
37	The Death of Rhoda McDonald John	7:11
38	The Conditt Mystery Solved Nancy Gorgen	11:15
39	The Brownsville Episode: An Event of National Importance Nancy Gorgen	13:08
40	Captain Bill on the Scene Margaret Herbers	28:16
41	What Finally Happened at Brownsville Daniel Grant Peterson	34:27
42	The Battle on the Rio Grande Bill Mosley	22:57
43	The End of Rangering and a New Appointment Daniel Grant Peterson	30:08
44	Conclusion MarilynC	15:35
45	Appendix A Steve Nuns	10:35
46	Appendix B Grey Pickett	10:36
47	Appendix C Grey Pickett	22:54
48	Appendix D Grey Pickett	17:49
49	Appendix E Grey Pickett	8:56
50	Appendix F Grey Pickett	21:06
51	Appendix G Grey Pickett	28:40