Bøker av Chuck Parsons

Jesse Lee Hall (1849-1911) was one of many young men seeking a new life following the Civil War, when he left North Carolina to find adventure in Texas. The old warrior died in San Antonio in 1911, loved and respected, having a reputation equaled by few. This book tells hi story.

The Texas Rangers. The words evoke exciting images of daring, courage, high adventure. The Rangers began as a handful of men protecting their homes from savage raiding parties; now in their third century of existence, they are a highly sophisticated crime-fighting organization. Yet at times even today the Texas Ranger mounts his horse to track fugitives through dense chaparral, depending on his wits more than technology. The iconic image of the Texas Ranger is of a man who is tall, unflinching, and dedicated to doing a difficult job no matter what the odds. The Rangers of the 21st century are different sizes, colors, and genders, but remain as vital and real today as when they were created in the horseback days of 1823, when what is today Texas was part of Mexico, a wild and untamed land.

Explores the life of John Jackson ""Jack"" Helm, whose main claim to fame has been that he was a victim of man-killer John Wesley Hardin. That he was, but he was much more in his violence-filled lifetime during Reconstruction Texas.

In this second edition, historians Chuck Parsons and Donaly E. Brice present a complete picture of N.O. Reynolds (1846-1922), a Texas Ranger who brought a greater respect for the law in central Texas.

The Sutton-Taylor Feud began shortly after the Civil War ended, and continued into the 1890s. Of all the Texas feuds, this one lasted longer and covered more ground than any other. In this definitive study, Chuck Parsons demonstrates that the violence between the two sides was in the tradition of the family blood feud, similar to so many other nineteenth-century American feuds.