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One Ranger; A Memoir
de H. Joaquin Jackson, David Marion Wilkinson
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0292702590
- ISBN 13
- 9780292702592
- Librería
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2005 University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 2005. Hardcover. Stated 2nd Printing. Bridwell Texas History Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light bumping to head, tail, and tips. DJ: Very Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($24.95); edge bumping to top and bottom edges; light rubbing to panels. Black cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 279 pp 8vo. The author retired from the Texas Rangers in 1993 and this is his life's story. 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. A clean very presentable copy.
Sinopsis
In this adventure-filled memoir, Jackson--who was the inspiration for Nick Nolte's character in the movie "Extreme Prejudice"--recalls what it was like to be the Texas Ranger who responded when riots threatened, violence erupted, and criminals needed to be brought to justice at the Texas-Mexico border from 1966 to 1993.
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- Librería
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 016414
- Título
- One Ranger; A Memoir
- Autor
- H. Joaquin Jackson, David Marion Wilkinson
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good +
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good +
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0292702590
- ISBN 13
- 9780292702592
- Editorial
- University of Texas Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Austin, TX
- Fecha de publicación
- 2005
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Palabras clave
- Texas Ranger, law enforcement, State of Texas, history of Texas, prison riots, Joaquin jackson, murder trials, judges, Texas law, Texas prisons, criminal justice,
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Memoirs; Autobiography; Legal matters/Lawyers/Judges/Attorneys;
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WINFIELD, Kansas
Sobre Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Price Clipped
- When a book is described as price-clipped, it indicates that the portion of the dust jacket flap that has the publisher's...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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Categorías de este libro
- Biografías y ensayos Biografía y memorias Autobiografía
- Países y culturas Norteamérica Estados Unidos Texas
- Países y culturas Norteamérica Estados Unidos Oeste
- Historia Historia occidental
- Ciencias sociales Forajidos, bandidos y criminales
- Política, gobierno y derecho Ley Sistema legal
- Historia Historia occidental Historia de los Estados Unidos Historia de Texas Texas
