Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Illustration and Maps
Preface
Part 1: Emergence of a Ranger Captian
Chapter 1: Bill McDonald, the Historical Record, and the Popular Mind
Romanticizing McDonald and the Rangers: A Pictorial Essay
Chapter 2: The Making of a Texas Lawman
Chapter 3: Captian Bill and Company B in the Panhandle
Chapter 4: A Gunfight Between Two Guardians of the Law
Chapter 5: Proceed to El Paso: The Rangers and Prizefighting
Chapter 6: A Bank Robbery in Wichita Falls
The Rangers, Company B, and Captain McDonald in the Field: A Pictorial Essay
Part Two: Waning Days of the Frontier Battalion
Chapter 7: San Saba Mob: A Murder Society
Chapter 8: Reese–Townsend Feud at Columbus
Chapter 9: Humphries Case: An East Texas Lyching
Chapter 10: Finale of the Frontier Battalion
Map: East Texas
Map: Panhandle
Map: Counties of the Panhandle
Map: Central Texas
Map: Southeast Texas
Map: Far East Texas
Map: Texas Border
Part Three: An Aging Lawman: Highs and Lows
Chapter 11: Forming a New Ranger Force
Chapter 12 Conditt Murder Case: A Study in Detection
Chapter 13 Brownsville Affair: A Muddled Incident
Chapter 14: Rio Grande City: The Last Stand
Chapter 15: The End Comes: State Revenue Agent and Other Roles
The Rangers, Company B, and Captian Bill: Major Figures and Cases
Notes
Bibliography
Index