12 Years in the Saddle: For Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Texas Ranger Memoir of Frontier Law, Outlaw Pursuits, and Borderland SurvivalBy Sergeant W. J. L. Sullivan
Length7h 37m
About this audiobook
12 Years in the Saddle: For Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas is a frontier memoir shaped by the terse immediacy of service, pursuit, and survival. Recounting years spent enforcing order across a volatile Texas borderland, the book belongs to the tradition of nineteenth-century law-and-order narratives, where personal recollection intersects with regional history. Its style is direct, episodic, and practical, favoring incident, movement, and observation over ornament, yet it preserves the moral complexity of a landscape marked by violence, distance, and contested authority. Sergeant W. J. L. Sullivan writes from the standpoint of a participant rather than a detached historian. His years in the saddle gave him intimate knowledge of frontier policing, mounted patrols, dangerous arrests, and the fragile institutions that sought to impose civic order on unsettled spaces. That lived experience likely shaped both the urgency and the documentary value of his account, making the book a record of memory, duty, and regional identity. Readers interested in Texas history, frontier law, and first-person accounts of the American West will find this volume rewarding. It is especially valuable for those seeking the texture of daily enforcement beyond legend and romance.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.0 (447)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHistory
Length7 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 20, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
112 Years in the Saddle: For Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas (Annotated)
212 Years in the Saddle: For Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas
3A Runaway
4Better Days
5An Indian Raid
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6A Thief
7Ben Hughes
8A Buffalo Hunt
9A Stolen Herd
10The Hanging of Bill Longly
11The Capture of Henry Carothers
12An Exciting Fisticuff
13Waterspout at Quanah
14Five People Beg for Food
15The Murder of Hartman
16The Chase After Del Dean, When I Break My Arm and Ankle
17The Capture and Escape of Morris, the Noted Murderer
18The Arrest of Hollingsworth
19The Capture of Mayes, The Noted Horse Thief
20Exciting Experiences While Pursuing Bill James
21Indians on The Warpath
22The Opening of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Strip
23A Cup and Saucer Event
24A Prisoner Escapes
25The Capture of Rip Pearce
26A Practical Joker Gets Into Trouble
27Race Thomas is Guarded
28A Sad Farewell
29A Clever Thief is Caught
30The Gordon Train Robbery
31The Surrender of Four Train Robbers
32The Pursuit of Bill Cook and Jim Turner
33A Miserable Night
34My Experiences With a Bearskin Overcoat
35A Lively Chase
36Battle in the Dugout
37An Exciting Experience With Indians
38The Arrest of Jerome Loftos
39The Capture and Trial of Swin
40The Capture of Ihart and Sprey
41A Prize Fight Prevented
42A Bank Robbery
43A Call to Hartley
44On the Trail of Train Robbers
45The San Saba Mob
46A Bad Dog
47A Good Time Lost
48Fording the River
49Girls Try to Kiss Neal
50The Capture of Wax Lee
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