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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 1 | “Civil War”
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
In the spring of 1861, it becomes clear America is headed for civil war. Texas Rangers Ben McCulloch, Henry McCulloch, John S. “Rip” Ford, and Lawrence Sullivan Ross join the Confederate army. They have four vastly different experiences, highlighted by the second major battle of the war, Sherman’s capture of Atlanta, and the final battle of the war.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
“The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” by Mike Cox
“The Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2” by Darren L. Ivey
“Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers” by Robert M. Utley
“The Texas Rangers” by Walter Prescott Webb
“Captain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger” by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little
“Taming the Nueces Strip” by George Durham
“Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” by Doug J. Swanson
“Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman” by J. Evetts Haley
“Comanches: A History of a People” by T.R. Fehrenbach
“The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West” by Peter Cozzens
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
“The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” by Mike Cox
“The Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2” by Darren L. Ivey
“Lone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers” by Robert M. Utley
“The Texas Rangers” by Walter Prescott Webb
“Captain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger” by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little
“Taming the Nueces Strip” by George Durham
“Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers” by Doug J. Swanson
“Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman” by J. Evetts Haley
“Comanches: A History of a People” by T.R. Fehrenbach
“The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West” by Peter Cozzens
Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join
Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial.
On YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit “Join” on the Legends YouTube homepage.
For more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We’re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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Released:
Jun 26, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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