The Bloody Origins of the Texas Rangers
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Published 2019-12-10
All Comments (21)
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What about The Ranger with the Big Iron on his hip?
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My dad passed away 6 months ago and he would've loved this episode so much, dang.
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Damn here in Texas we take Texas history as our social studies credit in 7th grade lol
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The Texas Rangers were tough. Especially Nolan Ryan.
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The reason the rangers used to dismount to fight is because they couldn't shoot, then reload their Kentucky rifles on horseback; they were muzzle loaders. After they became accustomed to their new six shooters, they learned to shoot on horseback. They soon began carrying extra loaded cylinders to cut down on reloading time; kind of the first "speed loaders". The rest is history.
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The pistol he is talking about is the 1847 Colt Walker. Supposedly, a requirement for the design was to be able to disable a horse at 100 yards with one shot. Though it was a black powder pistol, it wasn’t surpassed in muzzle energy until the development of the .357 Magnum almost a century later. One recently sold at auction for $1.8 million.
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In Texas, we actually did learn about Quanah Parker and Cynthia Ann Parker when you had to take Texas History in Junior High. I'm not sure if they still teach that or not, but I know at one time they did.
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God made man and Colt made them all equal.
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Man, i remember being excited as a kid when we were headed to the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum. I was disappointed when I found out it had nothing to do with Nolan Ryan or baseball. Haha. I would like to go back because I would have actual appreciation for it now.
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And the swiftness of the ranger is still talked about today
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Everyone knows Augustus McRae and Woodrow Call were the greatest Texas Rangers......
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Growing up in Texas we learn about Quannah Parker.
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When you realize an 8 minute JRE clip had more information than an hour long white-washed, heavily euphamized History channel episode.
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The Texas Rangers by Walter Prescott Webb. THE definitive book on the Rangers. Incredible book. You can't put it down. Toughest mofos ever. General Bismarck considered them the greatest fighting force in the world at that time. Captain Jack Hays was described as utterly fearless.
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Quannah Parker must have been a truly singular leader. My grandmother met him once and was impressed enough to recount the experience several times. Never once mentioned her grandfather who was a Ranger.
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I read a quote from a texas ranger in "bury my heart at wounded knee" and he said: "if there was ever more then 10,000 comanchee they would ride to washington and burn down the white house"
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The book from SC Gwynne about the Comanches is one of the greatest historical books I've ever read.
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"...you don't hear that much about the Comanches" Come on down to Texas, we'll tell ya all about 'em.
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The Apache, Comanche and Mohawks were so badass. My favorite class I ever took in college was native Americans studies where we focused on those three tribes.
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When the eyes of the ranger are upon you, any wrong you do he’s going to see. When you’re in Texas look behind you, because that’s where the rangers going to be.
