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One Ranger

A Memoir

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One Ranger

By: H. Joaquin Jackson, David Marion Wilkinson
Narrated by: Rex Linn
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When his picture appeared on the cover ofTexas Monthly, Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. He was the inspiration for Nick Nolte's character in the movieExtreme Prejudice, and he even had a speaking part of his own inThe Good Old Boyswith Tommy Lee Jones. But the role that Jackson has always played the best is that of the man who wears the silver badge cut from a Mexican cinco peso coin—a working Texas Ranger.

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 is 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.

Jackson's incredible, dramatic story is part of the larger story of the Texas Rangers becoming a modern law enforcement agency that serves all the people of the state.

©2005 H. Joaquin Jackson and David Marion Wilkinson (P)2005 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Freedom & Security Politics & Government
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“The writing smacks of the truths that are hard-won from a lifetime of dealing out justice—sometimes on horseback, like the Lone Ranger used to do—in a lonesome terrain where your word is only as good as the gun and the reputation that back it up.”

(Mike Shea, writer for Texas Monthly)

“Rex Linn, a Texas native, voices Jackson’s memoir as the man would himself—sharing a few laughs over the light moments in his career and dealing straightforwardly with his horror at the violence he encountered. Both Jackson’s storytelling and Linn’s delivery leave listeners with the feeling that it’s been a fun ride.”

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The author provides an interesting individual insight into his life and long career with the Texas Rangers over the years until his retirement towards the end of the 20th century. A truly recommended book well read and presented by deep authentic undertones of actor Rex Linn.

An interesting insight into the Texas Rangers.

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One of the best biographies I've ever read I'd recommend it in an instant.a must read it you like the western tradition.Bakersfield blue robinson.

One to read again

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The book in itself is a very interesting book but the narrater is perfect and makes the book even better.

interesting book

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I didn't know anything bout this guy or the Texas rangers but this story was brilliant, kept me interested from start to finish, now I will be checking out Joaquin Jackson in those movies.

Hard As Nails

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