Follow me to hell : McNelly's Texas Rangers and the rise of frontier justice
by Clavin, Tom, 1954- (Author)
Summary
"Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier. In turbulent 1870s Texas, the revered and fearless Ranger Leander McNelly led his men in one dramatic campaign after another, throwing cattle t... Full description
- "Texian devils!"
- Luckless liberators
- The long republic
- A Connecticut Yankee
- The empresario
- The "Magna Carta"
- An inkling of independence
- Unlearned lessons
- Austin behind bars
- "Come to our aid"
- "How do you like that answer?"
- Looting and shouting
- "Hurry on!"
- "Victory purchased with blood"
- Take the fight south
- From bad to worse
- The finest company
- "My men evinced no dismay"
- "Boys, fight to the last!"
- Invading Comancheria
- "Walking whiskey keg"
- Gettysburg of the west
- "Coolness and courage"
- Frontier forces
- "True to his colors"
- Farmer and father
- No book to stop this bullet
- Follow the money
- Another long and bloody war
- Quick with a gun
- "A perfect reign of terror"
- The peacekeepers
- Reporters and rangers
- Patrolling the Nueces strip
- "You must be the judge"
- Emperor McNelly
- "Got you now!"
- "Master of the situation"
- "The jaws of death"
- "Kill all you see"
- Rio Grande standoff
- "Death squad"
- Captain McNelly goes to Washington
- "This rash young man"
- "Two best pistol fighters in Texas"
- The new lieutenant
- "The brave who sink to rest".