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TEXAS RANGERS Ep. 6 | “McNelly’s Rangers”
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In November 1875, Captain Leander McNelly makes his most famous and controversial move: he leads his militia company into Mexico and attacks two villages to recover stolen cattle. His actions provoke a standoff with Mexican officials and consternation from his superiors, but his men love his bold strategy. After the events known as the Las Cuevas War, McNelly’s time in command draws to a close. But his lieutenant helps end the Sutton-Taylor feud, and his former sergeant leads the arrest of the infamous outlaw, John Wesley Hardin.
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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236 episodes
Manage episode 431572828 series 2390488
In November 1875, Captain Leander McNelly makes his most famous and controversial move: he leads his militia company into Mexico and attacks two villages to recover stolen cattle. His actions provoke a standoff with Mexican officials and consternation from his superiors, but his men love his bold strategy. After the events known as the Las Cuevas War, McNelly’s time in command draws to a close. But his lieutenant helps end the Sutton-Taylor feud, and his former sergeant leads the arrest of the infamous outlaw, John Wesley Hardin.
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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