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#28 - 2009 Spring	TITLE
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#26 - 2008 Summer	TITLE
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Articles 4 Ask the Dispatch 5 Leah Sherwood: Now She Can Rest in Peace .............Hank Whitman 8 Henry Wax Karnes........................................................Steve Moore 12 Ranger News 13 Guns of the Texas Rangers: The Colt Army Special 13 It’s a Family Tradition ................................................Robert Nieman 14 The Colt Army Special ...............................................David V. Stroud 16 Navigatin’ with Nancy (& Eddie too):            The King Ranch ..................................................Nancy Ray 18 Sic ‘Em! .....................................................................Robert Nieman 19 My Men Are All Frontiersmen:             El Paso’s Tejano Texas Rangers in the 1870s.......Paul Cool 29 Texas Ranger Reunion 31 Glenn Elliott Exhibit 32 Gala 34 Memorial Service Book Reviews 35 Salt Warriors: Insurgency on the Rio Grande             by Paul Cool .......review by Chuck Parsons 37 A Sweet, Separate Intimacy: Women Writers of the American             Frontier, 1800-1922  by Susan Miller .......review by Linda Hudson 38 One Ranger Returns by Joaquin Jackson......review by Robert Nieman 39 Texas History Stories by E.G. Littlejohn .........review by Nancy Raby 40 The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900              by Mike Cox ..................................review by Robert Nieman
#25 - 2008 Spring	TITLE
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4 Ask the Dispatch................................................Dispatch Readers 5 Letter from DA Smith to Chief Coffman..................Ricky B. Smith 6 Charges against Captain G. W. Stevens...............Eddie R. Matney 13 Space Cadets .....................................................Robert Nieman 14 Slick Alfred & the Amy McNeil Kidnapping.........Robert Nieman 19 The Colt Combat Commander.............................David Stroud 21 Ranger News 21 New Ranger Company G Created 22 East Texas Peace Officers Association 23 Texas Ranger Association Foundation Board Meeting 24 Company C Qualifying 25 Kaufman TX Fall Fest 2007, Theme: Texas Rangers 26 Texas Ranger Stats 2007 27 Before They Were Rangers: Ed Gooding, Soldier, Pt. II     by Robert Nieman Book Reviews 36 Sacrificed at the Alamo by Richard Bruce Winders         Review by........................................................Robert Nieman 37 Law on the Last Frontier by Sharon Spinks         Review by .......................................................Glenn Elliott 38 Just Visitin’: Old Texas Jails by Joan Upton Hall         Review by .......................................................Chuck Parsons 40 Stars of Texas (Series) by Judy Alter         Review by .......................................................Nancy Ray 42 Policing the Great Plains by Andrew Graybill          Review by......................................................Chuck Parsons 44 Amarillo: Story of a Western Town by Paul H. Carlson          Review by......................................................Robert Nieman 45 Wings of Change: Army Air Force Experience in Texas during WWII          by Thomas K. Alexander  Review by ............,.....Robert Nieman
#24 - 2007 Fall	TITLE
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4 Ask the Dispatch Staff 6 Sergeant Brian Burzynski Honored ..............................Captain Barry Caver 8 Three Shining Stars: The Aten Brothers .......................Chuck Parsons 18 Ranger News ..............................................................Staff      - Ranger’s Prayer - Son of Ranger’s Prayer Author Passes      - Company B Cookout      - Retired Ranger Glenn Elliott Honored      - Company F Firearms Qualification 24 The Colt .38 Super and Ranger Glenn Elliott’s Colt .38 Super            .......David Stroud& Robert Nieman 28 Before They Were Rangers: Ed Gooding, Soldier             ..........Robert Nieman 39 Wild West History Association Created .................Chuck Parsons Book Reviews 40 Police Forces of the World by William Watson          Review by Rachel Barnett 41 Land of the High Sky: Stories Along the Rio Pecos by John H. Wilson          Review by Nancy Ray 43 Famous Texas Feuds by C. L. Douglas         Review by Chuck Parsons 45 Tascosa: Its Life and Gaudy Times by Frederick Nolan         Review by Chuck Parsons
#23 - 2007 Summer	TITLE
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Dispatch Staff	Ask the Dispatch
Dispatch Staff	David Stroud Nominated for Piper Professor
Lane Akin	Steam Whistle: Ranger Phil Ryan
Stephen Moore	Robert Addison Gillespie: 1815-1846
Dispatch Staff	2007 Texas Ranger Reunion
Captain Heather Martin, USAF	Captain Heather Martin Ranger Reunion Speech
Joe Haralson	Ranger Reunion Speech
Chuck Parsons	Excerpt: John B. Armstrong: Texas Ranger and Pioneer Rancher
Nancy Ray	Book Review:Mr. Barrington’s Mystery Trunk Series by Melodie Cuate Book
Chuck Parsons	Book Review:Captain J. A. Brooks, Texas Ranger by Paul Spellman
Robert Nieman	Book Review: Ross Sterling, Texan by Ross Sterling and Ed Kilman
Chuck Parsons	Book Review: Savage Frontier: 1840-1841 by Stephen Mooren Book
#22 - 2007 Spring	TITLE
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Staff	Ask the Dispatch
Staff	Rangers in the Field
Breck Porter	Who Cleans the Crime Scenes?
Nelson Lee	E-Book excerpt: Three Years Among the Comanches (Chapter 6)
David V. Stroud	Ranger Flores’ Chiefs Special
Dan R. Manning	John James Dix: Texas Ranger and Confederate Soldier during the Civil War
Lewis Rigler	Gunsmoke [Encounter with James Arness]
James J. Griffin	Trackdown: On the Twisting Trail of Elusive Texas Ranger  Artifacts
Staff	Stuart Dowell (1932 – 2006)
Chuck Parsons	Cowboy Justice: Tale of a Texas Lawman by Jim Gober & Byron Price
Robert Nieman	My Life with Bonnie and Clyde by Blanche Caldwell Barrow
Nancy Ray	One Christmas in Old Tascosa by Casandra Firman
Chuck Parsons	Texas Constables: A Frontier Heritage by Allen G. Hatley
Robert Nieman	A Travel Guide to the Plains Indians Wars by Stan Hoig
#21 - 2007 Winter	TITLE
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Staff	Ask the Dispatch
Staff	Rangers in the Field
Porter, Breck	Who Cleans the Crime Scenes?
Lee, Nelson	E-Book excerpt: Three Years Among the Comanches (Chapter 6)
Stroud, David V.	Ranger Flores’ Chiefs Special
Manning, Dan R.	John James Dix: Texas Ranger and Confederate Soldier during the Civil War
Rigler, Lewis	Gunsmoke [Encounter with James Arness]
Griffin, James J.	Trackdown: On the Twisting Trail of Elusive Texas Ranger  Artifacts
Staff	Stuart Dowell (1932 – 2006)
Parsons, Chuck	Cowboy Justice: Tale of a Texas Lawman by Jim Gober & Byron Price
Nieman, Robert	My Life with Bonnie and Clyde by Blanche Caldwell Barrow
Ray, Nancy	One Christmas in Old Tascosa by Casandra Firman
Parsons, Chuck	Texas Constables: A Frontier Heritage by Allen G. Hatley
Nieman, Robert	A Travel Guide to the Plains Indians Wars by Stan Hoig
Nieman, Robert	The Wind That Swept Mexico: The History of the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1942  by Anita Brenner
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#20 - 2006 Summer	TITLE
Caver, Capt. Barry	Guns of the Texas Rangers: The M-4
Coffey, Jim	Will Wright: Rangers and Prohibition
Elliott, Glenn	Tribute to America
Matney, Eddie	The Keep Ranch Fight
Moore, Steve	William Mosby Eastland
Nieman, Robert	Howard "Slick" Alfred
Nieman, Robert	Texas Ranger Reunion 2006
Parsons, Chuck	Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836
Parsons, Chuck	Savage Frontier Volume II: Rangers, Rifleman, and Indian Wars in Texas 1838-1839
Parsons, Chuck	The Mason County "Hoo Doo" War, 1874-1902
Rigler, Lewis	Winnsboro! Wednesday! Thursday! Thirsty!
Staff	Ask the Dispatch
Texas Ranges Co. "B"	Texas Rangers Company "B" Firearms Qualifications
#19 - 2006 Winter	TITLE
Brown, Brenda	The Texas Ranger
Texas Rangers Company "A"	Rangers at "Lil" Rustlers" Benefit Rodeo"
Johnson, Byron	The Conquest of Texas: Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land
Jack Lawler courtesy of Texas State Trooper Magazine	Ranger George Frasier and Trooper Scott Frasier
Nieman, Robert	Forthcoming Books & Announcements
Nieman, Robert	First Texas News Barons
Nieman, Robert	Indianola: The Mother of Western Texas
Nieman, Robert	Armed & Ready At The White House
Nieman, Robert	Ben McCullough
Nieman, Robert	James Wright
Nieman, Robert	Albert Sidney Johnston
Norman, Waymon	Early Texas Physicians
Q & A	Ask The Dispatch
Stroud, David	Winchester Model 1895
Stroud, David	Guns That Talk
Sweaney, Richard	Terrorist Training
Texas Rangers Division	Criminal Statistics for 2005
Whittington, Mike	Sam Bass & Round Rock
#18 - 2005 Fall	TITLE
Arnold, Bob	Water Moccasin
Circelli, Jerry	Texas Rangers
Nieman, Robert	Jerry Byrne
Nieman, Robert	Jim Riddles
Nieman, Robert	The Great Influenza Epidemic of 1918
Nieman, Robert	Women & Children of the Alamo
Nieman, Robert	Taming Texas
Nieman, Robert	What Were You Thinking
Nieman, Robert	Beverly Tucker Was There
Nieman, Robert	Rangers In The Field
Parsons, Chuck	The Seiker Brothers
Parsons, Chuck	Jim Courtright of Fort Worth: His Life & Legend
Parsons, Chuck	Sam Bass & Gang
Q & A	Ask The Dispatch
Stroud, David	A Converted, Nickled Whitney Navy
#17 - 2005 Summer	TITLE
De Los Santos, Gary	Gary De Los Santos
Maness, Lonnie	Ector's Texas Brigade & the Army of Tennesseeee
Matney, Eddie	Indian Fighting In Jack County
Moore, Steve	Elisha Clapp
Nieman, Robert	Harrison Hamer
Nieman, Robert	Eleven Days In Hell
Nieman, Robert	Rangers In The Field
Nieman, Robert	Chinese Rangers?
Nieman, Robert	2005 Texas Ranger Reunion
Parsons, Chuck	Grave of Ranger Mervyn Davis Marked
Q & A	Ask The Dispatch
Stroud, David	Whitney Navy Revolvers
Utley, Robert	One Ranger: Joaquin Jackson
Utley, Robert	Terminating Oklahoma's Smiling Killer
#16 - 2005 Spring	TITLE
Arnold, Bob	Silk Pajamas
Manning, Dan	John Dix: A Texas Ranger During The Cortina Campaign
Nieman, Robert	The Rangers Were There: The Day A Generation Diedion Died
Nieman, Robert	Bob Goss
Nieman, Robert	Jay Womack
Nieman, Robert	Rangers In The Field
Nieman, Robert	A Woman In The Great Outdoors & Custer and Med Me
Parsons, Chuck	John Jones
Parsons, Chuck	The Texas Rangers & the Mexican Revolution
Q & A	Ask The Dispatch
Stroud, David	Smith & Wesson's Old Army
#15 - 2004 Winter	TITLE
Caver, Barry & Nieman, Robert	Republic of Texas Standoff - Part 1
Caver, Barry & Nieman, Robert	Republic of Texas Standoff - Part 2
Nieman, Robert	Bill Sterling
Nieman, Robert	Matt Cawthon
Pearson, Earl	The Numbers For 2003 Are In
Nieman, Robert	They Call Me Ranger Ray
Nieman, Robert	Rangers In The Field
Q & A	Ask The Dispatch
Spellman, Paul	James Abijah Brooks
Stroud, David	Colt 1849 Pocket Pistols
Young, Lee	If It Wasn't Dangerous I Wouldn't Carry It
#14 - 2004 Summer	TITLE
Elliott, Glenn & Nieman, Robert	He Was Shorter Than That
Nieman, Robert	Morgan Miller
Moore, Steve	Walter Lane
Nieman, Robert	Bob Crowder
Parsons, Chuck	Trial of Captain Leander McNelly
Parsons, Chuck	Charles Fusselman
Q & A	Ask The Dispatch
#13 - 2004 Spring	TITLE
Elliott, Glenn & Nieman, Robert	Get The Hell Out Of Texas
Favors, Bob	David Myers, Part 3
Moore, Steve	Rangers of the Alamo
Moore, Steve	The Alamo -- A Movie Review
Nieman, Robert	Jay Banks
Nieman, Robert	Visiting Historic Texas Ranger Sites
Nieman, Robert	Why Frank Hamer Wasn't A Ranger: A New Perspective Theory
Nieman, Robert	Joe Haralson
Parsons, Chuck	Train Robbers
Parsons, Chuck	Dan Roberts
Q & A	Ask The Dispatch
Stroud, David	Model 1907 Winchester
#12 - 2003 Winter	TITLE
Favors, Bob	David Myers, Part 2
Moore, Steve	Big Foot Wallace
Nieman, Robert	Partners
Nieman, Robert	18 Minutes: The Battle of San Jacinto
Nieman, Robert	Visiting Historic Texas Ranger Sites
Nieman, Robert	Jack Dean
Nieman, Robert	Barry Caver
Q & A	Ask The Dispatch
Stroud, David	Simeon North
Texas A & M	Wayne Showers Honored
Whittington, Mike	Hughes & Aten
Young, Lee	He Had No Confusion Who Was Looking For Him
#11 - 2003 Summer	TITLE
Favors, Bob	David Myers, Part 1
Moore, Steve	Matthew Coldwell
Nieman, Robert	Texas Ranger: Run Runner?
Nieman, Robert	Frank Hamer
Nieman, Robert	Ray Coffman
Nieman, Robert	Visiting Historic Texas Ranger Sites
Parsons, Chuck	Glenn Elliott: Still A Ranger's Ranger
Spellman, Paul	The Connor Fight
Stroud, David	Winchester Model 1897 Shotgun
Young, Lee	Ranger, Tell Her Again Where You Work
#10 - 2003 Spring	TITLE
Hill, Tony	Forensic Hypnosis
Nieman, Robert	Johnny Klevenhagen
Nieman, Robert	Kirby Dendy
Nieman, Robert	Encyclopedia of Lawmen, Outlaws, & Gunfighters
Nieman, Robert	Between Donuts
Nieman, Robert	Captain John H Rogers, Texas Ranger
Parsons, Chuck	John "The Border Boss" Hughes
Parsons, Chuck	J. W. Guynn
Prince, Bob & Nieman, Robert	Meridian Hostage Crisis
Ray, Jim & Nieman, Robert	Charlie Miller & Levi Duncan
Stroud. David	Colt's Lightning
#9 - 2002 Winter	TITLE
Arnold, Bob	A Legend In His Own Time: Red Arnold Part 2
Moore, Stephen	The Stone Houses Fight
Nieman, Robert	Sam Walker
Nieman, Robert	Bob Mitchell
Nieman, Robert	Jim Miller
Parsons, Chuck	Savage Frontier
Stroud, David	Colt Single Action Army
Wood, John	Beady Eyes
Young, Lee	Go When You're Ready
#8 - 2002 Fall	TITLE
Arnold, Bob	A Legend In His Own Time: Red Arnold Part 1
Dabney, Bob	The Rule of Law vs. Mr. Colt
Nieman, Robert	Glenn Elliott
Nieman, Robert	Richard Sweaney
Parsons, Chuck	George Arrington
Parsons, Chuck	Lone Star Justice
Stroud, David	The Remington New Model Army
Young, Lee	One-Armed Miller
#7 - 2002 Summer	TITLE
Byrnes, David, & Nieman, Robert	No Shortage of Egos
Cool, Paul	The Puzzling J. A. Tays
Bob Stephens	Manuel T. "Lone Wolf" Gonzaullas
Nieman, Robert	C. J. Havrda
Nieman, Robert	Just One Riot Not Withstanding
Parsons, Chuck	Jim Gillette
Parsons, Chuck	Ed Gooding: Soldier-Texas Ranger
Stroud, David	A Brief Survey of Winchesters
#6 - 2002 Spring	TITLE
Maness, Lonnie	The Highly Irregular Irregulars
Nieman, Robert	Max Womack
Nieman, Robert	Danny Rhea
Nieman, Robert	There Are Still Texas Rangers
Parsons, Chuck	The Memoirs of William Callicott, Part 4
Parsons, Chuck	Charles B. McKinney
Parsons, Chuck	The Texas Rangers
Parsons, Chuck	Defending The Borders
Stroud, David	The Colt Model1860 Army
Tanner, Karen	The Rhyming Ranger
#5 - 2001 Fall	TITLE
Durham, Nelda	Blessed McGill
Elliott, Glenn & Nieman, Robert	Modern Texas Ranger Badges
Henderson, Gary	Where Was I Supposed To Go
Nieman, Robert	Ray Martinez
Nieman, Robert	Tommy Davis
O'Neal, Bill	Rangers In Radio, Movies, & TV
Parsons, Chuck	Charles Nevill
Parsons, Chuck	The Memoirs of William Callicott, Part 3
Parsons, Chuck	A Private In The Texas Rangers
Sillavan, Randy	Hollis Sillavan, Texas Ranger
#4 - 2001 Summer	TITLE
Nieman, Robert	Leander McNelly
Nieman, Robert	Buck Barry
Nieman, Robert	Selwyn Denson
Nieman, Robert	Jesse Mack
Nieman, Robert	Bennie Krueger: Lucky To Be Alive
O'Neal, Bill	The Lone Ranger
Parsons, Chuck	Just One Riot
Parsons, Chuck	The Memoirs of William Callicott, Part 2
Rigler, Lewis	The Lone Wolf Was Camera Shy
Stroud, David	Model 1851 Navy Colt
#3 - 2001 Spring	TITLE
Gonzaullas, M T	They Just Passed The Bucket
Hill, Tony	In The Line of Duty
Nieman, Robert	Ed Gooding
Nieman, Robert	Gene Powell
Nieman, Robert	Thalis Cook
O'Neal, Bill	John Wayne & the Texas Rangers
Parsons, Chuck	The Memoirs of William Callicott, Part 1
Nieman, Robert	Captain Bob Crowder and The Rusk State Hospital Riot
Stroud, David	Model 1911 Colt
Whittington, Mike	Six Telegrams That Tell A Story
#2 - 2000 Winter	TITLE
Gray, James	Three-Legged Willie
Hatley, Allen	Sam Walker
Nieman, Robert	Bruce Casteel
Nieman, Robert	Dieppe Raid
Nieman, Robert	Jim Ray
Nieman, Robert	Rip Ford
O'Neal Bill	Texas Centennial Movies
Parsons, Chuck	The Men Who Wear The Star
Ray, Jim & Nieman, Robert	The Case of the Deadly Milkshake
Stroud, David	Walker Colt Revolver
#1 - 2000 Fall	TITLE
Elliott, Glenn & Nieman, Robert	Bloomburg Bank Burglary
O'Neal, Bill	Captain Jack Hays
Parsons, Chuck	The Law Comes To Texas
Parsons, Chuck	The Mervyn Mystery Solved
Stroud, David	Walter Prescott Webb
Utley, Robert	Forgotten Rangers

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