| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Yankee Ranger -- Oil! -- Bits and bullets -- Slots and goats -- Goldthwaite -- The sheriff and the socialite -- Home front -- Rape and race -- Red River Ranger -- Bad men -- The phantom and the war hero -- Aggies revolt! -- Gays and Reds on campus -- A lone Ranger -- The chief -- The fall -- An old Ranger lets go. |
| Summary |
Texas Ranger Norman Dixon made the front pages of newspapers, but his rigid sense of integrity prevented him from discussing his cases with his wife or his sons, or anyone else, even decades later.<BR /><BR /> As a Ranger, Dixon broke up the largest oil field theft ring in Texas history, worked to solve the most infamous cold case in Texas history, sought the Phantom Killer, investigated a near-mutiny by cadets and veterans on the campus of Texas A & M, rushed to a rural county to head off a lynching, and kept watch over Texas during World War II. He became the go-to investigator for the di. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dixon, Norman, 1908-1992.
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Dixon, Norman, 1908-1992. |
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Texas Rangers -- Biography.
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Texas Rangers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Crime -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
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Crime. |
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Texas. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Law enforcement -- Texas -- History -- 20th century.
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Law enforcement. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dixon, Kemp. Chasing thugs, Nazis, and Reds. First edition 9781623492564 (DLC) 2014032567 (OCoLC)889666422 |
| ISBN |
9781623492601 (electronic book) |
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1623492602 (electronic book) |
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9781623492564 |
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1623492564 |
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