From: sculpty@dontemailme.com   
      
   In article , firstinitiallastname@texas.net   
   says...   
      
   >> ONE RANGER, A MEMOIR   
   >> by Joaquin Jackson and co-author.   
      
   >It is, at the very least, an account by a well-known Ranger, and the   
   >human comes through, warts and all.   
      
   I am not familiar with the names of latter-day   
   Rangers, so wasn't myself aware of his popularity.   
   But he must be well-known in certain circles, since   
   I bought the book at a book signing that occurred in   
   the rather obscure town of Capitan, NM in an even more   
   obscure book store and had to wait in a long line.   
   Not only that, I was the only one in the line that was   
   purchasing "only" a single copy of his book, meaning   
   he was signing multiple copies for all of those ahead   
   of me. I gathered from the chit-chat going   
   on that most of those in line were Texans, attested   
   to by the big silver belt buckles and Stetsons worn   
   by some of the men - as well as their conversation.   
      
   I was amazed that Jackson chose to carry through   
   with writing the book after having his oldest   
   son convicted and imprisoned for murder. I can't   
   imagine myself airing my family laundry in such a   
   candid and public way if I had been in his boots.   
      
   An aside in reference to the thread asking about gun belts and   
   bullet loops; Jackson goes into great detail in his   
   book describing his arsenal of weapons   
   and the leather workers who custom-designed his   
   accessories, such as holsters and gun belts.   
      
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