In 1890, the U.S. government declared the frontier settled, and the "Wild West" was history. In the territory of New Mexico, however, crime still knew no limit and the gun was the final answer to all problems. Aiming to help New Mexico achieve statehood, its leaders decided they needed a mounted police force like those that had tamed Texas and Arizona.
This book describes the birth of the New Mexico Mounted Police in 1905 and tells the stories of the members of the original Mounties, starting with their first captain, John F. Fullerton. Information drawn from personal interviews with ranger family members (many of whom provided photographs), Fullerton's personal papers and official Mounted Police records brings a wealth of detail to this story from New Mexico's rich history. Fred Lambert, the last surviving member of the territorial rangers, provides a foreword.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"highly recommend[ed]"-The Roadrunner; "valuable...carefully documented"-Western Outlaw-Lawman History Association Journal; "remarkable...important contribution"-True West; "thorough"-Wild West.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
photos, tables, appendix, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-6426-5 (9780786464265)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Chuck Hornung was a member of the founding board of directors and vice president of the Wild West History Association. He is past president of the Western Outlaw-Lawman History Association and president of the New Mexico Mounted Police Historical Society.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Fred Lambert
Introduction: The Legend Begins
1. New Mexico: The Land of Enchantment`
2. Lawmakers at Santa Fe, 1899
3. The Arizona Rangers: The New Mexico Mounted Police's "Grandpa"
4. Lawmakers at Santa Fe, 1905
5. John Ferguson Fullerton: The Journey Begins
6. The Men of Fullerton's Rangers
7. "The Governor Shall ... Organize a Corps of Mounted Police"
8. "The Mounted Police ... Shall Have Full Power to Make Arrests"
9. Fullerton's Personnel Problems
10. The New Mexico Mounted Police Fund
11. Road to Oblivion: The Removal of Capt. John F. Fullerton
12. From Fullerton's Rangers to Fornoff's Boys
13. John Ferguson Fullerton: The Final Years
Epilogue
Appendix: Cover Route Sheet and Text of Greer Mounted Police Bill
Notes
Bibliography
Index
