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Follow Me to Hell by Tom Clavin

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Follow Me to Hell

Mcnelly's Texas Rangers and the Rise of Frontier Justice

Tom Clavin, George Newbern, Macmillan Audio

St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · February 13, 2024

Reading lane: Southwest U.S. History

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier.

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Why This Clicks

Hard-Riding History

A brisk history of frontier justice with the pacing of a hard-riding story.

Come here for

  • frontier-justice history, told with narrative drive
  • Texas Rangers, without the dust jacket varnish

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  • cultural-literacy context
  • sustained narrative momentum

Book Details

Authors
Tom Clavin, George Newbern, Macmillan Audio
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
February 13, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Southwest U.S. History · Midwest History
Reading lane
Southwest U.S. History

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Publisher Categories

  • Lives in Law Enforcement

  • 19th-Century America

  • Southwest U.S. History

About This Book

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier. In turbulent 1870s Texas, the revered and fearless Ranger Leander McNelly led his men in one dramatic campaign after another, apprehending cattle thieves, desperadoes, border ruffians, and other dangerous criminals and throwing them in jail or, if that's how they wanted it, six feet u...

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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier. In turbulent 1870s Texas, the revered and fearless Ranger Leander McNelly led his men in one dramatic campaign after another, apprehending cattle thieves, desperadoes, border ruffians, and other dangerous criminals and throwing them in jail or, if that's how they wanted it, six feet under. They would stop at nothing in pursuit of justice, even sending twenty-six Rangers across the border to retrieve stolen cattle—taking on hundreds of Mexican troops with nothing but their Sharps rifles and six-guns. The nation came to call them “McNelly’s Rangers.” Set against the backdrop of 200 years of thrilling Texas Rangers history, this page-turner details the tough life along the Texas border that was tamed by a courageous, yet doomed, captain and his team of fearless men. New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin takes readers deep into the heart of Texas and beyond in this thrilling true account of some of the most legendary frontier lawmen of all time.

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