Reminiscences of a Ranger: Or, Early Times in Southern California

by Horace Bell

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Genres: History

460 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1881

Reviews

[patrick Lorelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of stories about Southern California when it was being handed over from Mexico. The man telling the stories of gunfights, robberies, and other happenings was a Ranger by the name of Horace Bell. True stories are always the best to read and this was one of the better ones. Having grown up in Southern California I had only heard of a few of these stories and a few of the other ones I had always thought to be just legion not any truth behind them. A really good book and a must-read for any historian.

[cerise · Rating 1 out of 5]

An account from the inception of the first mounted patrols that would become the LA County Sheriff’s Department. The rangers from long ago had a tendency to be blowhards with garrulous, racist stories, which continues today.

[Scott A. Nicholson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice collection of Southern California's history told from the perspective of an author who lived through it. Horace Bell is known to have exagerated frequently, but even his tallest tales generally have some foundation with reality. Outlaws, gamblers, and gringos make for an intriguing read through gunfights and hangings. Although Horace Bell attempts to skirt around the more violent episodes, the prolific crime and muder throughout the area make it an impossible task. Also notable in the text are the early, generous lives of the Rancheros, anecdotes from the lesser known Los Angeles gold rush, and the unlawful, but highly popular, revolutionary spark of American fillibusters.

[Ebook Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, the e-book version can be found at:
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