The Pony Rider Boys With the Texas Rangers; Or, on the Trail of the Border Bandits

The Pony Rider Boys #8

by Frank Gee Patchin

Frank Gee Patchin (1861-1925), was an American author. His works The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies; or, The Secret of the Lost Claim (1909), The Pony Rider Boys in Texas; or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains (1910), The Pony Rider Boys in Montana; or, The Mystery of the Old Custer Trail (1910), The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; or, The Secret of Ruby Mountain (1910), The Pony Rider Boys in the Alkali (1910), The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico; or, The End of the Silver Trail (1910), The Battleship Boys at Sea (1910), The Battleship Boys First Step Upward (1911), The Battleship Boys in Foreign Service (1911), The Battleship Boys in the Tropics (1912), The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon; or The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch (1912).

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1920

About the author

Frank Gee Patchin (1861-1925), was an American author who wrote many series of juvenile fiction books, including The Pony Rider Boys, and The Battleship Boys.

Reviews

[Sherrill Watson · Rating 3 out of 5]

See Amanda's review. Written in about 1945. When I realized this was a YA novel, I revised my stars from two to three.

How many guys were in the Pony Riders, I'm not sure. Memorable is wisecracking, and whining Stacy, the Fat Boy; the all-wise Professor; the others are forgettable in this book; probably five. Gilligan's island's writers' probably read this first!

There are constant references to the awful, hated Germans in Mexico (!!); except for the Professor, the Pony Riders could not wait to join up and go kill them, and, in this reading, one Zeppelin, who is now a loyal American and destroys the Iron Cross that was given to him back when he was a loyal German. Odd, what we believed, so strongly, back then.

[Mark Sabol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another series read when very young... inherited from my Uncle Gene.... they helped me become a lifelong reader ast a young age.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice adventure story

The Pony Rider Boys books (including this one) aren't deep works, but that's ok. They're full of adventure, bravery, and fun. What better way to teach children good virtues than to model them in interesting characters? These books are akin to the Hardy Boys Mysteries ... without the mystery, just a good adventure. Young boys will probably be particularly interested in these books.