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A Texas Ranger
- Narrated by: Fardeen MacKenzie
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
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Napoleon Augustus Jennings was a prominent member of the Texas Rangers responsible for border patrol under the command of L.H. McNelly. South Texas was overrun by outlaws. Jenning’s account includes many incidents of clashes with Mexican guerrillas and confrontations with John Wesley Hardin and others.
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