# Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger: A Story of Frontier Reform

An audiobook by Albert Bigelow Paine, read by LibriVox volunteers (12 h 33 min, English).

"William Jesse "Bill" McDonald (1852 - 1918) in the 1880s served as a deputy sheriff in Wood County. After moving to Hardeman County, he served as deputy sheriff, special Ranger, and U. S. Deputy Marshal of the Northern District of Texas and the Southern District of Kansas.. . . .In 1891 McDonald was selected to replace S. A. McMurry as Captain of Company B, Frontier Battalion. He served as a Ranger captain until 1907. Capt. McDonald and his company took part in a number of celebrated cases including the Fitzsimmons-Maher prize fight, the Wichita Falls bank robbery, the Reese-Townsend feud, and the Brownsville Raid of 1906. His handling of the troops of the 25th U.S. Infantry during this last incident made him known as "a man who would charge hell with a bucket of water." He had a reputation as a gunman that rested upon his his marksmanship, and his ability to use his weapons to intimidate his opponents. … In 1905, McDonald served as bodyguard to President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1907, Governor Campbell made him a state revenue agent. He again fulfilled the role of bodyguard in 1912 for a visit by Woodrow Wilson. Later Wilson appointed him U. S. Marshal for the Northern District of…

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## Chapters

0. Forward: A letter from Theodore Roosevelt (1:38): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_00_paine_64kb.mp3
1. Captain Bill McDonald, Texas Ranger (4:23): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_01_paine_64kb.mp3
2. An Old-Time Mississippi Childhood (10:00): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_02_paine_64kb.mp3
3. Emigration and Adventure (9:10): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_03_paine_64kb.mp3
4. The Making of a Texan (12:49): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_04_paine_64kb.mp3
5. The Beginning of Reform (13:56): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_05_paine_64kb.mp3
6. Into the Wilderness (7:21): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_06_paine_64kb.mp3
7. Commercial Ventures and Adventures (11:11): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_07_paine_64kb.mp3
8. Reforming the Wilderness (16:07): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_08_paine_64kb.mp3
9. Getting Even with the Brooken Gang (6:45): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_09_paine_64kb.mp3
10. New Tactics in No-Man's Land (11:57): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_10_paine_64kb.mp3
11. Redeeming No-Man's Land (14:19): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_11_paine_64kb.mp3
12. Some of the Difficulties of Reform (12:24): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_12_paine_64kb.mp3
13. Captain Bill as a Tree-Man (17:11): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_13_paine_64kb.mp3
14. The Day for "Deliveries" (16:20): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_14_paine_64kb.mp3
15. Cleaning Up the Strip (19:25): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_15_paine_64kb.mp3
16. Texas Ranger Service and Its Origin (13:45): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_16_paine_64kb.mp3
17. Captain of Company B, Ranger Force (12:53): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_17_paine_64kb.mp3
18. An Exciting Indian Campaign (6:42): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_18_paine_64kb.mp3
19. A Bit of Farming and Politics (8:29): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_19_paine_64kb.mp3
20. Taming the Pan-handle (21:34): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_20_paine_64kb.mp3
21. The Battle with Matthews (17:28): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_21_paine_64kb.mp3
22. What Happened to Beckham (4:44): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_22_paine_64kb.mp3
23. A Medal for Speed (4:42): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_23_paine_64kb.mp3
24. Captain Bill in Mexico (12:26): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_24_paine_64kb.mp3
25. A New Style in the Pan-handle (8:38): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_25_paine_64kb.mp3
26. Preventing a Prize-Fight (9:02): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_26_paine_64kb.mp3
27. The Wichita Falls Bank Robbery and Murder (21:31): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_27_paine_64kb.mp3
28. Captain Bill as a Peace-maker (9:37): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_28_paine_64kb.mp3
29. The Buzzard's Water-Hole Gang (33:18): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_29_paine_64kb.mp3
30. Quieting a Texas Feud (10:55): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_30_paine_64kb.mp3
31. The Trans-Cedar Mystery (16:14): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_31_paine_64kb.mp3
32. Other Mobs and Riots (7:26): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_32_paine_64kb.mp3
33. Other Work in East Texas (13:37): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_33_paine_64kb.mp3
34. A Wolf-Hunt with the President (27:20): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_34_paine_64kb.mp3
35. The Conditt Murder Mystery (24:11): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_35_paine_64kb.mp3
36. The Death of Rhoda McDonald (7:11): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_36_paine_64kb.mp3
37. The Conditt Mystery Solved (11:15): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_37_paine_64kb.mp3
38. The Brownsville Episode: An Event of National Importance (13:08): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_38_paine_64kb.mp3
39. Captain Bill on the Scene (28:16): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_39_paine_64kb.mp3
40. What Finally Happened at Brownsville (34:27): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_40_paine_64kb.mp3
41. The Battle on the Rio Grande (22:57): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_41_paine_64kb.mp3
42. The End of Rangering and a New Appointment (30:08): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_42_paine_64kb.mp3
43. Conclusion (15:35): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_43_paine_64kb.mp3
44. Appendix A (10:35): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_44_paine_64kb.mp3
45. Appendix B (10:36): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_45_paine_64kb.mp3
46. Appendix C (22:54): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_46_paine_64kb.mp3
47. Appendix D (17:49): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_47_paine_64kb.mp3
48. Appendix E (8:56): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_48_paine_64kb.mp3
49. Appendix F (21:06): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_49_paine_64kb.mp3
50. Appendix G (28:40): https://archive.org/download/captainbillmcdonald_2204_librivox/billmcdonald_50_paine_64kb.mp3