{"product_id":"whiskey-river-ranger-the-old-west-life-of-baz-outlaw-9781574416312","title":"Whiskey River Ranger: The Old West Life of Baz Outlaw","description":"Captain Frank Jones, a famed nineteenth-century Texas Ranger, said of his company's top sergeant, Baz Outlaw (1854-1894), \"A man of unusual courage and coolness and in a close place is worth two or three ordinary men.\" Another old-time Texas Ranger declared that Baz Outlaw \"was one of the worst and most dangerous\" because \"he never knew what fear was.\" But not all thought so highly of him. In \u003ci\u003eWhiskey River Ranger\u003c\/i\u003e, Bob Alexander tells for the first time the full story of this troubled Texas Ranger and his losing battle with alcoholism.\u003cbr\u003e In his career Baz Outlaw wore a badge as a Texas Ranger and also as a Deputy US Marshal. He could be a fearless and crackerjack lawman, as well as an unmanageable manic. Although Baz Outlaw's badge-wearing career was sometimes heroically creditable, at other times his self-induced nightmarish imbroglios teased and tested Texas Ranger management's resoluteness.\u003cbr\u003e Baz Outlaw's true-life story is jam-packed with fellows owning well-known names, including Texas Rangers, city marshals, sheriffs, and steely-eyed mean-spirited miscreants. Baz Outlaw's tale is complete with horseback chases, explosive train robberies, vigilante justice (or injustice), nighttime ambushes and bushwhacking, and episodes of scorching six-shooter finality. Baz met his end in a brothel brawl at the hands of John Selman, the same gunfighter who killed John Wesley Hardin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574416312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.30d","brand":"Bob Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537425952949,"sku":"9781574416312","price":29.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ce1954fb-a568-4619-b9f4-9d8be2fde890.jpg?v=1779169495","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/whiskey-river-ranger-the-old-west-life-of-baz-outlaw-9781574416312","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}