I am frank hamer the book

Apr 22, 2016 frank hamer s is perhaps the last great story of the american west to be told. Internet archive open library book donations 300 funston avenue san francisco, ca 94118. Frank hamer wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. The epic life of frank hamer, the man who killed bonnie and clyde. Gordon and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Mar 28, 2016 as you all know, i am endlessly fascinated by that transitionary period where the old west met the modern era, and frank hamer lived that transition intensely. Frank hamer swung up the barrel of his winchester and shoved open the door. His name survives in modern folklore, if at all, for being the man who led the posse that killed clyde barrow and. Hamer s family rushed it out in 1968 to try to take advantage of the movie and sue. Growing up in a devoutly presbyterian family, he was one of five sons, four of whom became texas rangers. Does anyone know if the title is a reference to the story where hamer famously stormed the stage at a county fair display of the death car and confronted dr. This copy is lacking the slipcase that was originally issued with the. Known commonly as frank or pancho, he grew up on the welch ranch in san saba county. Frank hamer can rest easy as readers will finally learn the truth behind his amazing career, spanning the end of the wild west through the bloody days of the gangsters.

Here is a grand adventure story, told with grace and authority by a master historian of american law enforcement. Hamer lived in brownsville, where the card was issued until 1921, when they moved to del rio and became capt. While investigating a murderforhire plot, hamer, not trusting the local jailers to protect his arrestee, disseminated misinformation that he was going to transport the suspect to other locations to identify. The employer unloaded a shotgun into frank, but not unlike virgil earp, hamer survived, though without being crippled. I am reading the epic life of frank hamer book by john boessenecker, and it says that in the 1920s one of the adjutant generals at the time head honcho of the rangers had complaints from many citizens in cities that the rangers were too scary in their cowboy outfits including sixguns and winchesters in town.

Frank hamer, last of the old breed of texas rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. Frank hamer, texas ranger captain frank hamer pronounced haymer was born on march 17, 1884 in fairview, wilson county, texas. Frank hamer and the texas bandit war of 1915 the history. Gordon and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books. Bonnie and clyde from his new york times bestseller texas ranger. Francis augustus hamer 1884 1955 frank hamer, texas ranger frank hamer, texas ranger captain frank hamer pronounced haymer was born on march 17, 1884 in fairview, wilson county, texas. Signed copy im frank hamer the life of a texas peace. He first joined the texas rangers in 1906 as a young man, and most of the book is about his adventures in keeping the peace and enforcing the law. Im frank hamer goodreads meet your next favorite book. Paul andrew hutton, author of the apache wars to most americans, frank hamer is known. Now, in the new york times bestselling texas ranger, historian john boessenecker sets out to restore hamer s good name and prove that he was, in fact, a classic american hero. He has been credited with shooting bonnie and clyde. Frank hamer stepped cautiously along the railroad tracks, his highheeled boots skittering on the ties and the gravel. Frank hamers determination to do his job was shown to be his driving force.

Im bobbie merle hamer smith, my grandfather was harrison hamer and my dad was clint hamer. Most gunfighters of the old west had a handful of scrapes. Frank hamer was born on march 17, 1884, in fairview, texas, the second son of a blacksmith. With more than one hundred pages of illustrations, i m frank hamer tells the amazing story of one of the greatest texas rangers of all time. To most americans, frank hamer is known only as the villain of the 1967 film bonnie and clyde. He recovered, confronted the man, both went for the guns hamer rode. Cawthorn was murdered is documented in the book, im frank hamer. You can also purchase this book from a vendor and ship it to our address. Best known as the texas ranger captain who tracked down and killed bonnie and clyde, frank hamer was designated by walter prescott webb as one of the three most fearless men in western history. Im frank hamer tells the amazing story of one of the greatest texas rangers of all. Hey buddy, i am frank hamer is considered considered historically to be the worst of the bonnie and clyde books because practically everything in it is self serving and wrong. There is more to hamer s story than the ambush of the two outlaws. Feb 10, 2020 the first time we hear about frank hamer killing a man, he was but 16.

Hamer engaged in some 54 gunfights and died with his boots off. Maybe gio, who finished the book, can shed light on hamers opinion of the bar. Mar 08, 2019 i am rereading an excellent book on texas ranger captain frank hamer. Also read go down together by jeff quinn for a more modern and complete picture of the three killers, bonnie, clyde and hamer. Its a biography of a man who joined and took sabbaticals from the texas rangers in the period that straddled both. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. This book is a fine read about one of americas greatest lawmen and one of its most experienced gunfighters. Hamer started his ranger career on horseback and by the time he was fifty and following bonnie and clyde he was using a powerful v8equiped vehicle. I am sorry if the article has what you perceive as an anti frank hamer bent to it. Best known as the texas ranger captain who tracked down and killed bonnie and clyde, frank hamer was designated by walter. Captain hamer was also a competent hill country fiddler, and the two spent many a night playing cards or dominoes, blue grass music, and sharing terse, wry, texasstyle stories.

Hamer worked in his fathers blacksmith shop and later as a wrangler on the ranch of barry ketchum. Best known as the lawman who played the major role in bringing down bonnie parker and clyde barrow on may 23, 1934, frank hamer was already a legend before that bloody shootout in bienville parish, louisiana the final act of a long and courageous career. He became adept at ranching and farming at an early age, and after. Frank hamer had killed over 50 people when bonnie and clyde were added to the list the looting of the death car, cash, and guns by lawmen is incredible especially in todays times. If you can show us something in writing from a respected historian that disputes what hintons son says, or is in the accepted accounts by milner and the other experts on the era, it will be placed in the article. Best known as the texas ranger captain who tracked down and killed b. The rise of the toughest texas ranger true west magazine. In 1894 the family moved to oxford in llano county, where hamer worked at his fathers blacksmith shop. This reprint of the 1968 edition gives the complete details of the barrowparker rampage and is the only authentic account of the events leading to their deaths. Hamer as a ranger during those years, usually patrolled the border alone, as he states in his book i am frank hamer. Buy a discounted paperback of im frank hamer online from australias. This book is as good as it is going to get about the life and character of frank hamer. Sometime after the shooting captain rogers gave the above described pistol to my father and said something to the effect that since this was my fathers first gunfight as a ranger he thought he should have a momento of the occasion. A novel based on the life and times of frank hamer.

Gordon frost, jun 04, 2015, state house press edition, paperback. Sep 15, 2020 frank hamer, the lynch mob tamer in the summer of 1908, lynch mobs plagued texas, and ranger hamer was at the forefront of stopping them. Hamer, another frank hamer he was, and my grandfather was harrison l. Biography gives an eyeopening look at the texas ranger. May 24, 2016 illustration of frank hamer by bob boze bell. The author of numerous old west tomes, this book is his most recent, published this april by thomas dunne books. In it, boessenecker quotes an early interview from the captain in which hamer talks about what it takes to win a gunfight, and as most people know, hamer won quite a few. Jan 17, 2017 this book is a fine read about one of americas greatest lawmen and one of its most experienced gunfighters.

Mark lee gardner, author of to hell on a fast horse. With more than one hundred pages of illustrations, im frank hamer tells the amazing story of one of the greatest texas rangers of all time. The untold story of billy the kid and pat garrett, texas ranger should be required reading for students. Hamer was a texas ranger during the transition from cowboy days to modern policing in texas. With captain fox at his side, frank hamer approached the bulletriddled linemens shack. With over 100 pages of illustrations, im frank hamer tells the amazing story of one of the greatest texas rangers of all time. Frank hamer was born in 1884 in fairview, wilson county, texas, where his father operated a blacksmith shop. May, 2016 the author of numerous old west tomes, this book is his most recent, published this april by thomas dunne books. Interview with bud hamer, bobbie hamer and harrison hamer. Pv86 and lanaranja, i can only find an abridged version of i m frank hamer online, and i m wondering about its title, which causes newbies to think its an autobiography.

The men who brought down bonnie and clyde biography. I am privy to some inside facts about frank because i know one of his grandsons. John boessenecker now restores this incredible ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as wyatt earp and eliot ness. Texas ranger the epic life of frank hamer, the man who killed bonnie and clyde. Signed on limitation page by both authors plus hamer s widow and son. If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. He was shot up himself and knew guns from both ends. The texas ranger has just testified at the callahan county courthouse in baird, texas, in a murder trial, and the case has been continued. Since hamer could hit targets thrown in the air with a rifle he didnt feel handicapped with a semi auto rifle. Biography gives an eyeopening look at the texas ranger who. Best known as the texas ranger captain who tracked down and killed bonnie and clyde, frank hamer was designated by walter prescott webb as one of the. Why louisiana sheriff henderson jordan should be remembered as a key member of the hunt and ambush of bonnie and clyde. Jan 24, 2017 hamer apparently didnt care much for the full auto feature of the tsmg. They are holding the captured battle flag between them.