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When a lawman and a Texas Ranger join forces
the manhunt to find the outlaw, Alfredo Amador Hernandez, proves
brutal. In a midnight gunfight reminiscent of the Wild, Wild West,
three men will fight for their lives as two men fight for
justice.
"Russell Smith did years of research on the Caveman and those who participated in the massive manhunt that finally brought him to ground in a frenzy of gunfire. He also found out much about the wily fugitive and the shadowy life he led. It is indeed the kind of story from which legends are born."
The Gun That Wasn't There is retired
San Angelo, Texas police chief Russell Smith's debut non-fiction book about
the man who shot the Pumpville, Texas Postmaster (Pelham Bradford) in July
1965. The man kidnapped Bradford's wife, forced her to open a safe and then
stole their car. Four months later he shot Terrell County Sheriff Bill
Cooksey. The Sheriff survived, and Texas Ranger Alfred Allee Jr. and
he capture the outlaw in a hail of gunfire at Dryden in August 1966. Early
chapters
detail how the man terrorized parts of Real and Uvalde counties
near Happy Hollow, Garner Park and Concan, while later chapters detail how
he moved into Val Verde and Terrell counties in the mid-60s.
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The Gun That Wasn’t There (Booksurge)
includes endnotes and an index. It is available from Amazon.com and
in selected bookstores in the Texas Hill Country and West Texas. The softback book retails for $18.99 on Amazon.com and $19.95 in the retail stores. Hardback books are available from several bookstores and the author. |
