Rodriguez... Texas Ranger!
The True Story of the First Mexican American Texas Ranger
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It’s a country with its own senses. Not senses that feel… but senses that reach out and make you feel. The wind carries its own scent… the soil and growth, its own touch… the water, its own taste… the country, its own special sight… mile after endless mile. The country has its own temperament… its own rules… its own codes. But more importantly… it has its own heart. Stern and rigid, yet forgiving. Foreboding, yet not unfriendly. Un-breaking, even un-bending… but accommodating equally… all who accept and understand. But most of all, a heart that’s lonesome… but not sad. A comfortable lonesomeness that understands… those who understand.
God, I miss it so. Sometimes I even feel it misses me.
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“Harper gets to the business of historical, political and social analysis, he is quite knowledgeable, open minded and shrewd. There’s the long history of racial troubles, the rise of La Raza Unida and the remaking of the South Texas political landscape. T e era’s larger than life Texas movers & shakers and wheelers and dealers litter the story.”
-Kirkus Reviews
“The book covers Rodriguez’s Texas Ranger adventures, including dustups rowdy enough to rival any Western movie. Heavy emphasis on Texas’s history puts Rodriguez’s story in a wider context and broadens the book’s scope considerably.”
-Clarion Reviews
“This engaging biography is about Art Rodriguez Jr, who rose from a South Texas barrio to become the first Mexican-American Texas Ranger. Harper provides vivid background about shady politics, racial tension and praises his friend as a “Real-Life- Hero!” This is a fascinating read about changing times in Texas and one man who beat the odds.”
-BlueInk Review
About the Author
Rick Harper, currently a real estate broker, earned a BBA at the University of Texas where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was raised in South Texas and Northern Mexico, where his grandparents moved in 1908. Harper has two children and currently lives in San Antonio.