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Informationen zum Autor RICK MILLER is the author of "Bloody Bill Longley: The Mythology of a Gunfighter" (UNT Press). He has also written biographies of Sam Bass ("Sam Bass & Gang")! Jack Duncan ("Bounty Hunter")! and Eugene Bunch ("The Train Robbing Bunch"). Raised in Dallas! Texas! Miller is a former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division! and served in law enforcement as a Dallas policeman! as well as chief of police in both Killeen and Denton! Texas. Currently he is the elected County Attorney of Bell County! Texas. He holds a bachelor of arts from the University of Texas at Arlington! a master's degree in public administration from Southern Methodist University! and earned his juris doctorate at Baylor University School of Law. He lives in Harker Heights! Texas. Klappentext For the first time! author Rick Miller presents the story of the Frontier Battalion as seen through the eyes of its commander! John B. Jones! during his administration from 1874 to 1881! relating its history - both good and bad - chronologically! in depth! and in context. Highlighted are repeated budget and funding problems! developing standards of conduct! personalities and their interaction! mission focus and strategies against Indian war parties and outlaws! and coping with politics and bureaucracy.
