One Ranger

A Memoir

By: H. Joaquin Jackson, David Marion Wilkinson

Narrated by: Rex Linn

When his picture appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly, Joaquin Jackson became the icon of the modern Texas Rangers. Nick Nolte modeled his character on him in the movie Extreme Prejudice. Jackson even had a speaking part of his own in The Good Old Boys with Tommy Lee Jones. But the role that Jackson has always played the best is that of the man who wears the silver badge cut from a Mexican cinco peso coin, a working Texas Ranger.

Legend says that one Ranger is all it takes to put down lawlessness and restore the peace: one riot, one Ranger. In this adventure-filled memoir, Joaquin Jackson recalls what it was like to be the Ranger who responded when riots threatened, violence erupted, and criminals needed to be brought to justice across a wide swath of the Texas-Mexico border from 1966 to 1993.

©2005 H. Joaquin Jackson and David Marion Wilkinson (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"Joaquin Jackson's frank and colorful account of his long career as a modern-day Texas Ranger thrills like an action novel....I could hardly put the book down....The writing is superb." (Elmer Kelton, award-winning author of The Good Old Boys)

Tell Me More Joaquin

One hell of a book that leaves you wanting to hear more of his stories; being from Texas I have visited many of the areas he mentions in his book. I found myself engulfed with his adventures. Last spring we drove out to west Texas to enjoy the flowing colors of the rugged area. Not knowing the content of this new book beforehand, I downloaded the book. Not only did I enjoy listing to the adventures of Ranger Jackson, but our entire group wanted to hear him tell his true life stories as we drove back to Houston. The stories are true and the ending is sad. I found myself wanting to hear more of the life and times of Ranger Jackson. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to know what it is like to be a Texas Ranger.

Wonderful Adventures and life of Texas Ranger

LOVE OUR TEXAS RANGER; LOVE MY TEXAS!!! Beautifully read and truly enjoyed the feeling of sitting across this Texas Ranger on the edge of my seat listening to every word spoken!!!

Out of Flawed men Come Heroes

This is a great book. Rex Linn captures the spirit of Joaquin Jackson in his reading of the book, better than any narrator I have heard. The rangers do not have a perfect history because of the times, political pressures, and the fact that for much of their history, their training was sparse and the landscape was brutal. We get to know a lot of the heart of this one ranger. He was a man's man who did the best to do his duty. Great Read.

One of the best books on the earth!

one hell of a ranger one hell of a cowboy!! The life ofvthis man is incredible I could listen to this over and over! they need to made a movie

3rd time going through this book, great story.

wish someone, anyone, would have taught the narrator the proper pronunciation of Sabinal Texas. Sa-Ben-AL not Su bine el as he REPEATEDLY says. Great book liked the chapter about Johnny Rodriguez, my mother's family who still live in Sabinal don't speak as fondly of him, but he did steal our goat.