Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger (Frances B. Vick Series) by Chuck Parsons Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger (Frances B. Vick Series) by Chuck Parsons PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad Winner of the Best Book Award from the Wild West History Association, 2012 Winner of the Co-Founders Best Book Award from Westerners International, 2012. Captain John R. Hughes, Lone Star Ranger is the first full and complete modern biography of a man who served as a Texas Ranger from 1887 until early 1915. He came to the attention of the Rangers after doggedly trailing horse thieves for nearly a year and recovering his stolen stock. After helping Ranger Ira Aten track down another fugitive from justice, Hughes then joined Company D of the Texas Rangers on Aten’s recommendation, intending to stay for only a few months; he remained in the service for nearly thirty years. When Sgt. Charles Fusselman was killed by bandits, Hughes took his place. When Captain Frank Jones was killed by bandits in 18...