Red Sky Morning

The Epic True Story of Texas Ranger Company F

Red Sky Morning
Joe Pappalardo
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Hardback
h235 x 159mm - 400pg
28 Jun 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781250275240
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Between 1886 and 1888, Sgt. James A. Brooks, of Texas Ranger Company F, was engaged in three fatal gunfights, endured disfiguring bullet wounds, engaged in countless manhunts, was convicted for second-degree murder, and received a pardon from the U. S. president. His story anchors the tale of Red Sky Morning, an epic story of lawmen and criminals set in Texas during the waning years of the "Old West. "Alongside Brooks are the Rangers of Company F, who range from a pious teetotaler to a cowboy fleeing retribution for killing a man. They are all led by Captain William Scott, who cut his teeth as a freelance undercover informant but is now facing the end of his Ranger career. Company F hunts criminals across the state, killing them as needed, and are confident they can bring anyone to "Ranger justice. " But Brooks' men may have met their match in the Conner family, East Texas master hunters and jailbreakers who are wanted for their part in a bloody family feud. The full story of Company F' s showdown with the Conner family is finally being told, with long dead voices being heard for the first time. This truly hidden history paints the grim picture of neighbors become murderers, snitches and bounty hunters, and a company of Texas Rangers who waded into the conflict only to find themselves over their heads - and in the fight of their lives.
Praise for Red Sky Morning: Fast-paced and full of local politics and old-fashioned gunfights--a pleasure for fans of true crime and oaters alike. --Kirkus ReviewsRed Sky Morning tells the tale of a bloody family rivalry worthy of a Jason Isbell song. The sharply drawn narrative brings to life a rich and interwoven cast of pioneers, outlaws, and gunslinging Rangers as they prepare for a showdown in the piney woods of East Texas. Pappalardo has delivered a hard-scrabble story that pairs well with a glass of nice whiskey. --Michael Mooney, New York Times bestselling author and Texas Monthly contributor Praise for Inferno: Mr. Pappalardo, a veteran journalist, has a nice way with words. The mission itself, targeting German submarine pens in France, is fairly routine and brilliantly described. . . a wonderful yarn. --Wall Street Journal With both his heroism and his flaws, Medal of Honor recipient ' Snuffy Smith' perfectly represents the dramatic and deadly campaign for control of the skies over Europe in World War II. The ornery, charming, and brave B-17 tail gunner anchors this thrilling tale of how, warts and all, we won that brilliant and bloody air war. --Tom Clavin, New York Times bestselling author of Tombstone and co-author of Lucky 666 "Inferno is written with the energy, resolve, bloody-mindedness of a B-17. This is the Greatest Generation reconsidered as a diminutive Michigan-born anti-hero who is awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his amazing conduct on his first combat mission over Europe, May 1, 1943. Pappalardo' s story takes on more than Maynard' s Smith' s pell-mell and eventually surprisingly sad life. The book reconsiders the still controversial American decision to carry out daylight bomber attacks, 1943-44, that led to well-documented and shocking casualty rates. This is a thrilling and important read. --John Batchelor, nationally syndicated radio host and author
JOE PAPPALARDO is the author of the critically acclaimed books Inferno: The True Story of a B 17 Gunner' s Heroism and the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History, Sunflowers: The Secret History and Spaceport Earth: The Reinvention of Spaceflight. Pappalardo is a writer and former associate editor of Air & Space Smithsonian magazine and a former senior editor and current contributing editor at Popular Mechanics. He has appeared on the television shows What on Earth? and Strange Evidence on the Science Channel.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781250275240
Published: 28 Jun 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: St Martin's Press
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 235mm
Width: 159mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 400

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