Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-251) and index.
Contents:
New Mexico : the land of enchantment -- Lawmakers at Santa Fe, 1899 -- The Arizona Rangers : the New Mexico Mounted Police's "grandpa" -- Lawmakers at Santa Fe, 1905 -- John Ferguson Fullerton : the journey begins -- The men of Fullerton's Rangers -- "The governor shall ... organize a corps of mounted police" -- "The mounted police ... shall have full power to make arrests" -- Fullerton's personnel problems -- The New Mexico Mounted Police fund -- Road to oblivion : the removal of Capt. John F. Fullerton -- From Fullerton's Rangers to Fornoff's boys -- John Ferguson Fullerton : the final years.
Summary:
"This book describes the birth of the New Mexico Mounted Police in 1905 and tells the stories of the members of the original Mounties, starting with their first captain, John F. Fullerton. Fullerton's personal papers and official Mounted Police records bring a wealth of detail to this story from New Mexico's rich history"--Provided by publisher.
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