Sam Granger The Greatest Texas Ranger You Never Heard Of

By John J. Law

Bob Upton, a shrewd businessman and exotic hunter, has lost something more valuable to him than his fortune. He's lost his son. While on an outing to the county fair, accompanied by a servant, young Ned Upton disappears, with only a cold trail behind.
Being a financial founder of the Austin's Texas Rangers, Upton turns to the only place he believes he can find help in locating his son. A young and somewhat inexperienced Ranger by the name of Sam Granger is determined to go to the ends of the earth to find the answers Upton seeks, no matter what evils he has to fight his way through.

• Language: English
• Publisher: J.C. Hulsey Books
• Release date: Dec 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223919735

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Introduction

The Wild West was won by the efforts of many great men and women. The great country that is the USA was born from tireless sacrifices and countless conflicts, many of which have been lost to time. 

The Texas Rangers were one of the most significant groups during this tumultuous period of nation-building. Created by the Father of Texas, Stephen F. Austin, the rangers were tireless in patrolling the border from all manner of threats, upholding the law and always catching their man. The Texas Rangers' significance and contribution to the formation of the young country into what it would become now, is immeasurable. Its members were involved in many legendary exploits, including foiling an assassination attempt on President William Howard Taft; and the apprehension of such notorious outlaws like Sam Bass and John Wesley Hardin. These and many of the other exploits of the Texas Rangers have been recorded throughout history. However, many other significant exploits have not. Many of the greatest Texas Rangers and their own exploits of derring-do have been lost to time. This is one such tale, about one such individual, Sam Granger.

Chapter One

The Beast

Have a seat, Mister Granger, while I fix you some tea and biscuits. It must have been a long ride for you to get here and you must be more than a little bushed.

Sam couldn't refuse Mrs. Upton's offer of tea and biscuits. When she mentioned that he was bushed, she hit the nail right on the head.

Thank you, Ma'am. I would appreciate that greatly, yes I would.

Sam Granger still had a long way to go as a Texas Ranger. He had participated in a few gunfights involving some Indians and outlaws here and there, but nothing of real significance. He was not there when they had apprehended that no-account John Wesley Hardin, but Granger wished he was there. He was more than eager to prove his worth to the organization, and he felt that now he would get that chance.

Granger sat in the living room of the Uptons, and he could not help but let his eyes wander. There was just so much to see, and it was clear that the Uptons were of a wealthy sort.

Here's your tea and biscuits.

It seemed as if Mrs. Upton had prepared the tea a lot sooner than Granger expected. His eyes wandered around the large house that he didn't notice the time. There were several animal heads, all around, mounted on the walls. Granger was familiar with some of the animals, but some were unknown and looked almost monstrous. He would reckon that some of them would look better with that eccentric showman, P.T. Barnum, and his travelling show of oddities than in a private collection.

Sorry, I did not notice you come back. Your husband has amassed quite a collection of mounted trophies.

"Bob fancies himself a hunter, and I guess he has the mounted heads to