When Quanah’s good friend Charles Goodnight heard about the plans to bury Quanah next to his mother, he wrote, “It is proper that he should be buried by his mother as he, one time, had six wives and . . . could not easily be buried by the side of all.”
Hey Derrick, do you know anything about The Texas Devils? I was researching the outfit last year and didn’t find too much about them except they were a mean bunch of Rangers. But I am English so I don’t have much to go on here. The internet was a bit sparse.
The Texas devils was what many Mexicans and Tejanos (those of Mexican heritage but born in Texas) called the Texas Rangers collectively—los diablos Tejanos. There wasn't a particular division of the Rangers known as the Texas devils, at least none that I'm aware of. The designation was originally applied to the Rangers who rode along the southern border of the Rio Grande during the early days of the Rangers. Michael L. Collins's "Texas Devils," available on Amazon, wrote about those days.
I hope that helps. If I stumble on anything different, I'll let you know. Thanks for reading.
Thank you for this post. I’m not Texan by birth but am fascinated by Texas history. The book Empire of the Summer Moon remains in my top 10 of all books, but Lonesome Dove remains at the top of that list. The Texan “story” can be understood by anyone if they read all three books in my Texas Trilogy: Empire of the Summer Moon, Lonesome Dove and All the Pretty Horses.
Thank you for your kind words—and for subscribing to and reading Y'allogy. Empire of the Summer Moon is also a favorite of mine and if you check the archives you'll see plenty of love for Lonesome Dove. Here are some other great Texas reads: https://www.yallogy.com/p/the-texas-essentials-books
Nice post!
When Quanah’s good friend Charles Goodnight heard about the plans to bury Quanah next to his mother, he wrote, “It is proper that he should be buried by his mother as he, one time, had six wives and . . . could not easily be buried by the side of all.”
🤣 Love that.
Hey Derrick, do you know anything about The Texas Devils? I was researching the outfit last year and didn’t find too much about them except they were a mean bunch of Rangers. But I am English so I don’t have much to go on here. The internet was a bit sparse.
The Texas devils was what many Mexicans and Tejanos (those of Mexican heritage but born in Texas) called the Texas Rangers collectively—los diablos Tejanos. There wasn't a particular division of the Rangers known as the Texas devils, at least none that I'm aware of. The designation was originally applied to the Rangers who rode along the southern border of the Rio Grande during the early days of the Rangers. Michael L. Collins's "Texas Devils," available on Amazon, wrote about those days.
I hope that helps. If I stumble on anything different, I'll let you know. Thanks for reading.
Ah, that might explain why I haven't found anything. I will look up the book, though. Thank you.
Thank you for this post. I’m not Texan by birth but am fascinated by Texas history. The book Empire of the Summer Moon remains in my top 10 of all books, but Lonesome Dove remains at the top of that list. The Texan “story” can be understood by anyone if they read all three books in my Texas Trilogy: Empire of the Summer Moon, Lonesome Dove and All the Pretty Horses.
Thank you for your kind words—and for subscribing to and reading Y'allogy. Empire of the Summer Moon is also a favorite of mine and if you check the archives you'll see plenty of love for Lonesome Dove. Here are some other great Texas reads: https://www.yallogy.com/p/the-texas-essentials-books
I’m not from Texas - although born there - but I love these stories and knew right away who Quannah was.
No one can say this story doesn't bear a deep lesson from God.
And the Parker family had the privilege (and sacrifice) to convey it to us.
A story of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Good job on putting this story out there, Derrick. - Jim
Thank you, Jim.