Captain Clint Peoples, Texas Ranger: Fifty Years a Lawman

Captain Clint Peoples, Texas Ranger: Fifty Years a Lawman by Day, James M.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780872440555.

This is the story of a man dedicated to law enforcement. It was written by a man dedicated to recording truthfully, accurately and interestingly that mans story. Making full use of official reports, newspaper clippings, and interviews, the author has gathered all the facts. Those facts coupled with a flair for putting them together form the nucleus for an outstanding biography. Add to that the extensive knowledge of Texas history at the authors command and the descriptions of the times and surroundings in which Clint Peoples has lived and worked, and the result is James M. Days Captain Clint Peoples: Texas Ranger. Because a man is shaped by his family and the values instilled in him, this work begins with Peoples birth in Bridgeport, Texas, in 1910. It follows him through a childhood and youth not devoid of obstacles, but he survived the trials and grew to responsible adulthood. Negatively impressed with the primitive and sometimes brutal enforcement of the law, he took as his idol the Texas Ranger who had a reputation for fairness, competence, and respect for the law. After gaining his fathers permission to enter a law enforcement career, he devoted all his energy to becoming a Texas Ranger. Beginning in Montgomery County in 1930, Peoples served successively as Deputy Sheriff, Special Texas Ranger, Chief Deputy Constable, Chief Deputy Sheriff, and Highway Patrolman before achieving his ultimate goal. On November 30, 1946, Colonel Homer Garrison, Jr., Director of the Department of Public Safety, appointed Peoples a Texas Ranger private. Later Peoples served as Captain of Headquarters Company (1953-1957) and of Company F(1957-1969). Then he became Senior Captain when the post was re-activated in 1969, and he served until his retirement in 1973. During this time he headed the Texas Ranger Sesquicentennial Commemorative Commission and became the spearhead for the beginnings of the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame.