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In cattle country, swagger catches the eye—but nerve earns a reputation when trouble comes.
Published in 1918, Oh, You Tex! by William MacLeod Raine takes you into a bright, adventurous West of open country and strong personalities. A bold hero, a plain code of right and wrong, and trouble that calls for courage give this tale its shape. Here, a man’s actions matter more than his claims.
The shout of “Oh, You Tex!” sets this novel’s friendly, swaggering mood: it sounds like a cheer for a man with style to spare. Born in England, Raine grows up in the United States and spends much of his working life in Denver, Colorado. He knows the American West firsthand; his fiction offers the bright, adventurous frontier picture of its time.
What you’ll discover
- Swagger with a purpose Meet the bold spirit behind a title that sounds like a cheer across open country.
- Courage under pressure Enter a world where trouble tests a man’s nerve and actions shape his name.
- The pull of cattle country Step into a ranch and frontier setting that gives this adventure its wide-open feel.
- A clear moral compass Follow a tale guided by honor and a plain sense of right and wrong.
- A bright, adventurous West Enjoy the colorful popular vision of frontier life, with its energy and strong personalities.
Who will love it
Readers who like cowboys, Texas Rangers, tracking and gunfights, plus a warm young romance and a good deal of frontier humor. Fans of classic Western adventure will feel at home.
What’s inside
The key ideas, in the 15-minute summary
- A line rider spots a rustler
- A promotion and a costly fight
- A bull, a coward, and a ranger's offer
- The gold robbery and a murder
- Mud tracks and a mob at the jail
- Wounds, ambushes, and a trap
- The island, the walk, and the test
- Blackmail, the blacksnake, and burnt brands
- Apaches, a desert, and a rescue
Who’s who
- Jack RobertsCalled Tex, a quick, humorous young line rider and later Texas Ranger who reads tracks well and keeps a steady nerve.
- Ramona WadleyClint Wadley's daughter, nearly seventeen, spirited and warm, who must choose between her father's wishes and her own sense of right.
- Clint WadleyOwner of the A T O ranch, a gruff old gunman who loves his daughter and wants justice for his murdered son.
- Arthur RidleyA kind, well-mannered young Easterner who fears he is a coward and wants to prove otherwise.
- Pete DinsmoreLeader of a rustler gang, a hard, dangerous man who wants to run his business his own way.
- Homer DinsmorePete's cool-headed brother, an outlaw who goes by Bill Moore and keeps his own code of loyalty.
- Captain Jim EllisonA fiery little Texas Ranger chief with a goatee, a gruff tongue, and great pride in his men.
- Jumbo WilkinsAn enormous, talkative A T O line rider who is always hungry and always sharing the latest gossip.
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Oh, tu, Tex!
by William MacLeod Raine · 1918
A young line rider with a gift for tracking takes on the Dinsmore gang in the Texas Panhandle.
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Oh, You Tex! is a Western adventure by William MacLeod Raine, set in the Texas Panhandle in the days of the longhorn drives, before barbed wire and railroads. Raine wrote it from his knowledge of cattle country, and it is dedicated to an old cattle inspector of Amarillo who helped with the details.
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A line rider spots a rustler
The story opens at dawn in the Panhandle. Jack Roberts, twenty-one and strong as whipcord, finishes breakfast, sings a cowboy song, and rides out to patrol the range of the A T O ranch. In those days before barbed wire, a cowboy is the only fence, and Jack turns strays back toward their own land. He meets a huge, talkative fellow line rider named Jumbo Wilkins, who is always short of sugar and always sure he is wasting away.
They trade news about the Dinsmore gang, a band of rustlers working out of No Man's Land. Later Jack sees smoke on a hill and finds a man branding a calf. The man waves a hat to warn him off, then fires rifle shots at his horse's feet. Jack pretends to retreat, but he doubles back through the brush and watches from a bluff.
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What is Oh, You Tex! about?
It follows Jack Roberts, a young cowboy nicknamed Tex, who becomes a Texas Ranger and hunts the Dinsmore rustler gang. Along the way he meets Ramona Wadley, the ranch owner's daughter, and faces mobs, Indians, and hard choices.
Who is Tex in Oh, You Tex!?
Tex is Jack Roberts, a red-haired Panhandle cowboy who earned the nickname by defending Texas. He is a sharp tracker and dead shot, known for cool nerve, quick humor, and a strong sense of duty.
Who are the Dinsmores?
The Dinsmores are a gang of rustlers and holdup men led by the brothers Pete and Homer. They work from hideouts in the rimrock and canyons, and they are the main enemy Jack and the Rangers must stop.
The author
William MacLeod Raine
1871–1954 · American Western novelist
William MacLeod Raine (1871–1954) was an American novelist born in London, England. He moved to the United States in childhood and later lived in Denver, Colorado. He wrote Western and adventure novels in the first half of the twentieth century. His books include The Highgrader and Oh, You Tex!
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