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Samenvatting van Oh, You Tex!
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- 10 parts
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A red-haired Ranger bluffs a lynch mob with painted sticks while a cattle king's daughter watches.
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Samenvatting: 8 min leestijd
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- 69.100 woorden
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- Gemiddeld longer sentences, everyday words
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- 1918by William MacLeod Raine
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Oh, You Tex! in short
Oh, You Tex! follows Jack Roberts from lonely line rider to Texas Ranger in the Panhandle. He sees a rustler at work, loses his job after beating his employer's son, and joins Captain Ellison's Rangers. From there the book moves through a robbery and a murder, a mud trap, a mob at the jail, a Kiowa attack and a bluff in Box Canyon.
What Oh, You Tex! is about
Would you ride alone across empty Texas, then walk into a saloon to question the very men you are chasing? Jack Roberts, a twenty-one-year-old line rider nicknamed Tex, does just that in Oh, You Tex! The story opens on a spring morning in the Panhandle, before barbed wire, when a cowboy is the only fence a herd knows.
You meet a young man with a quick wit and a stubborn sense of right.
Voor wie is het?. If you enjoy Western adventure with a quick-witted hero, frontier humor, Texas Rangers and gunfights won by nerve, this book is yours. It also suits readers who like a young love story.
The story in 10 parts
Key idea 1 · free to read
A lone line rider spots a rustler at work
The book begins with Jack Roberts riding the range for the A T O ranch, owned by Clint Wadley.
Late in the day Roberts sees a thin spiral of smoke. A man, a cow, a calf and a fire mean someone is branding, and the man waves his hat to warn him away. When the rider keeps coming, a rifle bullet kicks up dust in front of him. Roberts shouts something cheerful and leaves, but only to circle toward Box Canyon.
From a bluff he spots a slender, dark rider on a sorrel with white markings. In the sand he finds a hoofprint with a left hind hoof broken in an odd way. A masked man with a rifle orders him back, and Roberts obeys at an easy walk. Soon after, Wadley offers him a trail herd to lead, and he meets Wadley's daughter Ramona.
Reading small signs closely is how Roberts stays alive and gets ahead.
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A saloon fight costs Tex his job
Sent to hire a cook, Roberts spots the same sorrel outside the Longhorn saloon.
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A messenger is robbed and a young man is found dead
Arthur Ridley is sent to Fort Winston to collect six thousand dollars for Wadley's cattle.
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Footprints in mud lead to a suspect
The tracks and a dance quarrel point Roberts toward Tony Alviro, who has vanished into No Man's Land.
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One Ranger stands against a lynch mob
On the stage to Tascosa rides Ramona, going to mourn her brother.
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The Dinsmores strike back and Kiowas close in
Humbled, Pete Dinsmore wants revenge.
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Roberts outwits his enemies with nerve and cunning
Back in town, Gurley corners Ramona and insults her dead brother.
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Courage is learned, and Ridley is the proof
Arthur Ridley is the book's study of fear.
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Law, loyalty and a code of honor are tested
The Texas Rangers are the center of the book's idea of law.
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The tale is told with humor, slang and swift scenes
Raine writes short chapters, each with a title that sums up a turn, such as Tex Grandstands or A Pair of Deuces.
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Characters, plot and themes
Main characters
- Jack Roberts A red-haired, twenty-one-year-old cowboy called Tex who becomes a Texas Ranger, reads tracks like print and wants to run the A T O and earn a place beside Ramona.
- Ramona Wadley The nearly seventeen-year-old daughter of the cattle king, spirited and kind, who wants to protect her family and cannot help being drawn to the Ranger who saved her.
- Clint Wadley The gruff owner of the A T O ranch and an old gunfighter, who loves his daughter, mourns his wild son and wants justice done.
- Arthur Ridley A gentle young Easterner who wants to prove himself on the frontier and win Ramona, though fear keeps tripping him up.
- Captain Jim Ellison The small, fiery, goateed head of the Rangers in the Panhandle, who adores his men and wants the Dinsmores brought to justice.
- Pete Dinsmore The heavy, jade-eyed leader of a rustler gang, proud of his name for badness and hungry for revenge on the Ranger who humbled him.
- Homer Dinsmore Pete's cool-headed brother and a dangerous outlaw who follows a rough code of loyalty and fair play.
- Jumbo Wilkins A huge, talkative line rider and Roberts's friend, who loves gossip, food and a good scrap, and stands by him when it counts.
How it ends (spoiler)
Roberts finally faces a hard choice between his badge and the people he loves. He resigns from the Rangers, ties up the jailer in a fair fight and sets the prisoner Homer Dinsmore free, then confesses to Captain Ellison. With Wadley's help, the Governor agrees to look away. Ramona and Jack are married in Clarendon, and Jumbo Wilkins cheers them off to the ranch.
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What is Oh, You Tex! about?
It follows Jack Roberts, a young line rider nicknamed Tex, who becomes a Texas Ranger in the Panhandle. He tracks rustlers, protects a prisoner from a mob, and falls for the cattle king's daughter, Ramona Wadley.
Who are the Dinsmores in Oh, You Tex!?
Pete and Homer Dinsmore lead a gang of rustlers and holdup men who work out of the rimrock and Box Canyon. Roberts and Captain Ellison spend much of the book trying to catch them.
Why is the hero called Tex?
Roberts earned the nickname in New Mexico by loudly defending his home state, and it stuck when he went back to the Panhandle. The book's title is a cheer that Jumbo Wilkins shouts.
Is Oh, You Tex! based on a true story?
It is a work of fiction, but it draws on real settings and times such as the Panhandle towns, the Texas Rangers and the end of the buffalo era. The author thanks a cattle inspector from the longhorn days.
Is Oh, You Tex! easy to read?
Yes, the language is plain and lively. Chapters are short, each has a clear title, and the story moves quickly with humor, frontier slang and many scenes of action that keep it simple to follow.
Verwijs naar deze uitgave
Raine, William MacLeod. Oh, You Tex! Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/oh-you-tex.
Raine, W. M. (2026). Oh, you Tex! Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/oh-you-tex (Original work published 1918)
Raine, William MacLeod. Oh, You Tex! Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/oh-you-tex.
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