Ole Devil Hardin

'He's reckless, irresponsible and can't - or won't - avoid getting involved in fights no matter what duty he's supposed to be carrying out!'That was the sort of comment which the senior officer of the Texas Light Cavalry might, with some justification, have made about the hot-headed Lieutenant Red Blaze during the War between the States. However, it was uttered by Colonel William Barrett Travis shortly before his departure to take command of the garrison at the Alamo Mission in San Antonio de Bexar early in 1836.He was speaking about a young officer to whom Major General Sam Houston intended to entrust a dangerous mission. The officer in question was to become famous as the iron-hard disciplinarian who commanded the Confederate States Army of Arkansas and Northern Texas. His name was Jackson Baines Hardin - the man who became known as the 'lil ole devil' for fighting. J.T. Edson brings to life the fierce and often bloody struggles of untamed West. His colorful characters are linked together by the binding power of the spirit of adventure -- and hard work -- that eventually won the West. With more than 25 million copies of his novels in print, J.T. Edson has proven to be one of the finest craftsmen of Western storytelling in our time. The series contain the adventures of "Ole Devil" Hardin, Dusty Fog's uncle, a general during the Texan War of Independence (1836). Later, Jackson Baines "Ole Devil" Hardin is the owner of the OD Connected ranch, the ranch for which The Floating Outfit rides.

An American shipload of Caplock rifles has been unloaded on the Texas coast. This new-fangled firepower could be vital to the Texians fighting for freedom from Mexico … if it ever reaches its destination. There's only one man General Sam Houston trusts to escort the Caplock shipment, and that's Jackson Baines Hardin … the 'Ole Devil' himself. Ole Devil is a man to be reckoned with, and this time he's got a pistol-packin' girl and a sword-swinging Oriental in his corner. But he hadn't counted on the ornery likes of a vicious Mexican general … or a townful of cutthroats lusting after the rifles for loot … or a vengeful woman whose renegade gang would stop at nothing to stop Ole Devil! J.T. Edson brings to life the fierce and often bloody struggles of untamed West. His colorful characters are linked together by the binding power of the spirit of adventure -- and hard work -- that eventually won the West. With more than 25 million copies of his novels in print, J.T. Edson has proven to be one of the finest craftsmen of Western storytelling in our time. The series contain the adventures of "Ole Devil" Hardin, Dusty Fog's uncle, a general during the Texan War of Independence (1836). Later, Jackson Baines "Ole Devil" Hardin is the owner of the OD Connected ranch, the ranch for which The Floating Outfit rides.

Captain Jackson Baines Hardin had been given the task of ensuring the safe delivery of a five hundred caplock rifles, on which depended the success of the Texians' struggle to liberate themselves from the tyrannical rule of the Mexican dictator, Presidente Antonio Lopes de Santa Anna. Not only was he being pursued by a large contingent of the Arizona Hopi Activos Regiment, but it was likely that an even larger enemy force would be coming after him. So he found that devising a way of transporting the rifles and ensuring protection on the journey was a most welcome diversion-and it didn't leave him much time to worry about what might happen if he had things figured wrong. By the end of the journey, he'd learned a lot about mule trains.But at last Captain Hardin found himself trapped on the banks of the Brazos River, with no way of getting the consignment across. Just as well for him that, as men claimed, he was a 'lil ole devil' for a fight. J.T. Edson brings to life the fierce and often bloody struggles of untamed West. His colorful characters are linked together by the binding power of the spirit of adventure -- and hard work -- that eventually won the West. With more than 25 million copies of his novels in print, J.T. Edson has proven to be one of the finest craftsmen of Western storytelling in our time. The series contain the adventures of "Ole Devil" Hardin, Dusty Fog's uncle, a general during the Texan War of Independence (1836). Later, Jackson Baines "Ole Devil" Hardin is the owner of the OD Connected ranch, the ranch for which The Floating Outfit rides.

The Texans' defeat at the Alamo had embittered their bloody rebellion with the gall of revenge. But Major General Sam Houston was determined to meet Santa Anna's superior forces on his own terms. While the Mexican Army--fifteen hundred strong--camped on the banks of the San Jacinto, it fell to three men of the Texas Light Cavalry to even the odds. At their lead was the "Ole Devil" himself, Jackson Baines Hardin. If anybody could pull off a behind-the-lines mission--an impossible victory in their struggle for freedom--he could. Even if it meant dying to do it. J.T. Edson brings to life the fierce and often bloody struggles of untamed West. His colorful characters are linked together by the binding power of the spirit of adventure -- and hard work -- that eventually won the West. With more than 25 million copies of his novels in print, J.T. Edson has proven to be one of the finest craftsmen of Western storytelling in our time. The series contain the adventures of "Ole Devil" Hardin, Dusty Fog's uncle, a general during the Texan War of Independence (1836). Later, Jackson Baines "Ole Devil" Hardin is the owner of the OD Connected ranch, the ranch for which The Floating Outfit rides.

On March 27, 1836, General José Urrea ordered the cold-blooded killing of almost four hundred Texian prisoners of war. When news of the massacre reached General Samuel Houston, commander of the newly formed Army of the Republic of Texas, he was placed on the horns of a dilemma. For political reasons, he couldn't permit any official reprisals to be taken against Urrea, but he knew that something had to be done to stop the madman from striking again ... There was just one man who could help the General out of his predicament. To this man the General issued an unofficial order-an order which he knew would be practically impossible to carry out. That order was 'GET URREA!' The man in question was Captain Jackson Baines Hardin, and men said he was 'a lil ole devil in a fight.' J.T. Edson brings to life the fierce and often bloody struggles of untamed West. His colorful characters are linked together by the binding power of the spirit of adventure -- and hard work -- that eventually won the West. With more than 25 million copies of his novels in print, J.T. Edson has proven to be one of the finest craftsmen of Western storytelling in our time. The series contain the adventures of "Ole Devil" Hardin, Dusty Fog's uncle, a general during the Texan War of Independence (1836). Later, Jackson Baines "Ole Devil" Hardin is the owner of the OD Connected ranch, the ranch for which The Floating Outfit rides.