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(SIGNED) They Call Me Ranger Ray: From the UT Tower Sniper to Corruption in South Texasby Ramiro "Ray" Martinez
Laminated Hardcover 266 pages. Condition Fine Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Stated first edition Fifth printing 2005 with corresponding number line. Handsome illustrated wraps show off this Clean, tight, square copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Book Well kept and carefully stored in unread condition. No shelf wear. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Signed by author on title page. Also inscribed on front endpapers.
On a hot summer day in 1966, fate and bravery dramatically altered the life of Ramiro "Ray" Martinez, then a young officer with the Austin Police Department. Martinez, another officer and a civilian made their way to the observation deck of the University of Texas Tower on Aug. 1, 1966 and ended the carnage by infamous sniper Charles J. Whitman. Before being killed by Martinez and Officer Houston McCoy, Whitman's gunfire from atop the UT Tower left 14 dead… Read More