i Ride-plenty: Indians’ name for Texas cowboys.

ii Bayo-cebrunos: a dun colour shading into smoky gray.

iii Nemenuh: ‘The People’, the Comanches’ name for their nation.

iv A description of how a friction primer works is given in The Hooded Riders.

v For a description of a Rocker Ambulance, read Hound Dog Man.

vi Grulla: mousey brown colour like the plumage of a sandhill crane.

vii A trail count is described fully in Trail Boss.

viii Told in The Colt and the Sabre.

ix Told in The Rebel Spy.

x Told in The Devil Gun.

xi Told in The Ysabel Kid.

xii Told in Comanche.

xiii Told in The Fastest Gun in Texas.

xiv Told in .44 Calibre Man.

xv Map of Mexico: large, complicated brand used by Mexican ranchers.

 

xvi Sea lions: cattle reared in the coastal districts of Texas.

xvii It would be many years before oil became a factor in the Texas economy.

xviii Told in From Hide and Horn.

xix Described in Trail Boss.

xx For description of a Ketchum Hand Grenade, read Cold Deck, Hot Lead.