Gillett goes through his time with the rangers by telling tales of what he went through, and he also tells some tales of what the rangers did in general. I think if you have any interest in the life of a ranger, this might be a book for you. Know that he's using lingo that was common at the time in relation to Native and African Americans. Also, he gets pretty specific with some of the deaths. For instance, instead of saying a horse died, he will say that it was shot through the neck. He does that with people, too.
Boiled down, this is an older man telling stories of the good old days. He was one of those people fortunate enough to get to do a job he loved for a while, and it shows. This book was pretty interesting, but the writing style didn't pull me in as much as I hoped it would.
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