Read by George Newbern

"[Narrator George] Newbern's clear voice and appealing staccato delivery move well from phrase to phrase, keeping listeners' interest." -AudioFile on The Heart of Everything That Is Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier. In turbulent 1870s Texas, the revered and fearless Ranger Leander McNelly led his men in one dramatic campaign after another, throwing cattle thieves, desperadoes, border ruffians, and other dangerous criminals into jail or, if that's how they wanted it, six feet under. They would stop at nothing in pursuit of justice, even sending 26 Rangers across the border to retrieve stolen cattle-taking on hundreds of Mexican troops with nothing but their Sharps rifles and six-guns. The nation came to call them "McNelly's Rangers." Set against the backdrop of 200 years of thrilling Texas Rangers history, this spine-tingler takes listeners into the tough life along the Texas border that was tamed by a courageous, yet doomed, captain and his team of fearless men. It was one hell of a ride! A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press. TOM CLAVIN is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and has worked as a newspaper editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for The New York Times. He has received awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, and National Newspaper Association. His books include the bestselling Frontier Lawmen trilogy-Wild Bill, Dodge City, and Tombstone-and Blood and Treasure with Bob Drury. He lives in Sag Harbor, NY. Contents Author's Note Prologue Act I: Colonists and Captains Chapter 1: 'Texian Devils!' Chapter 2: Luckless Liberators Chapter 3: The Long Republic Chapter 4: A Connecticut Yankee Chapter 5: The Empresario Chapter 6: The 'Magna Carta' Chapter 7: An Inkling of Independence Chapter 8: Unlearned Lessons Chapter 9: Austin Behind Bars Chapter 10: 'Come To Our Aid' Chapter 11: 'How Do You Like That Answer?' Chapter 12: Looting and Shouting Chapter 13: 'Hurry On!' Chapter 14: 'Victory Purchased with Blood' Chapter 15: Take the Fight South Chapter 16: From Bad to Worse Chapter 17: The Finest Company Chapter 18: 'My Men Evinced No Dismay' Chapter 19: 'Boys, Fight To the Last!" Chapter 20: Invading Comancheria Act II: Lone Star Lawman Chapter 21: 'Walking Whiskey Keg' Chapter 22: Gettysburg of the West Chapter 23: 'Coolness and Courage' Chapter 24: Frontier Forces Chapter 25: 'True To His Colors' Chapter 26: Farmer and Father Chapter 27: No Book To Stop This Bullet Chapter 28: Follow the Money Chapter 29: Another Long and Bloody War Chapter 30: Quick With a Gun Chapter 31: 'A Perfect Reign of Terror' Chapter 32: The Peacekeepers Chapter 33: Reporters and Rangers ACT III: Their Backs to the River Chapter 34: Patrolling the Nueces Strip Chapter 35: 'You Must Be the Judge' Chapter 36: Emperor McNelly Chapter 37: 'Got You Now!' Chapter 38: 'Master of the Situation' Chapter 39: 'The Jaws of Death' Chapter 40: 'Kill All You See' Chapter 41: Rio Grande Standoff Chapter 42: 'Death Squad' Chapter 44: Capt. McNelly Goes to Washington Chapter 45: 'This Rash Young Man' Chapter 46: 'Two Best Pistol Fighters in Texas' Chapter 47: The New Lieutenant Chapter 48: 'The Brave Who Sink to Rest' Epilogue Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography Index Praise for Tom Clavin: "Clavin knows Western history ... [he] tells a good story." -Library Journal on Follow Me to Hell "'Lightning Down' has an overarching positivity and celebration of resilience." -AP News "Absorbing...Fun and revealing." -The Wall Street Journal on Dodge City "Clavin tacks up the truth like wanted posters in

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