Trackdown Television Series Archives, 1957-1959

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Trackdown Television Series Archives, 1957-1959

Trackdown, a television series created by Jack Robinson, aired from 1957 to 1959. Set in the Southwest during the 1870s, Trackdown detailed the adventures of a fictional Texas Ranger, Hoby Gilman. The archives contain twenty-one scripts in carbon and mimeographed copy formats, reflecting the episodes of the show during those two years.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8199497

University of Texas Libraries

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Powell, Dick, 1951-....

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In November 1835, Texas lawmakers created a corps of Texas Rangers to guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers. During the Texas Revolution and republic era, the Rangers were used principally for protection against Native American raids. After serving for the Confederacy in the Civil War, the organization was restructured as state police and charged with the enforcement of unpopular Reconstruction laws. The beginning of the 20th century saw the Rangers involved in de...

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Trackdown, a television series created by Jack Robinson, aired from 1957 to 1959. Set in the Southwest during the 1870s, Trackdown detailed the adventures of a fictional Texas Ranger, Hoby Gilman. Many of the stories told in the series were adapted from actual Texas Ranger cases. For that reason, the show received the official approval of the state of Texas and the Texas Rangers, a distinction held by no other Western television program. From the guide to the Trackdown, Television Se...

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