Jim Taylor
The Last Sheriff in Texas
Tuesday, June 09, 2020, 06:19

I recently read this book about Sheriff Vail Ennis of Beeville, Texas. He was quite an interesting character .. carried a S&W .44 Special ... cast and loaded the Keith SWC .. was in numurous gunfights and killed at least 8 men during his years as Sheriff. His most famous gun battle was when arresting 2 men, one of them pulled a .38 Special and shot him 5 times. He got the .44 out and shot each man 3 times, reloaded, and shot each of them 3 more times. Then he went to the hospital. And survived.

I enjoyed the book but can see where some might not like parts of it. The book is not totally about Sheriff Ennis. The author goes into great detail about life in small-town Texas in 40's and 50's. He spends a lot of time on minute details. I liked it 'cuz I grew up during that era. And I liked the details of the corruption in government that has not necessarily gotten any better. Overall I found it enjoyable read. Your mileage may vary.