tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post6712158408612753031..comments2024-03-29T06:34:39.916-07:00Comments on Cowboy Kisses: Mackenzie’s RaidersGiniRifkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09808573690725909979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-49827074907644745062012-08-20T10:32:47.470-07:002012-08-20T10:32:47.470-07:00Great post, Lyn! I never watched the tv show eithe...Great post, Lyn! I never watched the tv show either, and I'm surprised I've never run across the Raiders during research. Thanks so much for an informative post!Devon Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12147639030654251761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-89563620712777181512012-08-14T06:38:17.547-07:002012-08-14T06:38:17.547-07:00Paty, it certainly was an interesting time. And a ...Paty, it certainly was an interesting time. And a tragic one for Native Americans. Mackenzie was and still is considered a hero by Texans, but to the tribes he and his soldiers subdued, he was a destroyer. He epitomized the white man's determination to take away their nomadic life and confine them on small plots of ground. In other words to "civilize" them.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-61759679907183228462012-08-13T17:26:53.536-07:002012-08-13T17:26:53.536-07:00Interesting information about an interesting part ...Interesting information about an interesting part of history. I agre with Lyn, I wouldn't wonder his mental problems stemmed from all the things he saw and did. Paty Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03257614436422105729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-76301378520332311142012-08-13T15:03:18.176-07:002012-08-13T15:03:18.176-07:00Thanks, Jacquie. I'm glad you like the excerpt...Thanks, Jacquie. I'm glad you like the excerpt. Mackenzie fascinates me. He was not beloved by his men, being a stern disciplinarian, but they respected him for his courage and battle tactics. He was the equivalent of "street smart" in his day.<br /><br />Some people, probably ones who didn't like his ruthlessness, blamed his mental collapse on syphilis, but one of his biographers believes he had post traumatic stress disorder. That makes sense. The man had lived through the Civil War plus decades of brutal Indian warfare.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4152821032321828999.post-59572134236638428432012-08-13T14:05:59.926-07:002012-08-13T14:05:59.926-07:00Lyn, I've never seen that TV show and was happ...Lyn, I've never seen that TV show and was happy to learn about Ranald McKenzie. What an interesting man, but also what an unfortunate demise. I loved how you worked him in your scene so seamlessly. Nice excerpt, and I'll be waiting to read Rose's story. :)Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.com