A Revolver and a Showman

A Revolver and a Showman

A Revolver and a Showman
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 7
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.02

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		raiders, tactics, uphold, gangs, invasion, ranks, greatly, bodyguard, publicity, fairly, fighter, wounded, pneumonia, unofficial, army, prisoner
	content words:		Sam Walker, Texas Rangers, Chief Osceola, Captain Jack Hayes, Adrian Woll, New York City, Sam Colt, Santa Anna, William McDonald, Civil War

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A Revolver and a Showman
By Mary Lynn Bushong

¹     Caption: Portrait of Sam Walker

²     The Texas Rangers welcomed many men to their ranks. Some were hard workers who wanted nothing more than to uphold Ranger values. Some loved action and adventure, while a few hoped for glory.

³     Sam Walker was a man who loved adventure. He had a short life, just 32 years, but he packed it full of living.

⁴     Walker was born in Maryland in 1815, and it is thought he was educated fairly well. As a young man, he joined the army and helped fight Chief Osceola in the Florida swamps.

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