The Bangs Man: A Dr. Thomas Russell Story

by Robert Simer

Overview

The plan was to quarantine all the cattle in Liberty County. The ranchers would be furious. Doctor Tate needed a warm body to fill a position that nobody wanted. He was willing to take a chance on anyone. Thomas Russell was graduating from veterinary school in Illinois without a job. His last hope was a resume he sent off to the United States Department of Agriculture. When Tate offered him a chance to work for the USDA in southeast Texas, he jumped. A Yankee in Cajun country soon became a complicated web of love and deceit. From stethoscope and lab coat to Stetson and boots, Thomas is thrust back in time. This is a world where horses, dogs and cattle are all that matter. It's not okay to sit back and watch, and your worth is tied to your work. Jacob Thibodeaux controlled Liberty County and hated the government's involvement in it. When Thomas falls for his daughter Rachel an enemy is born. When Thomas finds government property stashed in a pipe, his curiosity is piqued. Love, intrigue, fear and failure challenge Thomas' resolve as he became a new man, The Bangs Man.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543988741
Publisher:	BookBaby
Publication date:	12/01/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Robert Simer, D.V.M. currently works as a regulatory veterinarian in Waco, Texas. He grew up in Illinois on a farm where he developed his love for animals. One of his first jobs was with the Texas Animal Health Commission in Liberty, Texas. After working with corporate feed and drug manufacturers in the Midwest, he returned to Texas in 1997. In 2006 he moved to Waco to work with the USDA. He serves as a board member for the National Association of Federal Veterinarians. His fond memories of southeast Texas are what compelled him to write this story.

Table of Contents

Part 1 A New Job 1

Thomas Gets a Call 3

Call Back 11

Arrive in Corrigan 15

Wagon Wheel Café 19

Learning from Vega 25

Rachel Thibodeaux 37

First Assignment: Herd Plan (Meet David Crozier) 43

Time to Prove I Can Cowboy 49

New Place to Stay 53

Feed Store for supplies 59

What's a Herd Plan 63

Rice or Taters 67

The Mud Story 73

An Area Test 77

Practice Makes Perfect 81

Town Hall 83

Liberty County 89

Cow Testing 93

Bubba's Heifer Agreement 95

Travel to Corrigan 105

Breakfast Heaven 109

On the Kill Floor 115

Sate Bam 123

Morning Herd Test 127

Part 2 A New Friend 131

Louisiana Crawfish 133

Landfried Tests in Rain 139

Rain 147

Feed Store Posturing 151

To the Coast 153

More Tags in Pipes 167

Testing Blacky 175

Navigating Redwood 183

Ass Kicking 191

To Houston Bullfighting 195

Chachere Signs 199

Road Kill Again 203

Insomnia Research 205

Do They Touch? 207

Part 3 A New Mission 211

Road Kill BBQ 213

Back in Corrigan 217

What Is Going On at Shorty's? 223

Another Piece to the Puzzle 227

Why So Long? 233

Let's Find Cows 241

Jacob Tests 245

Testing Thibodeaux 249

Madisonville 251

Thibodaux Bangs Out 253

B On the Jaw 255

Emergency 259

Broken Leg 265

All Better 269

Tate Won't Help 271

Test All the Cows 275

Tate Follows Up 279

Jacob Tests More Cows 283

Don't Sleep 285

Swimming in Cows 287

Alfonso Wants Help 291

Busted Up 295

Acknowledgments 303