William A. A. Wallace

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William Alexander Anderson "Bigfoot" Wallace (April 3, 1817 – January 7, 1899), was a famous Texas Ranger who took part in many of the military conflicts of the Republic of Texas and the United States in the 1840s, including the Mexican-American War. The town of Bigfoot, Texas is named for him. Wallace is buried in the Texas State Cemetery.

[edit] Portrayals in Other Media

Larry McMurtry included a fictionalized version of Wallace in his Lonesome Dove prequel, Dead Man's Walk. In this book, Wallace is one of the Rangers who signs on with Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call to go on the Texas Santa Fe expedition. After they are captured by Mexican authorities, they are made to draw beans to decide who will live or die, a method borrowed from the Mier Expedition. Unlike his real-life counterpart, Wallace in this story draws a black bean, and is executed. In the film, he is played by Keith Carradine.

[edit] External links

• The adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas ranger and hunter, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• William Alexander Anderson Wallace from the Handbook of Texas Online