Horace Bell (1830-1918) was a founding member of the Los Angeles Rangers (a militia company that pursued outlaws), soldier, lawyer, journalist, and newspaper publisher. As a lawyer and as an editor, he defended the Californios (Hispanic people native to California) and the poor.
He wrote two books: "Reminiscences of a Ranger: Early Times in Southern California" (1881), and "On the Old West Coast: Being Further Reminiscences of a Ranger" (1930).
He wrote two books: "Reminiscences of a Ranger: Early Times in Southern California" (1881), and "On the Old West Coast: Being Further Reminiscences of a Ranger" (1930).