Lone star justice : the first century of the texas rangers.

Lone star justice : the first century of the texas rangers.

A history of the Texas Rangers, from their origins as fighters on the Texas frontier, to their role as lawmen of the Old West. The author shows how, under the leadership of men like Jack Hays and Ben McCulloch, these fiercely independent fighters became a well-trained, cohesive team.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Utley, Robert M., 1929-2022
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford Univ Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Texas Rangers > History > 19th century.
Texas Rangers
Texas > Texas Rangers.
1800-1950
Frontier and pioneer life > Texas.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Frontier and pioneer life
Texas Rangers.
Geschichte 1846-1950.
Texas > History > 1846-1950.
Texas > History > Republic, 1836-1846.
Texas
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; 1. The Tradition Established: Jack Hays and Walker Creek; 2. The Tradition Evolves: Indians; 3. The Tradition Evolves: Mexicans; 4. The Tradition Nationalized: War with Mexico; 5. "Give Us Rangers in Texas"; 6. Last Days of the Old Lion: Mexicans and Indians; 7. Chaos in Frontier Defense, 1861-1874; 8. Institutionalizing the Rangers,1874; 9. McNelly and Hall: Border Adventures; 10. The Adventures of Major Jones; 11. The El Paso Salt War; 12. "That Far Wild Country": The Trans-Pecos and the Panhandle; 13. The King Era: 1881-1891; 14. The Four Captains; 15. End of an Era.

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