The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900 - Paperback
by Mike Cox
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:ForgeISBN-13:9780765318923ISBN-10:076531892XUPC:9780765318923Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Law EnforcementBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.32 x 1.42 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC3HFE9NHV
Texas writer/historian Mike Cox explores the inception and rise of the famed Texas Rangers.
Starting in 1821 with just a handful of men, the Rangers' first purpose was to keep settlers safe from the feared and gruesome Karankawa Indians, a cannibalistic tribe that wanderd the Texas territory. As the influx of settlers grew, the attacks increased, and it became clear that a larger, better trained force was necessary. Taking readers through the major social and political movements of the Texas territory and into its statehood, Cox shows how the Rangers were a defining force in the stabilization and the creation of Texas. From Stephen Austin in the early days through the Civil War, the first eighty years of the Texas Rangers were nothing less than phenomenal, and the efforts put forth in those days set the foundation for the Texas Rangers who keep Texas safe today.Languages:EnglishPublisher:ForgeISBN-13:9780765318923ISBN-10:076531892XUPC:9780765318923Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Law EnforcementBook Topic:State & Local, 19th CenturySize:9.10 x 6.32 x 1.42 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC3HFE9NHV
MIKE COX, an elected member of the Texas Institute of Letters, began his writing career as a Texas newspaper reporter, then spent fifteen years as spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, which includes the Texas Rangers and later was Communications Manager for the Texas Department of Transportation.
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