Texas Rangers
by Webb, Walter Prescott
| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 900 - 999 | 976.4 Web (Browse shelf) | Available | 113527 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 569-572) and index.
They rode straight up to death: A preface -- Texas: a conflict of civilizations -- Out of the revolution -- The rangers and the republic -- From Cherokee to Comanche -- The captain comes: John c. hays -- The Texas rangers in the Mexican war -- First years in the union -- The bloody years, 1858-1859 -- The cortinas war on the Rio Grande -- Sam Houston's grand plan -- The state police -- Mcnelly and his men in southwest Texas -- McNelly and the war of Las Cuevas -- McNelly's successors: lee hall and john Armstrong -- The frontier battalion: major John b. Jones -- The el paso salt war -- Sam bass: Texas's beloved bandit -- The end of the indian trail: The rangers in the far west -- The closed frontier: last services of the frontier battalion -- The Texas rangers in the twentieth century -- Revolution, world war, and prohibition -- Frank Hamer: modern Texas ranger -- Some adventures of a ranger historian.
Episodes from the history of the Texas Rangers reveal the deeds of the men who fostered the growth and success of the state law enforcement agency.
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