Description
Texas writer-historian Mike Cox explores the origin and rise of the famed Texas Rangers in Time of the 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 wandered 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.Author: Mike Cox
Publisher: Forge
Published: 06/22/2010
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.10w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780765325259
ISBN10: 076532525X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | State & Local | West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT
- Political Science | Law Enforcement
- History | United States | 19th Century
About the Author
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.