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Lone star lawmen : the second century of the Texas Rangers / Robert M. Utley.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Utley, Robert M., 1929-2022.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Texas Rangers--History--20th century.
- Texas Rangers.
- Texas Rangers--Biography.
- Outlaws--Texas--Biography.
- Outlaws.
- History.
- Crime.
- Criminals.
- Texas.
- Criminals--Texas--Biography.
- Crime--Texas--History--20th century.
- Texas--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 400 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- Written by a respected Western historian, here is the definitive account of the Texas Rangers, a vivid portrait of these legendary peace officers and their role in a changing West.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- The border, 1910-1915
- The "bandit war," 1915
- The Big Bend, 1913-1919
- Austin, 1918-1919
- Pat Neff's "battles of peace," 1921-1925
- Ma and Pa Ferguson, 1925-1927
- Dan Moody, 1927-1931
- Ross and Bill Sterling, 1931-1933
- Return of the Fergusons, 1933-1935
- The Department of Public Safety, 1935
- DPS birth pangs, 1935-1938
- Homer Garrison, 1938-1968
- Gambling
- and other distractions
- Latino uprising
- Change, 1965-1985
- Highs and lows, 1970s
- Highs and lows, 1980s
- Highs and lows, 1990s
- A summing-up.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-390) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0195154444
- 9780195154443
- OCLC:
- 71004074
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