Tracking the Texas Rangers : the nineteenth century / edited by Bruce A. Glasrud and Harold J. Weiss, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Glasrud, Bruce A.

Weiss, Harold J.

Series:

Frances B. Vick series ; no. 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law enforcement--Texas--History--19th century.

Law enforcement.

Frontier and pioneer life--Texas.

Frontier and pioneer life.

Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846.

Texas.

Texas--History--1846-1950.

Texas Rangers--History--19th century.

Texas Rangers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (382 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton : University of North Texas Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tracking the Texas Rangers is an anthology of sixteen previously published articles, arranged in chronological history, covering key topics of the intrepid and sometimes controversial law officers named the Texas Rangers. Determining the role of the Rangers as the state evolved and what they actually accomplished for the benefit of the state is a difficult challenge-the actions of the Rangers fit no easy description. There is a dark side to the story of the Rangers; during the war with Mexico, for example, some murdered, pillaged, and raped. Yet these same Rangers eased the resultant United States victory. Even their beginning and the first use of the term "Texas Ranger" have mixed and complex origins. Tracking the Texas Rangers covers topics such as their early years, the great Comanche Raid of 1840, and the effective use of Colt revolvers. Article authors discuss Los Diablos Tejanos, Rip Ford, the Cortina War, the use of Hispanic Rangers and Rangers in labor disputes, and the recapture of Cynthia Ann Parker and the capture of John Wesley Hardin. The selections cover critical aspects of those experiences-organization, leadership, cultural implications, rural and urban life, and violence. In their introduction, editors Bruce A. Glasrud and Harold J. Weiss, Jr., discuss various themes and controversies surrounding the 19th-century Rangers and their treatment by historians over the years. They also have added annotations to the essays to explain where new research has shed additional light on an event to update or correct the original article text.

Contents:

Introduction : in pursuit of the Texas Rangers : the nineteenth century / Bruce A. Glasrud and Harold J. Weiss, Jr

Encomium : bad day at Round Rock / Bob Boze Bell and Rick Miller

Texas Rangers revisited : old themes and new viewpoints / Harold J. Weiss, Jr

"Valor, wisdom and experience" : early Texas Rangers and the nature of frontier leadership / Stephen L Hardin

The great Comanche raid of 1840 / Donaly E. Brice

The deadly colts on Walker's Creek / Stephen L. Moore

Los diablos tejanos / Stephen B. Oates

The Callahan expedition / Michael L. Collins

Rip Ford's Indian fight on the Canadian / W.J. Hughes

Rangers, "Rip" Ford, and the Cortina War / Richard B. McCaslin

Hispanic texas Rangers contribute to peace on the Texas frontier, 1838-1880 / David E. Screws

The "battle" at Pease River and the question of reliable sources in the recapture of Cynthia Ann Parker / Paul H. Carlson and Tom Crum

Capturing the grand mogul (John Wesley Hardin) / Leon Metz

Rangers and mounties defending the cattleman's empire / Andrew R. Graybill

Rangers of the last frontier of Texas / James M. Day

The Jesse Evans Gang and the death of Texas Ranger George R. Bingham / Chuck Parsons

The struggle for the individual and the union, 1888-1903 / Marilyn D. Rhinehart

The Texas Rangers: a selected bibliography / Harold J. Weiss, Jr. and Bruce A. Glasrud.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-92448-X

1-57441-479-8

OCLC:

811505163