Tracking the Texas Rangers

The Nineteenth Century
Herausgeber: Glasrud, Bruce A; Weiss, Harold J

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Produktbeschreibung

This is an anthology of sixteen previously published articles and chapter excerpts, arranged in chronological history, covering key topics of the intrepid and sometimes controversial law officers named the Texas Rangers. It 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 labour disputes, and the recapture of Cynthia Ann Parker and the capture of John Wesley Hardin.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of North Texas Press
• Seitenzahl: 358
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 703g
• ISBN-13: 9781574414653
• ISBN-10: 1574414658
• Artikelnr.: 36129563

Autorenporträt

BRUCE A. GLASRUD is Professor Emeritus of History, California State University, East Bay; Retired Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Sul Ross State University; and a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association and of the East Texas Historical Association. Glasrud has published nineteen books including Buffalo Soldiers in the West and Brothers to the Buffalo Soldiers. He lives in San Antonio. HAROLD J. WEISS, Jr., is Professor Emeritus of History, Government, and Criminal Justice at Jamestown Community College. He received his doctorate in history from Indiana University at Bloomington and is the author of Yours to Command: The Life and Legend of Texas Ranger Captain Bill McDonald .