02715nam 2200601Ia 450 991045796670332120200520144314.01-280-47200-61-4237-6082-40-19-802932-21-60256-349-7(CKB)1000000000363166(EBL)271832(OCoLC)191038358(SSID)ssj0000194011(PQKBManifestationID)11166620(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194011(PQKBWorkID)10232542(PQKB)10688756(MiAaPQ)EBC271832(MiAaPQ)EBC4704496(Au-PeEL)EBL271832(CaPaEBR)ebr10269142(EXLCZ)99100000000036316620010626d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLone Star justice[electronic resource] the first century of the Texas Rangers /Robert M. UtleyOxford [England] ;New York Oxford University Press20021 online resource (417 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-512742-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-360) and index.Contents; Preface; 1. The Tradition Established: Jack Hays and Walker Creek; 2. The Tradition Evolves: Indians; 3. The Tradition Evolves: Mexicans; 4. The Tradition Nationalized: War with Mexico; 5. ""Give Us Rangers in Texas"; 6. Last Days of the Old Lion: Mexicans and Indians; 7. Chaos in Frontier Defense, 1861-1874; 8. Institutionalizing the Rangers,1874; 9. McNelly and Hall: Border Adventures; 10. The Adventures of Major Jones; 11. The El Paso Salt War; 12. ""That Far Wild Country"": The Trans-Pecos and the Panhandle; 13. The King Era: 1881-1891; 14. The Four Captains; 15. End of an Era16. A Summing UpAbbreviations; Notes; Sources; IndexA history of the Texas Rangers, from their origins as fighters on the Texas frontier, to their role as lawmen of the Old West. The author shows how, under the leadership of men like Jack Hays and Ben McCulloch, these fiercely independent fighters became a well-trained, cohesive team.Frontier and pioneer lifeTexasTexasHistory1846-1950TexasHistoryRepublic, 1836-1846Electronic books.Frontier and pioneer life976.4Utley Robert Marshall1929-144015MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457966703321Lone Star justice2460846UNINA