LEADER 02711nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910784676603321 005 20230321223103.0 010 $a0-19-992371-X 010 $a1-280-47200-6 010 $a1-4237-6082-4 010 $a0-19-802932-2 010 $a1-60256-349-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000363166 035 $a(EBL)271832 035 $a(OCoLC)191038358 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000194011 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11166620 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194011 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10232542 035 $a(PQKB)10688756 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC271832 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4704496 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL271832 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10269142 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000363166 100 $a20010626d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLone Star justice$b[electronic resource] $ethe first century of the Texas Rangers /$fRobert M. Utley 210 $aOxford [England] ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (417 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-512742-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 346-360) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Era 327 $a16. A Summing UpAbbreviations; Notes; Sources; Index 330 $aA 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. 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zTexas 607 $aTexas$xHistory$y1846-1950 607 $aTexas$xHistory$yRepublic, 1836-1846 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 676 $a976.4 700 $aUtley$b Robert M.$f1929-2022.$01337590 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784676603321 996 $aLone Star justice$93827568 997 $aUNINA