Lone Star justice : the first century of the Texas Rangers / / Robert M. Utley

• Autore: Utley Robert Marshall <1929->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (417 p.)
• Disciplina: 976.4
• Soggetto topico: Frontier and pioneer life - Texas
• Soggetto geografico: Texas History 1846-1950; Texas History Republic, 1836-1846
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-360) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Era ; 16. A Summing UpAbbreviations; Notes; Sources; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Lone Star justice
• ISBN: 0-19-992371-X; 1-280-47200-6; 1-4237-6082-4; 0-19-802932-2; 1-60256-349-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821355603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II