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Lone Star justice [[electronic resource] ] : the first century of the Texas Rangers / / Robert M. Utley
| Lone Star justice [[electronic resource] ] : the first century of the Texas Rangers / / Robert M. Utley |
| Autore | Utley Robert Marshall <1929-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | 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 genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
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 | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457966703321 |
Utley Robert Marshall <1929->
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| Oxford [England] ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Lone star lawmen [[electronic resource] ] : the second century of the Texas Rangers / / Robert M. Utley
| Lone star lawmen [[electronic resource] ] : the second century of the Texas Rangers / / Robert M. Utley |
| Autore | Utley Robert Marshall <1929-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (449 p.) |
| Disciplina | 976.4/063 |
| Soggetto topico |
Outlaws - Texas
Criminals - Texas Crime - Texas - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-15893-3
9786611158934 0-19-803516-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue -- The border, 1910-1915 -- The "bandit war," 1915 -- The Big Bend, 1913-1919 -- Austin, 1918-1919 -- Pat Neff's "battles of peace," 1921-1925 -- Ma and Pa Ferguson, 1925-1927 -- Dan Moody, 1927-1931 -- Ross and Bill Sterling, 1931-1933 -- Return of the Fergusons, 1933-1935 -- The Department of Public Safety, 1935 -- DPS birth pangs, 1935-1938 -- Homer Garrison, 1938-1968 -- Gambling-- and other distractions -- Latino uprising -- Change, 1965-1985 -- Highs and lows, 1970s -- Highs and lows, 1980s -- Highs and lows, 1990s -- A summing-up. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452344603321 |
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Utley Robert Marshall <1929->
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| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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