First of a trilogy, this book is a masterful history of the Rangers from the early 1820s through Texas statehood.
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The late FREDERICK WILKINS was born in Dallas, Texas, majored in history at Southern Methodist University, and spent twenty-five years with the U.S. Army's information program. His primary interest was the Texas Rangers and he is the author of the highly acclaimed Defending the Borders: The Texas Rangers 1848–1861 and The Law Comes to Texas: The Texas Rangers 1870–1901 also by State House Press.
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It often comes as a surprise to Texans to learn their state was not always considered a place of awe and wonder, but the early Spanish explorers saw nothing of any real value in the vast, unknown lands above the Rio Bravo del Norte. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Antonio, Rio Grande, United States, Corpus Christi, Secretary of War, Texas Congress, Patent Arms, Sam Houston, San Jacinto, Eli Chandler, Santa Anna, Mathew Caldwell, President Houston, Henry Karnes, Sam Walker, San Patricio, San Saba, Texas Republic, Anglo Americans, Colorado River, Juan Seguin, Major Williamson, Mexican War, Plains Indians, Colonel Coleman New!
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It often comes as a surprise to Texans to learn their state was not always considered a place of awe and wonder, but the early Spanish explorers saw nothing of any real value in the vast, unknown lands above the Rio Bravo del Norte. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Antonio, Rio Grande, United States, Corpus Christi, Secretary of War, Texas Congress, Patent Arms, Sam Houston, San Jacinto, Eli Chandler, Santa Anna, Mathew Caldwell, President Houston, Henry Karnes, Sam Walker, San Patricio, San Saba, Texas Republic, Anglo Americans, Colorado River, Juan Seguin, Major Williamson, Mexican War, Plains Indians, Colonel Coleman New!
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- Texas Indian Fighters: Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas by A. J. Sowell on 7 pages
- Evolution Of A State by Noah Smithwick on 6 pages
- Big Foot (Bulldog Drummond) by Edgar Wallace on 5 pages
- The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense by Walter Prescott Webb in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Early Times In Texas by John C. Duval in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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