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"a lively and illuminating read." -- The Austin Chronicle
"an overdue history of the Rangers, worthy of comparison to Walter Prescott Webb's." -- Johnny D. Boggs, Wild West
The Legend Begins: The Texas Rangers 1823-1845 records the history of the Rangers from their earliest antecedents in the 1820s as a defense force against Indian depredations, and continues their history and accomplishments through the Republic years up to statehood. The Legend Begins discusses the changes in the philosophies and in the organization of the Rangers during these early years -- changes made necessary as the times changed and the needs of Texas changed. Frederick Wilkins isn't writing revisionist history, but he does use his source materials to make judgements based on his studies of the facts. He presents his reasons for doubting the validity of the legendary battles of John Coffee Hays and the Rangers at Enchanted Rock and at Bandera Pass. The Legend Begins is an important contribution to western studies as his Wilkins previous book The Highly Irregular Irregulars: Texas Rangers In The Mexican War. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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First of a trilogy, this book is a masterful history of the Rangers from the early 1820s through Texas statehood. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
"a lively and illuminating read." -- The Austin Chronicle
"an overdue history of the Rangers, worthy of comparison to Walter Prescott Webb's." -- Johnny D. Boggs, Wild West
The Legend Begins: The Texas Rangers 1823-1845 records the history of the Rangers from their earliest antecedents in the 1820s as a defense force against Indian depredations, and continues their history and accomplishments through the Republic years up to statehood. The Legend Begins discusses the changes in the philosophies and in the organization of the Rangers during these early years -- changes made necessary as the times changed and the needs of Texas changed. Frederick Wilkins isn't writing revisionist history, but he does use his source materials to make judgements based on his studies of the facts. He presents his reasons for doubting the validity of the legendary battles of John Coffee Hays and the Rangers at Enchanted Rock and at Bandera Pass. The Legend Begins is an important contribution to western studies as his Wilkins previous book The Highly Irregular Irregulars: Texas Rangers In The Mexican War. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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First of a trilogy, this book is a masterful history of the Rangers from the early 1820s through Texas statehood. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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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, San Jacinto, Eli Chandler, Sam Houston, Santa Anna, Mathew Caldwell, President Houston, Henry Karnes, Sam Walker, San Patricio, San Saba, Texas Republic, Anglo Americans, Colorado River, Major Williamson, Mexican War, Plains Indians, Colonel Coleman, Gulf Coast 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, San Jacinto, Eli Chandler, Sam Houston, Santa Anna, Mathew Caldwell, President Houston, Henry Karnes, Sam Walker, San Patricio, San Saba, Texas Republic, Anglo Americans, Colorado River, Major Williamson, Mexican War, Plains Indians, Colonel Coleman, Gulf Coast New!
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- Texas Indian Fighters by A. J. Sowell on 7 pages
- Evolution Of A State by Noah Smithwick on 6 pages
- Big Foot by Edgar Wallace on 5 pages
- The Texas Rangers by Walter Prescott Webb in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Handbook of Texas by Walter Prescott Webb in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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