Mike Cox knows as much about the Texas Rangers as anybody on the planet. And in this, his second book on the Rangers, he spins more great tales of these larger-than-life heroes and their sometimes almost unvelievable adventures. These are all new stories, some only told among the Rangers themselves, some told quietly over remote compfires, and others only whispered over elegant dinner tables. Now here they are: more entertaining, informative, and always exciting tales of the grea Texas Rangers.
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"[Author Mike Cox's] style is well-suited to the subject matter--he sticks to the facts and throws in well-written turns of phrase and the right amount of wry humor. He also gives the reader a real sense of what was happening in the world at large at that time and how it influenced what the Rangers did." (Jodelle Greiner Gainesville Daily Register )
"if you want to fin out more about the Texas Ragners, pick up Cox's books and have a good time reading." (Jodelle Greiner Gainesville Daily Register )
"if you want to fin out more about the Texas Ragners, pick up Cox's books and have a good time reading." (Jodelle Greiner Gainesville Daily Register )
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Mike Cox is a freelance writer, speaker, and author of six Texas related books and numerous magazine articles. Cox spent several years as Chief of Media Relations for the Texas Department of Public Relations and served as the department's principal spokesman during several national and international law enforcement crisis situations.
Mike Cox is a freelance writer, speaker, and author of six Texas related books and numerous magazine articles. Cox spent several years as Chief of Media Relations for the Texas Department of Public Relations and served as the department's principal spokesman during several national and international law enforcement crisis situations.
Mike Cox is a freelance writer, speaker, and author of six Texas related books and numerous magazine articles. Cox spent several years as Chief of Media Relations for the Texas Department of Public Relations and served as the department's principal spokesman during several national and international law enforcement crisis situations.
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Straight shooting from the Rangers' right hand man,
This review is from: Texas Ranger Tales II (Pt. 2) (Hardcover)
Everytime a new book is published on that unique, legendary, fascinating, iconic, mythical, and very real law enforcment agency, the Texas Rangers,and that book has Mike Cox's name on it, you can expect the very best in contemporary historical writing on the subject. Cox is the man you see on TV, facing that phalanx of reporters every time some whacko antigovernment kooks force a standoff that calls for some old fashioned straight shootin' and cool tempered, righteous handling. Because the Rangers themselves aren't like most modern folks who like to blab their stories on Larry King or in the scandal rags; they're tight lipped men, and they let their actions and their record do the talking. And what a bunch of incredible stories their history offers. Cox himself is the perfect chronicler for the Rangers, he writes in an economic, deceptively simple style, almost like a grandfather telling stories to a youngster or a circle of old friends. There's always a twist at the end, and unlike the VAST majority of other Ranger histories, Cox always manages to unearth new facts or fascinating new insights to the deeds and incidents he writes about. Cox also often has a personal connection to the events he writes about; sometimes, as in the case of legends like Frank Hamer, the Rangers were men that were well known to his own grandfather, and passed down directly to him. And Cox has been on the scene at some of the biggest cases of the mid-to late 20th century -- the standoff at Ft Davis, the Luby massacre in Killeen, the Branch Davidian blow up at Waco. Buy this book in hardcover, you'll be reading it over and over so much that you'll wear out the paperback.
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Excellent Book on the Rangers!,
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This review is from: Texas Ranger Tales II (Pt. 2) (Paperback)
My review is simple: If you wish to read a good book on the Texas Rangers, buy this one!
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