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“Swanson has done a crucial public service by exposing the barbarous side of the Rangers.” —The New York Times Book Review

A twenty-first century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, oppression, and corruption

The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years later, the Rangers are still going--one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson has written a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles their epic, daring escapades while showing how the white and propertied power structures of Texas used them as enforcers, protectors and officially sanctioned killers.

Cult of Glory begins with the Rangers'' emergence as conquerors of the wild and violent Texas frontier. They fought the fierce Comanches, chased outlaws, and serv

Cult of Glory

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      Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
      Published 8 June 2021
      ISBN-13 9781101979877
      978-1101979877
      ISBN-10 1101979879
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      “Swanson has done a crucial public service by exposing the barbarous side of the Rangers.” —The New York Times Book Review

      A twenty-first century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, oppression, and corruption

      The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years later, the Rangers are still going--one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson has written a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles their epic, daring escapades while showing how the white and propertied power structures of Texas used them as enforcers, protectors and officially sanctioned killers.

      Cult of Glory begins with the Rangers'' emergence as conquerors of the wild and violent Texas frontier. They fought the fierce Comanches, chased outlaws, and serv

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