{"product_id":"the-texas-rangers-9781476678221","title":"The Texas Rangers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The Texas Ranger law enforcement agency features so prominently in Texan and Wild West folklore that its accomplishments have been featured in everything from pulp novels to popular television. After a brief overview of the Texas Rangers'' formation, this book provides an exhaustive account of every known Ranger unit from 1823 to the present. Each chapter provides a brief contextual explanation of the time period covered and features entries on each unit''s commanders, periods of service, activities, and supervising authorities. Appendices include an account of the Rangers'' battle record, a history of the illustrious badge, documents relating to the Rangers, and lists of Rangers who have died in service, been inducted into the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, or received the Texas Department of Public Safety''s Medal of Valor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ean exhaustive account\"\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"the first of its kind, this book documents Texas Ranger units since the service’s 1823 inception...the most comprehensive book to date...a wonderful, one-step reference for historians\"\" - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"a good, one volume, overall, modern history of the Rangers in their changing roles from 1823 to today...easy to read\"\" - \u003ci\u003eJournal of the West\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor the Common Defense: Rangers in Colonial Tejas (1823–1835)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGained by War: Rangers of the Revolution and Republic (1835–1845)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLos Diablos Tejanos : Rangers in the U.S.-Mexican War (1846–1848)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRangers of the Old Stamp: The Texas Mounted Volunteers (1848–1861)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Most Desperate Struggle: Rangers in the Civil War (1861–1865)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Surrender, No Prisoners: The Minute Men, the Frontier Forces, and the Frontier Men (1865–1874)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Little Standing Army: Minute Men\/Special State Troops\/Special Force (1874–1881)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuty Well Performed: The Frontier Battalion (1874–1901) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLos Rinches : The State Ranger Force (1901–1935)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Fabled Tradition: The Texas Ranger Division (1935–Present)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A: Battle Record\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B: Rangers Who Died in the Line of Duty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C: The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix D: Texas Ranger Recipients of the Department of Public Safety Medal of Valor \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix E: Documents Regarding the Texas Rangers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix F: The History of the Badge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040460931415,"sku":"9781476678221","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476678221.jpg?v=1750946827","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-texas-rangers-9781476678221","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}