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Random House
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English
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Chronicles the history of the Texas Rangers, dispelling myths, noting dark moments, and discussing their beginnings; their formal organization in 1835; their roles in the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and war with the Comanches; and the changes wrought by the twentieth century.
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University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
The renowned historian's classic study of the Texas Ranger Division, presented with its original illustrations and a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson.
“Texas Rangers” tells the story of this unique law enforcement agency from its origin in 1823, when it was formed by "Father of Texas" Stephen F. Austin, to the 1930s, when legendary lawman Frank Hamer tracked down the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. Both colorful and authoritative, it presents...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
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"From The Lone Ranger to Lonesome Dove, the Texas Rangers have been celebrated in fact and fiction for their daring exploits in bringing justice to the Old West. In Lone Star Justice, Robert M. Utley, one of the premier historians of the American West, captures the first hundred years of Ranger history in a narrative packed with adventures worthy of Zane Grey or Larry McMurtry." "Based on research in Texas archives, this is the most authoritative...
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"It's 1852. The wounds of the Mexican War are healing. Regis Royle, co-owner of a steamship fleet, has made it out alive, relatively unscarred and with enough profit and foolhardy ambition to envision a new life in south Texas. With the help of his crack-shot kid brother Shepley, his glad-handing riverboat partner Cormac Delany, and his old friend, raw-edged former Texas Ranger Jarvis "Bone" McGraw, Regis is laying claim to the prime jewel in a magnificent...
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Scholastic
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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In the diary she receives for her thirteenth birthdayin 1835, Lucinda Lawrence describes the hardships herfamily and other residents of the "Texas colonies" endure when they decide to face the Mexicans in a fight for their freedom.
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English
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No one steps on Archer land. Not if they value their life. But when Meredith Hayes overhears a lethal plot to burn the Archer brothers off their ranch, a twelve-year-old debt compels her to take the risk. Fourteen years of constant vigilance hardens a man. Yet when Travis Archer confronts a female trespasser with the same vivid blue eyes as the courageous young girl he once aided, he can't bring himself to send her away. And when an act of sacrifice...
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Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The second installment of a no-holds-barred look at the history of the famed Texas Rangers from western author Mike Cox
Following up on his magnificent history of the 19th century Texas Rangers, Mike Cox now takes us from 1900 through the present. From horseback to helicopters, from the frontier cattle days through the crime-ridden boom-or-bust oil field era, from Prohibition to World War II espionage to the violent ethnic turbulence of the '50s...
10) Touching the sky
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English
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When Laura's sister, Carissa, marries her Confederate beau, Laura finds herself in a difficult situation when she overhears plots to kill Union soldiers. Though in her heart she feels she should share this information with Union officer-and-romantic interest Brandon Reid, Laura fears she will betray her sister's trust and possibly endanger her sister's life.
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TwoDot, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Death of a Texas Ranger is the thrilling, action-packed story of the murder of Texas Ranger John Green by Cesario Menchaca, one of three Rangers of Mexican descent under Green's command. Immediately word spread that the killing may have been the botched outcome of a contract taken out on Menchaca's life by the notorious Gabriel Marnoch, a local naturalist who had run up against the law himself. But was it? Much more than just a story about a tragic...
12) Slaughter
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Doubleday
Language
English
Description
Two ways of life collide when a Comanche warrior and a buffalo hunter meet on the southern plains.
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Series
A.C. Greene volume 9
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The Johnson & Sims families were pioneer ranchers, settling in the same region--Lampasas & Burnet counties--in the dangerous years before the Civil War. After the War, Billy & Nannie Johnson & Dave & Laura Sims establish large ranches in adjoining counties in West Texas. At the turn of the century the two families united in a marriage of 14-year-old Gladys Johnson & 21-year-old Ed Sims. Several years later a nasty divorce ensued due in part to Gladys...
14) Chasing the sun
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Desperate for help after assuming responsibility for her younger siblings and the ranch that her missing father recently acquired on the Texas plains, Hannah Dandridge forms an uneasy truce with wounded soldier William Barnett, who is desperate to regain his family's land--the ranch that Hannah is struggling to keep running.
15) A moment in time
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English
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Having survived an attack that left her scarred and her father dead, Alice Chesterfield is never free from the fear and memories of the man who is responsible. Texas seems to be an answer to Alice's prayers, and when she has the opportunity to relocate to a ranch near Dallas, Robert Barnett captures her attention. He doesn't worry about the obstacles that stand in their way-- and he hardly seems to notice the scar she bears. When devastating information...
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"Whip Station, a critical stop on the Butterfield stagecoach line, is dead smack in the middle of no-man's land. The lawless call it an easy target. Joe O'Malley calls it home. If anybody can tame a wild, violent territory, it's the seasoned frontiersman. So can his family, who have the same pride and honor coursing through their veins. Helping to plant roots is his son Jackson, a former wrangler married to a steadying force of nature. Joe's grandchildren...
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Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
1983
Language
English
Description
The thrilling adventures of traveler, rancher, and fighter "Big-Foot" Wallace in a bygone era of the American frontier.
Amid the embroiling conflicts of frontiersmen, Mexicans, and war in Texas, 1837, William "Big-Foot" Wallace left his hometown of Virginia to avenge the deaths of his brother and cousin, soldiers executed by Mexicans. Upon joining the Texas Rangers, Wallace was swept into the clashes at Salado Creek, Hondo River, and the Battle of...
18) Bowie
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Pub. Date
1998
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English
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Chronicles the life of frontiersman Jim Bowie and discusses his childhood exploits, his relationship with Annie Christmas, the creation of the knife that was named for him, and other related topics.
19) The Baron brand
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English
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"When Martin Baron came to Texas, the cattle were fierce, and so was the thick mesquite brush that grew wild over the untamed land. Indian raids, flash floods, and lethal winds threatened his family's survival on a daily basis - as did the spearlike antlers of the Mexican longhorns. But, over the corse of the ... Grass Kingdom, The Barons of Texas, and The Baron Range, Martin Baron succeeded in building an empire. Now ... he must confront the bloody...
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