Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense

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 the evolution and exploits of the Texas Rangers through Comanche raids, the Mexican War, annexation, secession, and on into the 20th century.
 
Written in 1935 by Walter Prescott Webb, the pioneering historian of the American West, Texas Rangers is a true classic of Texas history. This edition is a reproduction of the original Houghton Mifflin edition.

By Walter Prescott Webb (Author), Lyndon B. Johnson (Foreword). Paperback, 1965, 608 pages.