{"product_id":"tracking-the-texas-rangers-bruce-a-glasrud-9781574414653","title":"Tracking the Texas Rangers: The Nineteenth Century","description":"Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-USX-NONEX-NONE\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracking the Texas Rangers\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology of sixteen previously published articles, arranged in chronological history, covering key topics of the intrepid and sometimes controversial law officers named the Texas Rangers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Determining the role of the Rangers as the state evolved and what they actually accomplished for the benefit of the state is a difficult challenge--the actions of the Rangers fit no easy description. There is a dark side to the story of the Rangers; during the war with Mexico, for example, some murdered, pillaged, and raped. Yet these same Rangers eased the resultant United States victory. Even their beginning and the first use of the term \"Texas Ranger\" have mixed and complex origins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracking the Texas Rangers\u003c\/i\u003e covers topics such as their early years, the great Comanche Raid of 1840, and the effective use of Colt revolvers. Article authors discuss Los Diablos Tejanos, Rip Ford, the Cortina War, the use of Hispanic Rangers and Rangers in labor disputes, and the recapture of Cynthia Ann Parker and the capture of John Wesley Hardin. The selections cover critical aspects of those experiences--organization, leadership, cultural implications, rural and urban life, and violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In their introduction, editors Bruce A. Glasrud and Harold J. Weiss, Jr., discuss various themes and controversies surrounding the 19th-century Rangers and their treatment by historians over the years. They also have added annotations to the essays to explain where new research has shed additional light on an event to update or correct the original article text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce A. Glasrud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1574414658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574414653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.10d","brand":"Bruce A. Glasrud","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48742594085119,"sku":"9781574414653","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tracking-the-texas-rangers-bruce-a-glasrud-9781574414653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}