Texas Ranger Tales

Hard-Riding Stories from the Lone Star State

Mike Cox

They were men who could not be stampeded, said the late Colonel Homer Garrison Jr. of the men who wore the badge of the Texas Rangers. Colonist Stephen F. Austin, during the earliest days of Anglo settlement in Texas, wrote that he would employ 10 men to act as 'rangers' for the common defense... and thus, the famous Texas Rangers came into being. An important part of Texas history, these few good men were distinguished, unique even among themselves, and soon, even mythical. The myths and traditions surrounding the Rangers have endured and evolved. Today the Texas Rangers are among the most respected law enforcement agencies in the world. Texas Ranger Tales is a collection of legendary Texas Ranger stories, from new takes on the famous tales to fresh stories few, if any, have heard.

Globe Pequot / Lone Star Books

Pages: 432 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-1-4930-2599-2 • Hardback • September 2016 • $24.95 • (£18.99)

978-1-4930-2600-5 • eBook • September 2016 • $23.50 • (£17.99)

Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

Texas Ranger Tales

Hard-Riding Stories from the Lone Star State

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They were men who could not be stampeded, said the late Colonel Homer Garrison Jr. of the men who wore the badge of the Texas Rangers. Colonist Stephen F. Austin, during the earliest days of Anglo settlement in Texas, wrote that he would employ 10 men to act as 'rangers' for the common defense... and thus, the famous Texas Rangers came into being. An important part of Texas history, these few good men were distinguished, unique even among themselves, and soon, even mythical. The myths and traditions surrounding the Rangers have endured and evolved. Today the Texas Rangers are among the most respected law enforcement agencies in the world. Texas Ranger Tales is a collection of legendary Texas Ranger stories, from new takes on the famous tales to fresh stories few, if any, have heard.

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Globe Pequot / Lone Star Books

Pages: 432 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-1-4930-2599-2 • Hardback • September 2016 • $24.95 • (£18.99)

978-1-4930-2600-5 • eBook • September 2016 • $23.50 • (£17.99)

Subjects: History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)

Author

Mike Cox is a freelance writer, speaker, and author of numerous Texas- related books and magazine articles. Cox spent several years as Chief of Media Relations for the Texas Department of Public Relations and served as the department's principal spokesman during several national and international law enforcement crisis situations.

Texas Ranger Tales

Hard-Riding Stories from the Lone Star State

Mike Cox

Texas Ranger Tales

Hard-Riding Stories from the Lone Star State

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