The Texas Rangers, Wearing The Cinco Peso 1821-1900. Volume I

MIKE COX

Publication: Tom Dougherty Associates, 2008, New York

First Edition. 8vo. Signed by the author on the title page. Black boards. titles stamped in gilt on the spine, 492 pp., acknowledgments, preface, Illustrated with old photographs, portraits, notes, bibliography. Index. "Starting in 1821 with just a handful of men, the Rangers' first purpose was to keep settlers safe from the feared and gruesome Karankawa Indians, a cannibalistic tribe that wandered the Texas territory. As the influx of settlers grew, the attacks increased, and it became clear that a larger, better trained force was necessary. Taking readers through the major social and political movements of the Texas territory and into its statehood, Cox shows how the Rangers were a defining force in the stabilization and the creation of Texas." A thorough and well-written history of the Texas Rangers through 1900. Fine bright copy in bright dust jacket.