U.S. Rangers, the Law of the Land
Author : Paul D. Berkowitz
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,65 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Law enforcement
ISBN :
The Injustice Never Leaves You
Author : Monica Muñoz Martinez
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 14,15 MB
Release : 2018-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0674989384
Book Description
Winner of the Caughey Western History Prize Winner of the Robert G. Athearn Award Winner of the Lawrence W. Levine Award Winner of the TCU Texas Book Award Winner of the NACCS Tejas Foco Nonfiction Book Award Winner of the María Elena Martínez Prize Frederick Jackson Turner Award Finalist “A page-turner...Haunting...Bravely and convincingly urges us to think differently about Texas’s past.” —Texas Monthly Between 1910 and 1920, self-appointed protectors of the Texas–Mexico border—including members of the famed Texas Rangers—murdered hundreds of ethnic Mexicans living in Texas, many of whom were American citizens. Operating in remote rural areas, officers and vigilantes knew they could hang, shoot, burn, and beat victims to death without scrutiny. A culture of impunity prevailed. The abuses were so pervasive that in 1919 the Texas legislature investigated the charges and uncovered a clear pattern of state crime. Records of the proceedings were soon filed away as the Ranger myth flourished. A groundbreaking work of historical reconstruction, The Injustice Never Leaves You has upended Texas’s sense of its own history. A timely reminder of the dark side of American justice, it is a riveting story of race, power, and prejudice on the border. “It’s an apt moment for this book’s hard lessons...to go mainstream.” —Texas Observer “A reminder that government brutality on the border is nothing new.” —Los Angeles Review of Books
The Texas Rangers in Transition
Author : Charles H. Harris
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 28,16 MB
Release : 2019-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 080616364X
Book Description
Official Texas Ranger Bicentennial™ Publication Newly rich in oil money, and all the trouble it could buy, Texas in the years following World War I underwent momentous changes—and those changes propelled the transformation of the state’s storied Rangers. Charles H. Harris III and Louis R. Sadler explore this important but relatively neglected period in the Texas Rangers’ history in this book, a sequel to their award-winning The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910–1920. In a Texas awash in booze and oil in the Prohibition years, the Rangers found themselves riding herd on gamblers and bootleggers, but also tasked with everything from catching murderers to preventing circus performances on Sunday. The Texas Rangers in Transition takes up the Rangers’ story at a time of political turmoil, as the largely rural state was rapidly becoming urban. At the same time, law enforcement was facing an epidemic of bank robberies, an increase in organized crime, the growth of the Ku Klux Klan, Prohibition enforcement—new challenges that the Rangers met by transitioning from gunfighters to criminal investigators. Steeped in tradition, reluctant to change, the agency was reduced to its nadir in the depths of the Depression, the victim of slashed appropriations, an antagonistic governor, and mediocre personnel. Harris and Sadler document the further and final change that followed when, in 1935, the Texas Rangers were moved from the governor’s control to the newly created Department of Public Safety. This proved a watershed in the Rangers’ history, marking their transformation into a modern law enforcement agency, the elite investigative force that they remain to this day.
Ranger's Law
Author : Elmer Kelton
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,37 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Texas
ISBN :
Book Description
Follows the adventures and exploits of Rusty Shannon and Andy Pickard as they confront the violence and perils of post-Civil War Texas.
U.S. Rangers, the Law of the Land
Author : Paul D. Berkowitz
Publisher : Cat Publishing Company
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 49,48 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781562262037
Book Description
Law on the Last Frontier
Author : S. E. Spinks
Publisher :
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 17,73 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Book Description
In a career forged in the saddle on scout duty along the Rio Grande, Arthur Hill witnessed dramatic changes from 1947 to 1974. Whether inspecting brands, deterring smugglers of everything from cattle to candelilla wax, or giving chase on horseback across merciless terrain--often into Mexico--Hill found himself immersed in a world that straddled centuries as well as cultures. Promotion to sergeant of Ranger Company B in 1957 took Hill to Dallas, where he brought his brush-country methods to bear on urban crimes. Yet after only a year, and despite the opportunity for advancement to captain, Hill knew his place and heart were back in the Big Bend, where rampant drug trade was altering his beloved border irrevocably from an existence that had remained the same for hundreds of years. From the Lone Star Steel strike, the KKK, and the "Dixie Mafia" to problems of drug-running and illegal immigration, Arthur Hill's life as a Texas ranger illuminates present issues as well as the past. I hope to give the reader the chance to ride through the Big Bend with Hill, and hear of the Texas that was and the Texas that emerged on his watch. -- S. E. Spinks
Ranger's Law
Author : Elmer Kelton
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 23,80 MB
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429926732
Book Description
Written by the most honored Western writer of all time, Ranger's Law presents three novels from Elmer Kelton's acclaimed saga of the formative years of the Texas Rangers. In Ranger's Trail, set in the decade following the Civil War, young David "Rusty" Shannon hopes to join the "ranging companies" being formed to curb depredations by Indian bands and renegade outlaws. Waiting will give him time to find and kill the man who murdered his fiancée - but the trail Rusty is following may lead to the wrong man. Texas Vendetta pairs Rusty Shannon, now a Ranger private, with Farley Brackett, a Civil War veteran, to deliver a prisoner, Jayce Landon, to a sheriff of a distant county. The mission won't be easy. Landon killed a member of a rival clan and Rusty and his partner are riding into the middle of a blood feud. In Jericho's Road, Ranger Andy Pickard, who as a child was taken captive by the Comanche and called 'Badger Boy,' is assigned to ride patrol on the Texas-Mexico border and finds his few miles along the Rio Grande in the center of a range war. Two of the most recognizable Texas symbols – the Rangers and Elmer Kelton – come together in these unforgettable adventures in Ranger's Law. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Cult of Glory
Author : Doug J. Swanson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 44,71 MB
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1101979887
Book Description
“Swanson has done a crucial public service by exposing the barbarous side of the Rangers.” —The New York Times Book Review A twenty-first century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, oppression, and corruption The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years later, the Rangers are still going--one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson has written a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles their epic, daring escapades while showing how the white and propertied power structures of Texas used them as enforcers, protectors and officially sanctioned killers. Cult of Glory begins with the Rangers' emergence as conquerors of the wild and violent Texas frontier. They fought the fierce Comanches, chased outlaws, and served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. As Texas developed, the Rangers were called upon to catch rustlers, tame oil boomtowns, and patrol the perilous Texas-Mexico border. In the 1930s they began their transformation into a professionally trained police force. Countless movies, television shows, and pulp novels have celebrated the Rangers as Wild West supermen. In many cases, they deserve their plaudits. But often the truth has been obliterated. Swanson demonstrates how the Rangers and their supporters have operated a propaganda machine that turned agency disasters and misdeeds into fables of triumph, transformed murderous rampages--including the killing of scores of Mexican civilians--into valorous feats, and elevated scoundrels to sainthood. Cult of Glory sets the record straight. Beginning with the Texas Indian wars, Cult of Glory embraces the great, majestic arc of Lone Star history. It tells of border battles, range disputes, gunslingers, massacres, slavery, political intrigue, race riots, labor strife, and the dangerous lure of celebrity. And it reveals how legends of the American West--the real and the false--are truly made.
Murphy's Law
Author : Jack Murphy
Publisher : Threshold Editions
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1501191241
Book Description
For fans of the New York Times bestsellers The Last Punisher and Lone Survivor, a heart-pounding military memoir from a former Army Ranger sniper and Special Operations weapon sergeant-turned-journalist about the incredible highs and devastating lows of his career. Growing up in small New York towns, Jack Murphy knew he wanted to lead a life far from the ordinary—a life of adventure and valor. After the 9/11 attacks, he immediately enlisted in the Army, knowing this was his chance to live the life he desired and fight for a cause he staunchly supported. After making it through the rigorous Ranger Indoctrination Program, he graduated sniper school and was promptly deployed to Afghanistan, where his experiences went from ordinary to extraordinary. In this gripping military memoir, Murphy recounts the multiple missions he underwent as a Ranger, a Special Forces weapons sergeant, and ultimately, a boots-on-the-ground journalist. From enemy ambushes, dodging explosives, crashing terrorists’ weddings, and landing helicopters in the streets of Mosul, Jack provides a hard-hitting glimpse of what combat is like in some of the world’s most dangerous, war-torn places. With tours of duty in two of the most decorated units of the armed forces, Murphy brings a unique perspective to the military genre as he reflects on his great triumphs and shattering failures both on and off the battlefield. Later, Murphy turned his attention to breaking news within the military. His stories have taken him from Iraq to Switzerland, from Syria to South Korea. From crossing Middle Eastern borders in the dead of night, to rolling into an IED-laden zone, Murphy’s stories are always a thrill a minute. Murphy’s Law tells a story of intense bravery and sacrifice—both on and off the battlefield.
The Texas Rangers
Author : History Titans
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 2019-07-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781080236169
Book Description
Have you ever wondered about the Texas Rangers? Do you know the history of this legendary law enforcement agency? If you find yourself wondering: -Who are the Texas Rangers?-What are their responsibilities and modern-day roles?-Is there really a Walker, Texas Ranger?-How did the Texas Rangers get started? Then you are in luck! Purchase this Texas Ranger book now to have your questions answered! During the early 1820s, Texas was plagued with raids from bandits and outlaws. Ranchers lost their cattle, settlers were robbed of their property. The settlement of Stephen Austin was riddled with raids. Austin, seeing the need for order to be restored to his colony petitioned to start the Texas Rangers. The rest is history. From outlaws to bandits and from wars to skirmishes, the Rangers have been a mainstay in the state of Texas. They have worked tirelessly, both inside and outside the law, to restore justice to a state that has often been riddled with illegal activities. From the era of the Old West until the state became a criminal haven during the Ma Ferguson years, the Texas Rangers have been steadfast in coming to the aid of the citizens of Texas. Over the years, as the agency has changed, the motto has stayed the same: One Riot, One Ranger.In this book, you will learn the history of the Rangers, who the famous outlaws were that the Rangers brought to justice. You will learn the methods that were used in the Old West that helped the Texas Rangers capture elusive criminals such as Bonnie and Clyde.The exciting story of the Texas Rangers from the beginning of the organization to now lies within this book. If you want to learn about the famous Texas Rangers such as: -Jack "Coffee" Hays-"Rip" Ford-Samuel Walker-Captain McNelly-William "Bigfoot" WallaceThen search no further! The Texas Rangers: A History of the Law Enforcement Agency is the book you have been searching for!You can buy the book now to also learn about the infamous outlaws and famous incidents that the Rangers have brought to justice and restored order to such as: -James Wesley Hardin-Sam Bass-Nueces Strip-Palo Alto-Las Cuevas War-Sutton-Taylor Feud-Bandit War-Bonnie and Clyde-Irene Garza MurderThis book covers all of this and more! Learn fun facts and trivia about the Texas Rangers as well as the historical pieces and tidbits.So if you want to learn more about the Rangers, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
