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

by Mike Cox

Book Overview

Texas writer/historian Mike Cox explores the inception and rise of the famed Texas Rangers. 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 much larger, better trained force was necessary. From their tumultuous beginning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312873867
• ISBN13: 9780312873868
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Forge
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"