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Title Cult of glory : the bold and brutal history of the Texas Rangers / Doug J. Swanson.
Publisher [New York] : Viking, [2020]
Copyright ©2020
Description 466 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 HF-Adult Nonfiction  363.2097 SWA Nearby on shelf  30632003827239 01-02-21  AVAILABLE
BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references (pages [411]-453) and index.
Contents Conquest, 1821-1870 -- Dark ages, 1871-1930 -- The professionals, 1931-.
Summary "A twenty-first-century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, and corruption. The Texas Rangers rode into existence in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico, and continue today as one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson offers a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles both their epic, daring escapades and how the white and propertied power structures of Texas have used them as enforcers and protectors"-- Provided by publisher.
Other edition Online version: Swanson, Doug J., 1953- Cult of glory [New York, New York] : Viking, [2020] 9781101979884.
Subject Texas Rangers -- History.
Law enforcement -- Texas -- History.
Texas -- History.
Other title Bold and brutal history of the Texas Rangers
ISBN 9781101979860