The Texas Rangers: A Registry and History

by Darren L. Ivey

Overview

The Texas Ranger law enforcement agency features so prominently in Texan and Wild West folklore that its accomplishments have been featured in everything from pulp novels to popular television. After a brief overview of the Texas Rangers' formation, this book provides an exhaustive account of every known Ranger unit from 1823 to the present. Each chapter provides a brief contextual explanation of the time period covered and features entries on each unit's commanders, periods of service, activities, and supervising authorities. Appendices include an account of the Rangers' battle record, a history of the illustrious badge, documents relating to the Rangers, and lists of Rangers who have died in service, been inducted into the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame, or received the Texas Department of Public Safety's Medal of Valor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476678221
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	02/07/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	348
Sales rank:	991,688
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Darren L. Ivey is an independent researcher who lives in Kansas. He is the author of The Ranger Ideal Volumes 1 and 2.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix Preface 1 Abbreviations 3 1. For the Common Defense: Rangers in Colonial Tejas (1823–1835) 7 2. Gained by War: Rangers of the Revolution and Republic (1835–1845) 14 3. Los Diablos Tejanos: Rangers in the U.S.-Mexican War (1846–1848) 59 4. Rangers of the Old Stamp: The Texas Mounted Volunteers (1848–1861) 74 5. A Most Desperate Struggle: Rangers in the Civil War (1861–1865) 100 6. No Surrender, No Prisoners: The Minute Men, the Frontier Forces, and the Frontier Men (1865–1874) 135 7. A Little Standing Army: Minute Men/Special State Troops/Special Force (1874–1881) 149 8. Duty Well Performed: The Frontier Battalion (1874–1901) 157 9. Los Rinches: The State Ranger Force (1901–1935) 173 10. A Fabled Tradition: The Texas Ranger Division (1935–Present) 190 Appendix A: Battle Record 211 Appendix B: Rangers Who Died in the Line of Duty 226 Appendix C: The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame 246 Appendix D: Texas Ranger Recipients of the Department of Public Safety Medal of Valor 247 Appendix E: Documents Regarding the Texas Rangers 250 Appendix F: The History of the Badge 308 Bibliography 313 Index 321

Editorial Reviews

an exhaustive account”—Booklist; “the first of its kind, this book documents Texas Ranger units since the service’s 1823 inception...the most comprehensive book to date...a wonderful, one-step reference for historians”—Library Journal; “a good, one volume, overall, modern history of the Rangers in their changing roles from 1823 to today...easy to read”—Journal of the West; “This is a must for Ranger buffs...an amazing compilation”—True West.

From the Publisher

""the first of its kind, this book documents Texas Ranger units since the service's 1823 inception...the most comprehensive book to date...a wonderful, one-step reference for historiansns"

Library Journal

an exhaustive account

Booklist

Exhaustive

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