Cult of glory : the bold and brutal history of the Texas Rangers /
Doug J. Swanson.
Bok Engelsk 2021 · History.
| Omfang | 466 pages : : illustrations, map ;
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| Opplysninger | "First published in the United States of America by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2020.". - The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly two hundred 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 but also shows how the white and properties power structure of Texas used them as enforcers, protectors, and officially sanctioned killers. Beginning with the Texas Indian wars, Cult of Glory embraces the majestic and tragic 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.
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| Sjanger | History. : (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Geografisk emneord | Texas - History. . - Texas. : (OCoLC)fst01210336
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| ISBN | 1101979879. - 9781101979877
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