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Presents the history of the Texas Rangers from 1870 to 1901. Describes how the Rangers served as a military battalion to patrol the western borders. Discusses how they adapted to become a police force with the goal of suppressing Indian raids, renegade Mexican band attacks, and white outlaw gang activities.
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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.
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The Texas-Mexico border is trouble. Haphazardly splashing across the meandering Rio Grande into Mexico is?or at least can be?risky business, hazardous to one?s health and well-being. Kirby W. Dendy, the Chief of Texas Rangers, corroborates the sobering reality: ?As their predecessors for over one hundred forty years before them did, today?s Texas Rangers continue to battle violence and transnational criminals along the Texas-Mexico border.? In Riding...
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"At the very heart of Texas mythology are the Texas Rangers. Until now most histories have justified their actions and vilified their opponents. But Anderson tells how the Texas government encouraged the rangers to annihilate Indian villages, including women and children, spreading terror so that the survivors and neighboring Native groups would want to leave. The policy succeeded: by the 1870s, Indians had been driven from central and western Texas....
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