Tracking the Texas Rangers: The Nineteenth Century

Tracking the Texas Rangers: The Twentieth Century is an anthology of fifteen previously published articles and chapter excerpts covering key topics of the Texas Rangers during the twentieth century. The task of determining the role of the Rangers as the state evolved and what they actually accomplished for the benefit of the state is a difficult challenge.

The actions of the Rangers fit no easy description. There is a dark side to the story of the Rangers; during the Mexican Revolution,…