Lone star lawmen : the second century of the Texas Rangers / Robert M. Utley.
Author/creator |
Utley, Robert M., 1929-2022 |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. |
Description | xiii, 400 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | Prologue -- The border, 1910-1915 -- The "bandit war," 1915 -- The Big Bend, 1913-1919 -- Austin, 1918-1919 -- Pat Neff's "battles of peace," 1921-1925 -- Ma and Pa Ferguson, 1925-1927 -- Dan Moody, 1927-1931 -- Ross and Bill Sterling, 1931-1933 -- Return of the Fergusons, 1933-1935 -- The Department of Public Safety, 1935 -- DPS birth pangs, 1935-1938 -- Homer Garrison, 1938-1968 -- Gambling-- and other distractions -- Latino uprising -- Change, 1965-1985 -- Highs and lows, 1970s -- Highs and lows, 1980s -- Highs and lows, 1990s -- A summing-up. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-390) and index. |
LCCN | 2006025639 |
ISBN | 0195154444 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 9780195154443 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | F391.U93 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |