Texas Ranger Tales: Heroic Stories from the Lone Star State: Hard-Riding Stories from the Lone Star State - Hardcover

Cox, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1493025996 ISBN 13: 9781493025992

Publisher: Lone Star Books, 2016

Synopsis

They were men who could not be stampeded, said the late Colonel Homer Garrison Jr. of the men who wore the badge of the Texas Rangers. Colonist Stephen F. Austin, during the earliest days of Anglo settlement in Texas, wrote that he would employ 10 men to act as 'rangers' for the common defense... and thus, the famous Texas Rangers came into being. An important part of Texas history, these few good men were distinguished, unique even among themselves, and soon, even mythical. The myths and traditions surrounding the Rangers have endured and evolved. Today the Texas Rangers are among the most respected law enforcement agencies in the world. Texas Ranger Tales is a collection of legendary Texas Ranger stories, from new takes on the famous tales to fresh stories few, if any, have heard.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Cox is a freelance writer, speaker, and author of numerous Texas- related books and magazine articles. Cox spent several years as Chief of Media Relations for the Texas Department of Public Relations and served as the department's principal spokesman during several national and international law enforcement crisis situations.

From the Back Cover

Stories that need tellin'..... They were men who could not be stampeded, said the late Colonel Homer Garrison Jr. of the men who wore the badge of the Texas Rangers. Colonist Stephen F. Austin, during the earliest days of Anglo settlement in Texas, wrote that he would employ 10 men to act as 'rangers' for the common defense... and thus, the famous Texas Rangers came into being. An important part of Texas history, these few good men were distinguished, unique even among themselves, and soon, even mythical. The myths and traditions surrounding the Rangers have endured and evolved. Today the Texas Rangers are among the most respected law enforcement agencies in the world. Texas Ranger Tales offers a collection of legendary Texas Ranger stories, from new takes on the famous tales to fresh stories few, if any, have heard. Mike Cox is a freelance writer, speaker, and author of numerous Texas- related books and magazine articles. Cox spent several years as Chief of Media Relations for the Texas Department of Public Relations and served as the department's principal spokesman during several national and international law enforcement crisis situations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lone Star Books
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1493025996
• ISBN 13: 9781493025992
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432