Texas Rangers (Trade Editions) - Softcover

Hardin, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841760315 ISBN 13: 9781841760315

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

19th century Rangers protected their neighbours from Indian attack, fought and died in a war for freedom, and staved off foreign invasion. Their later adversaries included hardened criminals such as John Wesley Hardin and Bonnie and Clyde. Today the Rangers are a modern organisation and represent the elite of Texas law enforcement.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Stephen L Hardin is a senior research fellow for the Texas State Historical Association in Austen, Texas, and the author of numerous scholarly articles on the history of his state. Richard Hook is one of the world's greatest military illustrators and has contributed to more than 30 Osprey titles. He is also an authority on the native peoples of North America, a subject for which he has had a life-long passion.

Synopsis:

Charts the history of the Texas Rangers from the 1820s through to the present day. The book includes information on some of their most famous captains and their adverseries such as John Wesley Hardin and Bonnie and Clyde.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1841760315
• ISBN 13: 9781841760315
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Hook Richard