Texas Devils: Rangers and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1846–1861
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (788 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806141328 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Michael L. Collins, Regents Professor of History at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, is coauthor of Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington and author of That Damned Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and the American West, 1883–1898.
Rip” Ford in a new and not always flattering light.In revealing a barbaric code of conduct on the Rio Grande frontier, Collins shows that much of the Ranger Myth doesn’t hold up to close historical scrutiny. Texas Devils challenges the time-honored image of good guys in white hats” to reveal the more complicated and sobering reality behind the Ranger Myth.Michael L. Texas Devils offers exciting true stories of the Rangers for anyone captivated by their legend, even as it provides a cor
Collins, Regents Professor of History at Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, is coauthor of Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington and author of That Damned Cowboy: Theodore Roosevelt and the American West, 1883–1898.. About the AuthorMichael L
A fresh perspective on the Texas Rangers Dr. Mike Collins offers the reader a first rate scholarly treatment of the subject matter. In this book the reader is transported back to a time in Texas history where myth and legand are fleshed out in a whole new light. The reader will have an accurate account of the Rangers and Regulars for the first time. The Rangers have often been portrayed in lore and film as tall men in the saddle wearing white hats coming to the rescue of the praire family being threated by the Indians or rogue Mexican bandits and outlaws. Not the case all the time! Dr. Collins tells the reader what really occurred back then.. Fascinating Michael E. Fitzgerald This is as interesting a book as I have read in a long, long time. It is the story of the Nueces Strip, an amazingly lawless area during 1848 - 1861 that stretched from the Nueces River to the Rio Grande all along Texas' southern border.Absorbed by the United States after the Mexican War, the preponderance of the Strip's residents were Mexican. When the border jumped from the Nueces to the Rio Grande many of these people faced an uncertain future. Anglos sought to move in, property claims and counter claims smacked of fraud and the criminal element on both sides committed atrocities and revenge driven. "Not Soldiers" according to Amazon Customer. Soldiers, even the best led and disciplined, sometimes commit atrocities. It should not be surprising that "volunteers" motivated primarily by greed and vengeance fall far short of the standard of conduct demanded of a professional army. The Texas rangers operated largely in the cauldron of terror that was the borderlands of Texas and Mexico during the time explored by Mr. Collins. Racism, hatred leftover from the Mexican War and greed meant that conflicts between Anglo-Americans, Mexicans and Indians were never ending. The Texas rangers were an active part of the terror. However, the most important p