The Texas Rangers
Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900

From Amazon: Cox breathes new life into the legendary Texas Rangers in this lively, enlightening history of one of the oldest, most esteemed law-enforcement agencies in America. Founded in 1821 in order to protect settlers from the fearsome Karankawa Indians, the force’s members and the scope of thei......more

Very interesting history of the larger-than-life Texas Rangers.......more

Good coverage of 1800's Rangers This book is chock full of detailed Ranger history, but is sometimes difficult to follow because of the way Cox jumbles the characters. Be ready to continually flip back and forth to figure out who he is referring to as characters are reintroduced by out of context by......more

I'd wanted to read a book about the Texas Rangers for some time when I found this book at a local used bookstore. It was such a great read that I immediately ordered the companion volume, and started in on it after finishing the first volume (setting aside the many books I already own in the process......more

The history of the Texas Rangers is the history of Texas. If you want to understand the Texas mentality and world view, this two volume set is a must read.......more