Author:
Harris, Charles H. (Charles Houston) author.
Imprint:2019
Physical Descriptionxi, 640 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Note:The major players -- Doing more with less -- Tequileros -- Boomtowns -- Mexia -- The railroad strike -- Alarms and excursions -- Moonshiners resurgent -- Additional duties -- Riot duty -- Boss rule -- Pursuits and politics -- San Antonio -- The Klan -- Ma's rangers -- Operations -- Bonanzas -- Hickman's specialty -- Prisons and pardons -- A revitalized force -- The borger saga -- The Sherman debacle -- The Panhandle and North, Central, and East Texas -- Gulf Coast and South Texas -- Trans-Pecos and Big Bend -- Murder most foul -- A ranger adjutant general -- Answering calls -- El Paso again -- East Texas oil -- Rangers and pseudo-rangers -- Sleuthing -- More operations -- Crime wave -- Allred's rangers -- The Department of Public Safety.
Note:"A detailed history of the Texas Rangers from 1921 to 1935 as the agency transitioned from gunfighters to criminal investigators. As the state of Texas transitioned from rural to rapid urbanization, the Rangers coped with an increase in organized crime and Prohibition enforcement, while hampered with legislative restraints, political shifts, and unresponsive bureaucracy"-- Provided by publisher.
