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They Rode for the Lone Star, Volume 1

They Rode for the Lone Star, Volume 1

Thomas W. Knowles
4.2/5 ( ratings)
"Charged with the mission of operating beyond the boundaries of civilization with minimal support and no communication from higher authority, they lived and often died by the motto, 'Order first, then law will follow.'"

The living legend of the Texas Rangers has inspired countless stories, novels and motion pictures, but few of the fictional accounts have done justice to the dramatic reality. With a historian's broad perspective and a novelist's imagery and characterization, Thomas W. Knowles renders a vivid and accurate depiction of the early-period Rangers' deeds and development. The stories and larger-than-life personalities that fill the pages of They Rode for the Lone Star give ample proof of the Rangers' ability to spark the imaginations of those who love tales of Texas and the American West.

This revised trade paperback release of the first volume in the critically acclaimed, lavishly illustrated Texas Ranger series follows the history of the legendary lawmen from their earliest days to the end of the Civil War. In 1998, The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and museum authorized the original hardcover edition as the official commemorative history for the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Texas Rangers by Stephen F. Austin. This new edition contains an expanded "killed in action" list based on new research completed since the original hardcover release.

From the Foreword by T.R. Fehrenbach, author of Lone Star: Texas and the Texans:

"The Rangers ... are more than myth or legend and tales of law and order in the Old West; they made history on America's longest-lasting and bloodiest frontier. They were born in desperate times out of brutal necessity. Their purpose was to defend civilization as they knew it from dangerous and savage enemies. The fact that the Texas Rangers were largely successful in this goal is the reason that today both the name and the organization survive."
Language
English
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Lone Star Press
Release
October 30, 2009
ISBN
0979435412
ISBN 13
9780979435416

They Rode for the Lone Star, Volume 1

Thomas W. Knowles
4.2/5 ( ratings)
"Charged with the mission of operating beyond the boundaries of civilization with minimal support and no communication from higher authority, they lived and often died by the motto, 'Order first, then law will follow.'"

The living legend of the Texas Rangers has inspired countless stories, novels and motion pictures, but few of the fictional accounts have done justice to the dramatic reality. With a historian's broad perspective and a novelist's imagery and characterization, Thomas W. Knowles renders a vivid and accurate depiction of the early-period Rangers' deeds and development. The stories and larger-than-life personalities that fill the pages of They Rode for the Lone Star give ample proof of the Rangers' ability to spark the imaginations of those who love tales of Texas and the American West.

This revised trade paperback release of the first volume in the critically acclaimed, lavishly illustrated Texas Ranger series follows the history of the legendary lawmen from their earliest days to the end of the Civil War. In 1998, The Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and museum authorized the original hardcover edition as the official commemorative history for the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Texas Rangers by Stephen F. Austin. This new edition contains an expanded "killed in action" list based on new research completed since the original hardcover release.

From the Foreword by T.R. Fehrenbach, author of Lone Star: Texas and the Texans:

"The Rangers ... are more than myth or legend and tales of law and order in the Old West; they made history on America's longest-lasting and bloodiest frontier. They were born in desperate times out of brutal necessity. Their purpose was to defend civilization as they knew it from dangerous and savage enemies. The fact that the Texas Rangers were largely successful in this goal is the reason that today both the name and the organization survive."
Language
English
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Lone Star Press
Release
October 30, 2009
ISBN
0979435412
ISBN 13
9780979435416

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