Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Timeline of Texas Ranger History (1821–1861)
Chapter 1: Stephen F. Austin: “Introduced the Concept of Rangers into the Texas Lexicon”
Chapter 2: John C. Hays: “Ideal Texas Ranger”
Chapter 3: Ben McCulloch: “A Man Who Personified Courage and Daring”
Chapter 4: William A. A. Wallace: “True Texas Folk Hero”
Chapter 5: Samuel H. Walker: “Fighting Man par Excellence”
Chapter 6: John S. Ford: “Combination of the Renaissance Man and the Frontier Warrior”
Chapter 7: Lawrence S. Ross: “Public Duty was an Important Fixture in His Life”
Endnotes
Bibliography
Index