The Ranger Ideal Volume 1: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1823-1861
by Darren L. Ivey
University of North Texas Press, 2017
Cloth: 978-1-57441-690-9 | eISBN: 978-1-57441-701-2
Library of Congress Classification F385.I94 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification 363.209764
TOC
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
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