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Summary: Read it to your kids
Review: Full of stories of heroes and bad guys, this is a book you can read to your kids and enjoy it as much yourself. If you want to know about the sometimes brutal history of Texas, and the brave men who made our state a safer place to live, this is THE BOOK to read on the rangers.
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Summary: Read it to your kids
Review: Full of stories of heroes and bad guys, this is a book you can read to your kids and enjoy it as much yourself. If you want to know about the sometimes brutal history of Texas, and the brave men who made our state a safer place to live, this is THE BOOK to read on the rangers.
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Summary: An accurate romanticization of the Texas Rangers
Review: W.P. Webb's history of the Texas Rangers is an excellent example of the 1935 society in which it was written. It is not a "complete" history of the Rangers (through '35), but the facts that he includes are mostly sound. The format is a bit encyclopedic, but Mr. Webb's narration is always beautiful.The interesting aspect of the book is the facts that Mr. Webb leaves out. While the racist aspects of the Rangers' exploits, expecially during the Mexican War, were well known to contemporary historians, Mr. Webb does not include this part of Ranger history in his volume. Even so, the book is an enlightening read to anyone who can keep in mind that it is not the whole truth.
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Summary: An accurate romanticization of the Texas Rangers
Review: W.P. Webb's history of the Texas Rangers is an excellent example of the 1935 society in which it was written. It is not a "complete" history of the Rangers (through '35), but the facts that he includes are mostly sound. The format is a bit encyclopedic, but Mr. Webb's narration is always beautiful. The interesting aspect of the book is the facts that Mr. Webb leaves out. While the racist aspects of the Rangers' exploits, expecially during the Mexican War, were well known to contemporary historians, Mr. Webb does not include this part of Ranger history in his volume. Even so, the book is an enlightening read to anyone who can keep in mind that it is not the whole truth.
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Summary: A detailed chronology of the Texas Rangers.
Review: Written in 1935, this book takes a look at the first 100 years of the Texas Rangers. Not an easy read it is very detailed . This book should be used in Texas History Classes where that course is taught. It offers a realistic look at the brutality of life in frontier Texas. Although slow going at times this book has fascinated me for the twenty odd years I have owned it. I use the index as a source of reference when I want to look back into my native Texas' history. I enjoyed this book and readily recommend it for those interested in the early history of Texas.
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