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Cult of Glory : The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers  Cover Image Book Book

Cult of Glory : The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers / Doug J. Swanson.

Summary:

"A twenty-first-century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, and corruption The Texas Rangers rode into existence in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico, and continue today as one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson offers a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles both their epic, daring escapades and how the white and propertied power structures of Texas have used them as enforcers and protectors"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781101979860
  • ISBN: 1101979860
  • Physical Description: 466 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York Viking, 2020.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-453) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Conquest, 1821-1870 -- Dark ages, 1871-1930 -- The professionals, 1931-.
Subject: Texas Rangers > History.
Law enforcement > Texas > History.
Texas > History.

Available copies

  • 14 of 15 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Crawford County.

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  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Crawford County Library-Steelville 363.2 SWA (Text) 33431000585073 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

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5050 . ‡aConquest, 1821-1870 -- Dark ages, 1871-1930 -- The professionals, 1931-.
520 . ‡a"A twenty-first-century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, and corruption The Texas Rangers rode into existence in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico, and continue today as one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson offers a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles both their epic, daring escapades and how the white and propertied power structures of Texas have used them as enforcers and protectors"-- ‡cProvided by publisher.
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