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

by Doug J. Swanson

Book Overview

"Swanson has done a crucial public service by exposing the barbarous side of the Rangers." --The New York Times Book Review

A twenty-first century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, oppression, and corruption

The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years later, the Rangers...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101979860
• ISBN13: 9781101979860
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Not in very good condition

Book received was not in very good condition. I would have called it fair as there was a water stain on the inside cover and a crease across the hardcover face of the book.

2021 history, just means fiction

Not surprised by the title due to the publication date. Idiocracy.

A "No-Go". Better Read Mitchner's "Texas" To Get The Reality Of What Had To Be Dealt With

Don't waste your money. This one seems like a bid at the usual "Expose' Marketing" just to sell books (basically just going for the bucks via shock value); while blasting those who did what they had to in times of unimaginable danger & violence, carrying through to recent times. Why demonize the Texas Rangers, when the Lies and Corruption are alive and well in the FBI, CIA, etc?