Texas Rangers: Volume I: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900

by Mike Cox

Book Overview

Texas writer/historian Mike Cox explores the inception and rise of the famed Texas Rangers.

Starting in 1821 with just a handful of men, the Rangers' first purpose was to keep settlers safe from the feared and gruesome Karankawa Indians, a cannibalistic tribe that wanderd the Texas territory. As the influx of settlers grew, the attacks increased, and it became clear that a larger, better trained force was necessary.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076531892X
• ISBN13: 9780765318923
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher