{"product_id":"lone-star-lawmen-the-second-century-of-the-texas-rangers-9780195154443","title":"Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers","description":"Hailed as a rip-snortin', six-guns-blazin' saga of good guys and bad guys who were sometimes one and the same, Robert M. Utley's \u003cem\u003eLone Star Justice\u003c\/em\u003e captured the colorful first century of Texas Ranger history. Now, in the eagerly anticipated conclusion, \u003cem\u003eLone Star Lawmen\u003c\/em\u003e, Utley once again chronicles the daring exploits of the Rangers, this time as they bring justice to the twentieth-century West. \u003cbr\u003e Based on unprecedented access to Ranger archives, this fast-paced narrative stretches from the days of the Mexican Revolution (where atrocities against Mexican Americans marked the nadir of Ranger history) to the Branch Davidian saga near Waco and the recent bloody standoff with Republic of Texas militia. Readers will find in these pages one hundred years of high adventure. Utley follows the Rangers as they pursue bank robbers, bootleggers, moonshiners, and horsebackers (smugglers who used mule trains to bring liquor across the border). We see these fearless lawmen taming oil boomtowns, springing the ambush of Bonnie and Clyde, facing down angry lynch mobs, and tracking the Phantom Killer of Texarkana. Utley also highlights the gradual evolution of this celebrated force, revealing that while West Texas Rangers still occasionally ride the range on horseback and crack down on smugglers and rustlers, East Texas Rangers--who work mostly in big cities--now ride in high-powered cars and contend with kidnappers, forgers, and other urban criminals. But East or West, today's Rangers have become sophisticated professionals, backed by crime labs and forensic science. \u003cbr\u003e Written by one of the most respected Western historians alive, here is the definitive account of the Texas Rangers, a vivid portrait of these legendary peace officers and their role in a changing West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert M. Utley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.19h x 6.48w x 1.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195154443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Spur Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2006 pg. 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert M. Utley\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of the leading historians of the American West. A former chief historian of the National Park Service, he is a founding member and former president of the Western Historical Association, and the author of sixteen books on the American West, including the best-selling \u003cem\u003eThe Lance\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand the Shield: The Life of Sitting Bull\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Georgetown, Texas, with his wife Melody Webb, also a historian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39937612152947,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":43.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c189ac12-d7bf-4291-9491-f782f787b78b.jpg?v=1647994490","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/lone-star-lawmen-the-second-century-of-the-texas-rangers-9780195154443","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}