{"product_id":"lone-star-lawmen-the-second-century-of-the-texas-rangers-hardcover-2","title":"Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Utley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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 and 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\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.47 x 9.19 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spur Awards (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42035347357776,"sku":"9780195154443","price":102.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/ZzEwbDBFQ1daUXUrVXlSeURycXZlUT09_877a4d4d-0c8b-4395-bf93-66ae7b6b0718.webp?v=1771838109","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/lone-star-lawmen-the-second-century-of-the-texas-rangers-hardcover-2","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}