{"product_id":"texas-devils-rangers-and-regulars-on-the-lower-rio-grande-1846-1861-9780806141329","title":"Texas Devils: Rangers and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1846-1861","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReconsidering the myth of \"good guys in white hats\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Texas Rangers have been the source of tall tales and the stuff of legend as well as a growing darker reputation. But the story of the Rangers along the Mexican border between Texas statehood and the onset of the Civil War has been largely overlooked--until now.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis engaging history pulls readers back to a chaotic time along the lower Rio Grande in the mid-nineteenth century. \u003cem\u003eTexas Devils\u003c\/em\u003e challenges the time-honored image of \"good guys in white hats\" to reveal the more complicated and sobering reality behind the Ranger Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael L. Collins demonstrates that, rather than bringing peace to the region, the Texas Rangers contributed to the violence and were often brutal in their injustices against Spanish-speaking inhabitants, who dubbed them \u003cem\u003elos diablos Tejanos\u003c\/em\u003e--the Texas devils. Collins goes beyond other, more laudatory Ranger histories to focus on the origins of the legend, casting Ranger immortals such as John Coffee \"Jack\" Hays, Ben McCulloch, and John S. \"Rip\" Ford in a new and not always flattering light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn revealing a barbaric code of conduct on the Rio Grande frontier, Collins shows that much of the Ranger Myth doesn't hold up to close historical scrutiny. \u003cem\u003eTexas Devils\u003c\/em\u003e offers exciting true stories of the Rangers for anyone captivated by their legend, even as it provides a corrective to that legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806141329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.02w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 72\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michael L. Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643969007772,"sku":"9780806141329","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e6a9847b-1880-41c2-88cb-daf1009fd7cd.jpg?v=1603857643","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/texas-devils-rangers-and-regulars-on-the-lower-rio-grande-1846-1861-9780806141329","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}