Table of Contents

The early Years 1823–1839
Battles of the Republic, 1840–1845
Los Diablos Tejanos 1846–1848
Early Statehood, 1849–1865
The Frontier Battalion, 1866–1890
McNelly's Rangers, 1874–1890
Progress and Crisis, 1891–1934
The Modern Texas Rangers, 1935–1991
The Plates

About the Author

Stephen L Hardin is a professor of history at The Victoria College in Victoria, Texas. He is the author of the award-winning Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836 (1994), and the editor of Lone Star: The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846 (1998). He also appears regularly as a commentator on American television. Distinguished for his readable style and his accessible approach to history, Dr. Hardin is an inductee of the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters and is a member of Western Writers of America.

Richard Hook was born in 1938 and trained at Reigate College of Art. After national service with 1st Bn, Queen's Royal Regiment he became art editor of the much-praised magazine Finding Out during the 1960s. He illustrated more than 30 Osprey titles, earning an international reputation. He died in 2010.