TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swanson,Doug J.
TI  - Cult of glory: the bold and brutal history of the Texas Rangers 
SN  - 9781101979860
PY  - 2020///]
CY  - [New York, New York]
PB  - Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
KW  - Texas Rangers
KW  - History
KW  - Law enforcement
KW  - Texas
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Conquest, 1821-1870 -- Dark ages, 1871-1930 -- The professionals, 1931-
N2  - "A twenty-first-century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, and corruption The Texas Rangers rode into existence in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico, and continue today as one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson offers a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles both their epic, daring escapades and how the white and propertied power structures of Texas have used them as enforcers and protectors"--
ER  -