The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900 Caribbean Travel Guides ISBN13:9780823045402 ISBN10:0823045404 Material Type:hardcover

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The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900 Caribbean Travel Guides ISBN13:9780823045402 ISBN10:0823045404 Material Type:hardcoverTexas writer historian Mike Cox explores the inception and rise of the famed Texas Rangers. Starting in 1821 with just a handful of men, the Rangers' first purpose was to keep settlers safe from the feared and gruesome Karankawa Indians, a cannibalistic tribe that wandered the Texas territory. As the influx of settlers grew, the attacks increased and it became clear that a much larger, better trained force was necessary. From their tumultuous