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The Texas Rangers

A Captivating Guide to the History of a Law Enforcement Agency That Has Helped Stop Some of America's Most Infamous Criminals and Their Role in the Mexican-American War

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The Texas Rangers

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Texas Rangers, then pay attention...

Before Texas became a state in the United States of America, Texas Rangers would become the first state law enforcement agency that would be formed.

For about 150 years, this group of law enforcement agents has been viewed as both heroes and villains. Often portrayed in the movies and on TV as the kind of men who stick up for justice or who are the victims of truly sinister bad guys, the reality was far less black and white.

Founded by Stephen F. Austin in 1823, the Texas Rangers began as a group of volunteers who patrolled the borders and towns in the Mexican territory. Serving as both protectors of the settlers and police against criminals within the settlement, the Rangers had a wide range of skills.

In The Texas Rangers: A Captivating Guide to the History of a Law Enforcement Agency That Has Helped Stop Some of America's Most Infamous Criminals and Their Role in the Mexican-American War, you will discover topics, such as:

  • Stephen Austin and the Founding of the Texas Rangers
  • Growing Discontentment in Texas and the War for Texas Independence
  • Protecting New Settlers After the Revolution
  • Driving the Natives from Their Homes
  • The Annexation of Texas
  • The Mexican-American War
  • Corruption, Loss of Popularity, Rebuilding and Restoring an Earlier Image
  • The Fence Cutting Wars
  • The Injustice Perpetrated by the Texas Rangers
  • Some of the More Notable Texas Rangers
  • Sam Bass
  • John Wesley Hardin
  • The Assassination Attempt
  • Role in the Bandit War
  • Taking Down Bonnie and Clyde
  • The Murder of Irene Garza
  • Their Role Today
  • And much, much more!

So, if you want to learn more about the Texas Rangers, scroll up and click the "buy now" button!

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This audiobook starts at the beginning and carries over a century of total background, that will, probably, shine through in my work. If you require the real skinny on the Rangers and not TV or movie lore, buy this audiobook.

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A. It’s a bit unusual from captivating Guide ’s usual stories. Accurate to have a new character. As forever there’s a great twist Just as fast-paced as ever. Highly suggested.

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The audiobook is written from a view that provides a concept of how the Rangers worked in the frontier days of Texas.

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