Cult
of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers
by Doug J. Swanson
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A
twenty-first century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does
justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality,
oppression, and corruption
The Texas Rangers came to life
in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years later, the
Rangers are still going--one of the most famous of all law enforcement
agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson has written a sweeping account of
the Rangers that chronicles their epic, daring escapades while showing how the
white and propertied power structures of Texas used them as enforcers,
protectors and officially sanctioned killers.
Cult of Glory begins with the
Rangers' emergence as conquerors of the wild and violent Texas frontier. They
fought the fierce Comanches, chased outlaws, and served in the U.S. Army during
the Mexican War. As Texas developed, the Rangers were called upon to catch
rustlers, tame oil boomtowns, and patrol the perilous Texas-Mexico border. In
the 1930s they began their transformation into a professionally trained police
force.
Countless movies, television
shows, and pulp novels have celebrated the Rangers as Wild West supermen. In
many cases, they deserve their plaudits. But often the truth has been
obliterated. Swanson demonstrates how the Rangers and their supporters have
operated a propaganda machine that turned agency disasters and misdeeds into
fables of triumph, transformed murderous rampages--including the killing of
scores of Mexican civilians--into valorous feats, and elevated scoundrels to
sainthood. Cult of Glory sets the record straight.
Beginning with the Texas Indian
wars, Cult of Glory embraces the great, majestic arc of Lone Star history. It
tells of border battles, range disputes, gunslingers, massacres, slavery,
political intrigue, race riots, labor strife, and the dangerous lure of
celebrity. And it reveals how legends of the American West--the real and the
false--are truly made.
Product
details
Hardcover : 480 pages
Publisher : Viking (June 9,
2020)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 1101979860
ISBN-13 : 978-1101979860
Product Dimensions : 6.4 x 1.5 x 9.6 inches
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