The Texas Rangers in transition : from gunfighters to criminal investigators, 1921-1935 /
A detailed history of the Texas Rangers from 1921 to 1935 as the agency transitioned from gunfighters to criminal investigators. As the state of Texas transitioned from rural to rapid urbanization, the Rangers coped with an increase in organized crime and Prohibition enforcement, while hampered with...
| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Norman :
University of Oklahoma Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | A detailed history of the Texas Rangers from 1921 to 1935 as the agency transitioned from gunfighters to criminal investigators. As the state of Texas transitioned from rural to rapid urbanization, the Rangers coped with an increase in organized crime and Prohibition enforcement, while hampered with legislative restraints, political shifts and unresponsive bureaucracy. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 640 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780806162607 0806162600 |