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Article: Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers.(Book review)
- Article from:
- The Journal of Southern History
- Article date:
- November 1, 2008
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Lone Star Lawmen: The Second Century of the Texas Rangers. By Robert M. Utley. (New York and other cities: Oxford University Press, 2007. Pp. [xvi], 400. $30.00, ISBN 978-0-19-515444-3.)
Scholars who have followed revisionist interpretations of the American West and Southwest since the 1960s know the prodigious body of work by Robert M. Utley, a former chief historian of the U.S. National Park Service known primarily for his defense of traditional interpretations of multiple topics. This new book will attract readers, for the Texas Rangers constitute the second-oldest law enforcement agency in North America, and their stories are usually fun to read.
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