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Article: THE TEXAS RANGERS AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION
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- USA TODAY
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- January 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright Society for Advancement of Education Jan 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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BOOKS THE TEXAS RANGERS AND THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION The Bloodiest Decade, 1910-1920 BY CHARLES H. HARRIS III AND Louis R. SADLER UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PRESS 2004, 673 PAGES, $37.50
A certain amount of courage-and strength-is needed to pick up and start reading this nearly 700-page tome. In the understatement of the year, the authors call it a monograph! Yet, it is a fascinating book giving a new and refreshing reappraisal of the Texas Rangers (no, not the major league baseball team formerly owned by George W. Bush).
Presented is a brief history of the Rangers, but especially focusing on their activities during the period of 1910-20, when the Mexican Revolution was in full swing. This work ...