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Texas Rangers Hold Distinct Place in Texas History
Long feature traces the Texas Rangers from their frontier origins in 1823 to formal organization in 1874. It highlights their independence, horseman ship, and marksmanship, noting leaders like Ben McCulloch and Terry's Rangers. The piece compares the Rangers to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and emphasizes their enduring role in guarding Texas against Indians and outlaws.
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Texas
Lone Stars
Terns Rangers
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted
Seth
Thomas D. Horton
Terasengers
Walter Prescott Webb
Department of History
University of Texas
Frontier Magazine
Texas Force
Royal Force
Tme
Texas Ranger Organization
Repubic of Texas
Esquime
Texas Ranger
Terans
Texas Rangers
Fly
Texas Civil Court of Appeals
Gonzales
Santa Anna
San Houston
San Jacinto
Tesak
Gnd
Stephen F. Austin
Colorado River
E Eugene C. Barker
Stephen F. Woustin
Cokesbury Press
Bastrop
Austin
Trespalacion
Colorado
Garena
Liest
Moses Morrison
Brazos
San Felipe de Austin
Army of Liberation
Trinity River
Trinity
Alamo
Sam Fiouston
New Republic
Rangers
K. M. Coleman
Coleman
Houston
Grapes River
Ben McCulloch
Davy Crockett
McCulloch
Buchanan
Utah
Pea Ridge
Ark
Don Terry
Terry
Bull Run
Appomatter
William Tecumseh Sherman
Shiloh
Legnslature
Corsicana
James B. Gillett
Yale University Press
Redzking
Gone
Ranger