Men Who Wear the Star: The Story of the Texas Rangers

[Flash]

While hunting around Half Price Books looking for Shod with Iron, I snagged this interesting looking book:

Men Who Wear the Star - The Story of the Texas Rangers by Charles M. Robinson III

Anybody read it? 

This should tide me over until Shod with Iron arrives from Amazon! 

[homerboy2u]

Yes, there are many stories about the men with the Silver star on their chest. My Grandfather was one of them, back in the 1920's...... Check it out . There are others here, who also had relatives who were with the Rangers.

[Terlingua50337]

Yep, own a copy of that. Good book but a little brief. If you're into Ranger history (like I am) look of for a copy of: The Texas Rangers: A Century of Frontier Defense by Walter Prescott Webb. My opinion, that is the work by which all other Texas Ranger books need to be judged.

[Flash]

Liked this book a lot overall, but found the ending somewhat wanting. The last chapter is about the tranished parts of Ranger history, such as the Provenir Massacre. Seems the author could have added a final chapter describing the Rangers in modern times, which could have been ended on a positive note such as successful resolution of the standoff in Fort Davis with the Republic of Texas bunch.