The Texas Rangers

A Century of Frontier Defense

De: Walter Prescott Webb, Lyndon B. Johnson - foreword

Narrado por: Kevin Stillwell, James Edward Thomas

Webb's classic history of the Texas Rangers has been popular ever since its first publication in 1935. This edition is a reproduction of the original Houghton Mifflin edition.

©1935 Walter Prescott Webb 1965 by Terrell Maverick Webb (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

Awesome Detail

The performance was impeccable, the story remarkable. Having recently completed a book on Frank Hamer I was delighted to find a portion of this book centered on him .

This is so much more than a history of the Texas Rangers, it is a history of Texas. I’m not a Texan, but now I want to be one.

Great book

it was extremely well written. Loved the history that was presented about the great men that made the Texas Rangers the best law enforcement group ever.

A very interesting listen.

Throughly enjoyed this book! Lots of history and great stories and was fun to listen too.

The Authentic Story

Factual events supported by interviews, reports, documents, and first hand knowledge makes this audiobook not only an entertaining one but genuine.

Thank God No Revisionist History

This is a great book. It's hard to beat the works of Walter Prescott Webb. Given this was written in 1935, it's just cut and dry history. Now there is always the mystique of the Texas Rangers, that will always live in infamy. They were a bunch of rough men who could tussle with anyone. But would you want it any other way? For one who gets fed up with apologies, revisionist history, this is a breath of fresh air.

Now it does drag on a bit in parts, but the overall writing makes up for it. And it is important to note what year each chapter is taking place in. That can get a bit confusing at times, as it's written in Roman numeral chapters. All of these are excessively minor details though and don't detract from anything. Kevin Stillwell's narration makes this an absolute delight. He couldn't be more perfect for this work. And his voice imperfectly clearly up to a 1.3 plus narration speed. That rarely happens. This is a gem.