They Rode for the Lone Star : The Saga of the Texas Rangers : The Birth of Texas-The Civil War

They Rode for the Lone Star pays tribute to a tradition in law enforcement that has endured from the colonial days of Texas to the threshold of the millennium. The complete story of the Rangers' unique cultural evolution is addressed—from the earliest concepts of a "ranger" as a self-reliant citizen soldier and scout to the skilled lawmen who pursue today's drug traffickers and high-tech computer criminals.