Rustlers, Rangers, and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1861–1877
by
Michael L. Collins
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
During the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, a squall of violence and lawlessness swept through the Nueces Strip and the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. Cattle rustlers, regular troops, and Texas Rangers, as well as Civil War deserters and other characters of questionable reputation,...