The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution by Charles H Harris Iii

The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution by Charles H Harris Iii

The decade 1910-1920 was the bloodiest in the controversial history of one of the most famous law enforcement agencies in the world--the Texas Rangers. Much of the bloodshed was along the thousand-mile Texas/Mexico border because these were the years of the Mexican Revolution.

Charles Harris III and Louis Sadler shed new light on this turbulent period by uncovering the clandestine role of Mexican President Venustiano Carranza in the border violence. They document two virtually unknown invasions of Texas by Mexican Army troops acting under Carranza's orders. Harris and Sadler suggest the notorious "Plan de San Diego," usually portrayed by historians as a plot hatched in South Texas, was actually spawned in Mexico by Carranza. This irredentist conspiracy, which called for the execution of all Anglo males sixteen and older and the establishment of a Hispanic republic, was designed to cause a race war between Hispanics and Anglos. One of Carranza's goals was to end the support being given by border residents to his rival Pancho Villa.

The "Plan de San Diego" caused the governor of Texas to order the Texas Rangers to wipe out the insurgency along the border. This resulted in an estimated 300 Hispanics being killed by the Rangers and others without benefit of judge and jury.

The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution is the first Ranger history to utilize Mexican government archives and the voluminous declassified FBI records on the Mexican Revolution.

"There is no other book that focuses on the Texas Rangers in the period 1910-1920. This will be the standard book on the Rangers for this period and probably the most thoroughly researched book on the Rangers in any period."--Alwyn Barr, Professor of History, Texas Tech University

"Harris and Sadler provide the first definitive evaluation of the Texas Rangers and their activities during the first and most violent decade of the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920. This is a really outstanding, important work"--William H. Beezley, Professor of Latin American History, University of Arizona

"THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST WORKS of western history I have ever readI quite literally could not put this book down, and took extensive marginal notes throughout. Everyone I know in Texas is now devouring this book. The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution is for anyone who likes a fast-paced, exciting story well told." - The Bloomsbury Review "A thorough introduction to the real history of the Texas Rangers." - Austin Chronicle (TX) "... this book is a must-read for those who follow Texas history in general and Texas Ranger and Mexican Revolution history in particular. The sixty-eight-page appendix listing all Texas Rangers who served from 1910-1920 is invaluable.... The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution is highly recommended. It provides excellent reading [and] is accurate history...." - Texas Ranger Dispatch Magazine "The most refreshing aspect of [The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution] is its scrapping of political correctness in favor of those increasingly obscure commodities, facts.... The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution is an outstanding book and will be a welcome addition to the library of any fair-minded person interested in the era." - The Journal of American History"

Charles H Harris III is professor emeriti of history at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. Louis R Sadler is professor emeriti of history at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.

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ISBN 13	9780826334848
ISBN 10	0826334849
Title	The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution
Author	Sadler Louis R
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of New Mexico Press
Year published	2007-03-30
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.