Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen

<p>The history of law enforcement in the Lone Star State goes back well before photography dating to Texas's days as part of the Spanish empire. After that Texas became a province of Mexico and for nearly a decade stood among the nations as an independent republic before becoming the 28th state in the Union in 1845.</p><p>Beyond the contribution to law and order made by constables sheriffs town marshals city police officers and federal lawmen Texas is the birthplace of a law enforcement institution unique in the world the legendary Texas Rangers.</p><p><em>Historic Photos of Texas Lawmen</em> features close to 200 images of Texas lawmen bad men (and a few bad women) assorted characters with a law enforcement connection like the legendary Judge Roy Bean and shots of the places they did their work-for good or bad. Each photograph has a story to tell.</p><p>Some of the images in this volume coming from the author’s personal collection are published here for the first time. But all of the images command attention many as attention-getting as the business end of a Texas Ranger’s .45.</p>