| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 37.2

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Book Review

The Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910–1920. By Charles H. Harris III and Louis R. Sadler. (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2005. xiv + 617 pp. Illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $37.50.)

Because of the Mexican Revolution, the decade 1910–1920 was the bloodiest in the colorful and controversial history of one of the most famous law enforcement agencies in the world—the Texas Rangers. Harris and Sadler are intent on presenting a full-scale treatment of the Rangers during the decade: "We will examine the Rangers not just as a law enforcement agency but also within a political context, for the Rangers did not operate in a vacuum. They were, in a real sense, the governor's personal police and reported to him through the adjutant general.... In undertaking this study, our purpose is neither to justify nor to condemn but rather to paint as accurately as possible a portrait of the Rangers, warts and all" (pp. 7–8).

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