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A Violent Borderland

by | Jul 17, 2018 | Western Books, Western Books & Movies

In A Crooked River: Rustlers, Rangers, and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1861–1877, Michael L. Collins tells the story of the turmoil and violence that occurred in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas between 1861 and 1877.  Rustlers, Rangers, soldiers, and politicians, all butted heads and, in many cases, looked out for their own welfar


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