Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899, by Clifford R. Caldwell and Ron DeLord (History Press, $29.99), focuses on the 800 or so Texas lawmen (“good and bad”) who were killed while on duty, whether they be rangers, sheriffs, deputies or town marshals. Less readable than some sources due to its alphabetical encyclopedia-like format of mini-biographies, this volume remains an excellent addition to our reference shelf.

July 2011
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- A Screenwriter’s Five Indispensable Western Books
- Curtiz Hands the Reins to Wayne
- Colt’s Last Wild West Six-Gun
- Nocturnes Hit Million-Dollar Marks
- Love Will Find a Way
- The Civil War
- Bobby Bridger
- El Jovencito
- The Civil War on the Silver Screen
- Texas Lawmen, 1835-1899
- The Suppressed History of America
- Pansy’s History
- Where the West Begins
- The Case of the Indian Trader
- The Bronco Bill Gang
- Great Sioux War Orders of Battle
- The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek
- The Mormon Rebellion
- The Cadillac of Cattle Drives
- Top 10 Things to Do in Denver
- Oregon Trail Endangered
- Keeping the Peace
- Bartlesville, Oklahoma
- To Garry Owen in Glory
- The Last Train to Boothill
- Beware of the Dung Tea
- Docs, Dentists & Booze
- The Fabric of the West
- The Last Ride of Bonnie McCarroll
- Viva Outlaw Women