texas_rangers_lawmen_photograph_gunsThere are many, many iconic images of the Texas Rangers, but here are my 10 favorites and why. Click on the photograph to view the slide show.

Bob Alexander is a native Texan and veteran lawman, serving from 1965 until retiring as a special agent with the U.S. Treasury Department in 1996. He is the author of numerous books, including Fearless Dave Allison: Border Lawman, Winchester Warriors: Texas Rangers of Company D, 1874—1901 and Lawmen, Outlaws and SOBs. His latest book is Rawhide Ranger, Ira Aten. Alexander is currently working on a book about Texas Ranger deaths on the Mexican border. He lives on a ranch near Maypearl, Texas.

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