First was the fact this book is selling used for 20 cents. Then that the dust cover has NYT reviews congratulating the book.SPOLIER ALERT:Summarizing the book: The Rangers were bad. They were loud, nasty and liked to drink hard liquor. They did not read the Miranda warning to their enemies. And they even dare to use guns. Oh My God! What were those Texans thinking?The book spends most of the time trying to paint the Texas Rangers in the worst possible light while trying to "remain above the fray." It fails miserably.Do yourself a favor and buy instead "Taming the Nueces Strip: The Story of McNelly's Rangers." It only encompasses a short time within the Ranger lore, but it has warts and all, not a New York Wine and Cheese attitude about rednecks. The author should resign his Texan birthright and move to Manhattan.