Reel Rangers

For more than a century the world's most famous law enforcement body has inspired novelists, actors, and filmmakers. From "e;The Lone Ranger"e; to "e;Walker, Texas Ranger,"e; from Zane Grey's "e;The Lone Star Ranger"e; to Larry McMurtry's "e;Lonesome Dove,"e; Texas Rangers have been portrayed on the silver screen, network radio, and television. John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Tom Mix, Clint Eastwood, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and a host of lesser Western stars each took his turn at depicting Texas Rangers. Decade by decade, movie by movies, "e;Reel Rangers"e; explores in detail-rich popular that has dramatized the heroic mystique of the Texas Rangers.