In our classroom Charlie and I will be reading Reel Rangers: Texas Rangers in Movies, TV, Radio & Other Forms of Popular Culture published by Bill O’Neal. We will study the Texas Rangers and at night Charlie and I will watch movies about the Texas Rangers.
For nearly a century the world’s most famous law enforcement body has inspired novelists, actors and filmmakers. From “The Lone Ranger” to “Walker, Texas Ranger,” from Zane Grey’s “The Lone Star Ranger” to Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome Dove,” 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, “Reel Rangers” explores in detail rich popular that has dramatized the heroic mystique of the Texas Rangers.
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Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
