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Mike Cox

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Amarillo, Texas, The United States

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http://www.mikecoxonline.com

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History, Nonfiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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March 2008

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I am the author of 15 nonfiction books, the most recent being "Time of the Rangers" (New York: Forge Books, 2009), the second of my two-volume history of the Texas Rangers. Also just out is "Historic Photos of Texas Oil," (Nashville: Turner Publishing), a coffeetable book containing some 200 vintage photos from the oil patch. My other books include a study of Texas disasters, three other books on the Texas Rangers, one true crime story, a biography, a memoir and three local histories, as well as numerous magazine articles, essays and introductions for other books. I have been an elected member of the Texas Institute of Letters since 1993.

My byline regularly appears in a number of national and statewide magazines and I have been an award-wi...more

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Books by Mike Cox

Average rating: 3.76 · 74 ratings · 22 reviews · 28 distinct works

	Confessions of Henry Lee Lucas 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1991	My rating:
	The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900 3.62 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Texas Disasters: True Stories of Tragedy and Survival 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	Texas Rangers 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	Texas Ranger Tales: Stories That Need Telling 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Stand-Off in Texas 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Historic Photos of Heroes of the Old West 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Historic Amarillo: An illustrated history 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2000	My rating:
	Texas UFO Tales: From Denison 1878 to Stephenville 2008 by Mike Cox (Goodreads Author), Renee Roderick 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Texas Panhandle Tales 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900 (History)

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Description: In the first of two books, Texas journalist/historian Mike Cox explores the inception and rise of the famed Texas Rangers. Starting in 1821 with just a handful of men, the Rangers’ first purpose was to keep settlers safe from the feared and gruesome Karankawa Indians, a cannibalistic tribe that wandered the Texas territory. As the influx of settlers grew, the attacks increased and it became clear that a larger, better trained force was necessary. From their tumultuous beginning to their decades of fighting outlaws, Comanche, Mexican soldados and banditos, as well as Union soldiers, the Texas Rangers became one of the fiercest law enforcement groups in America. The story of the Texas Rangers is as controversial as it is heroic….But above all they were perhaps the defining force for the stabilization and the creation of Texas.

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Mike Cox is now friends with Judy Alter
Jan 13, 2011 09:29am
Mike Cox added a status update: My latest book, "Time of the Rangers," (New York: Forge, $27.95) will makes its debut at the Way Out West Book Festival in Alpine Aug. 1.
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Mike Cox made a comment in the group Q&A with Mike Cox — Why this book? topic "Actually, I hadn't intended to write a two-volume history, though I'm glad now it worked out that way. I wrote one very long manuscript, and after rea...more "
Jul 01, 2008 12:27pm
Mike Cox made a comment in the group Q&A with Mike Cox — Texas Ranger Research topic "Man, depends on how you count. I've been collecting information on the Rangers for some four decades. I've written three previous books on the Rangers...more "
Jul 01, 2008 12:22pm
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