9781609492168. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 448. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. The tally of Texas lawmen killed during the state s first sixty-five years of organized law enforcement is truly staggering. From Texas Rangers the likes of Silas Mercer Parker Jr. gunned down at Parker s Fort in 1836 to Denton County sheriff s deputy Floyd Coberly murdered by an inmate in 1897 after ten days on the job this collection accounts for all of those unsung heroes. Not merely an attempt to retell a dozen popular peace officer legends Texas Lawmen 1835-1899 represents thousands of hours of research conducted over more than a decade. Ron DeLord and Cliff Caldwell have carefully assembled a unique and engaging chronicle of Texas history.