Taming the Nueces Strip: The Story of McNelly's Rangers

In Durham's account, those long-ago days are brought vividly back to life. Once again the daring McNelly leads his courageous band across Southwest Texas to victories against incredible odds. With a boldness that overcame their dismayingly small number, the McNellys succeeded in bringing law and order to the untamed Nueces Strip--succeeded so well that they antagonized certain upright citizens who had been pocketing surreptitious dollars from the bandits' operations.