Walter Prescott Webb (1888–1963) was a historian of the American West.

• ForewordAcknowledgmentsThey Rode Straight Up to Death: A PrefaceI. Texas: A Conflict of CivilizationsII. Out of the RevolutionIII. The Rangers and the RepublicIV. From Cherokee to ComancheV. The Captain Comes: John C. HaysVI. The Texas Rangers in the Mexican WarVII. First Years in the UnionVIII. The Bloody Years, 1858-1859IX. The Cortinas War on the Rio GrandeX. Sam Houston's Grand PlanXI. The State PoliceXII. McNelly and His Men in Southwest TexasXIII. McNelly and the War of Las CuevasXIV. McNelly's Successors: Lee Hall and John ArmstrongXV. The Frontier Battalion: Major John B. JonesXVI. The El Paso Salt WarXVII. Sam Bass: Texas's Beloved BanditXVIII. The End of the Indian Trail: The Rangers in the Far WestXIX. The Closed Frontier: Last Services of the Frontier BattalionXX. The Texas Rangers in the Twentieth CenturyXXI. Revolution, World War, and ProhibitionXXII. Frank Hamer: Modern Texas RangerXXIII. Some Adventures of a Ranger HistorianBibliographyIndex