Just got word that the first volume of my Texas Ranger history, “The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900” has been named a finalist for the 2009 Texas Book Award for non-fiction. The winning title will be announced at the Capitol on Halloween during the annual Texas Book Festival.
Meanwhile, volume 2, “Time of the Rangers: The Texas Rangers 1900 to Present,” hit the bookstores August 18. So far, reviews (scarce as they are these days) have been favorable, as were the reviews for “Wearing the Cinco Peso.”
Last time I checked, both volumes — which amount to more than a quarter-million words and cover nearly 1,000 printed pages — were selling very well.