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In South Texas, in an area known as the Nueces Strip, cattle rustling is a huge problem and it comes with an additional layer of complication: many of the rustlers are from Mexico. They ride across the border, steal Texas cattle, and drive the cattle to Mexico. In 1875, Captain Leander McNelly and his militia company are dispatched to the Rio Grande Valley to stop the rustlers from Mexico. Shortly after they arrive, they find themselves in a pivotal fight on the Palo Alto prairie.\n\xa0\nSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY\n\u201cThe Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900\u201d by Mike Cox\n\u201cThe Ranger Ideal, Vol. 1&2\u201d by Darren L. Ivey\n\u201cLone Star Justice: The First Century of the Texas Rangers\u201d by Robert M. Utley\n\u201cThe Texas Rangers\u201d by Walter Prescott Webb\n\u201cCaptain L.H. McNelly: Texas Ranger\u201d by Chuck Parsons & Marianne E. Hall Little\n\u201cTaming the Nueces Strip\u201d by George Durham\n\u201cCult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers\u201d by Doug J. Swanson\n\u201cCharles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman\u201d by J. Evetts Haley\n\u201cComanches: A History of a People\u201d by T.R. Fehrenbach\n\u201cThe Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West\u201d by Peter Cozzens\n\xa0\nJoin Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join\n\xa0\nApple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bingeable seasons and bonus episodes. Click the Black Barrel+ banner on Apple to get started with a 3-day free trial.\n\xa0\nOn YouTube, subscribe to LEGENDS+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: hit \u201cJoin\u201d on the Legends YouTube homepage.\n\xa0\nFor more details, visit our website www.blackbarrelmedia.com and check out our social media pages. We\u2019re @OldWestPodcast on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices