Dac Crossley
When the winds of revolution swept through Mexico, they spawned gangs of bandits who raided across the Rio Grande into Texas. Only a small company of Texas Rangers stood between the ruthless raiders and the farms, ranches and villages of south Texas. The Rangers fought to impose the rule of law in a time of fear and confusion, relying on the courage of their colleages for their survival.
Guns Across the Rio: A Texas Ranger in Old Mexico acquaints the reader with three men, Texas Rangers all, that they will see throughout the Border Series. The first one highlighted is Nacho Ybarra, who slips across the Rio into Mexico and confronts the revolutionary bandit Pancho Villa.
A native of Texas, Dac Crossley grew up listening to stories of fast horses and old cars, bandits and gunfights, forgotten trails and train tracks, cantinas and barroom shootouts. Now an emeritus professor at the University of Georgia, Dac continues to explore his Texas roots by exploring fact and fiction about the Border. He is a member of the Southern Scribes and The White Car Gang, and is a Harriette Austin writer.