Mike Cox is a native Texan, born in Amarillo long enough ago to be in the sophomore class of Baby Boomers. He began his newspaper career at the San Angelo Standard-Times in 1967, reviewing Texas-related books. In addition to reviewing books, Mike has also written books, including 21 published nonfiction titles. His best-selling and longest work is a two-volume history of the Texas Rangers, "Time of the Rangers: The Texas Rangers 1900 to Present," (Forge, 2009) and "The Texas Rangers: Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821-1900," (Forge, 2008). Mike Cox is an elected member of the Texas Institute of Letters and has won numerous journalism awards over the years. He lives in Fredericksburg, in the Texas hill country. Visit Mike Cox atwww.lonestarbooks.blogspot.comwww.texasescapes.com/MikeCoxTexasTales/MikeCoxTexasTales.htm