It would be unlikely that there would be no Texan republic without the fierce and fearless band of Texians who put their life on the line everyday, in service to their beloved country.But when the cigar-chomping politicos back in Austin cut the Ranger's funds, the battle-weary Ranger Josh Sands made the most of the enforced peace and the generous charms of the beautiful Elena.But Peace and pleasure were not to last. For, meanwhile, at the border, a precisely trained and inexorable machine of death gathered - mustering the might of the Mexican Army to test the strength of the embattled Rangers, and the whole fledgling republic. aka George Proctor - he enjoyed action and adventure throughout his life as he delved into numerous avenues in developing ideas, storylines, and characters. He was on-call as a guest lecturer and discussion leader at several colleges and community groups as well as Science Fiction and Western Writers' conventions. The five books in THE TEXIANS (early Texas settlers characterized themselves with this name) western series were published between May 1984 and early 1985 under the penname Zach Wyatt. From Spur Award nominee, George W. Proctor writing as Zack Wyatt aka comes the adventures of the early days of what we now call the Texas Rangers. They were young, proud - and they were all that stood between defenceless settlers and the warring Comanche. The Texas Rangers, struggled to bring law and order to the infant Republic of Texas.
