Title: Rawhide ranger, Ira Aten
Description: Ira Aten was the epitome of a frontier lawman. He enrolled in Company D of the Texas Rangers during the transition from Indian fighters to peace officers. The years Ira spent as a Ranger were packed with adventure, border troubles, shoot-outs, major crimes, and manhunts. Aten's role in these events earned him a spot in the Ranger Hall of Fame.
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life, Law enforcement, Texas Rangers, Peace officers, Biography, History, Aten, ira, 1862-1953, Peace officers, biography, Frontier and pioneer life, texas, Texas, history, Texas, biography
Places: Texas
People: Ira Aten (1862-1953)
Time periods: 1846-1950