‘Robert Rogers, Ranger’ Review: Daring Exploits, Dodgy Reputation ‘Brave Major Rogers’ led bold raids behind enemy lines and inspired a Hollywood movie. His life was dogged with trouble.

F ew lives in American history can match the dramatic trajectory of the New England frontiersman Robert Rogers. His bold ...

ROBERT ROGERS OF THE RANGERS (299 pp.)—John R. Cuneo—Oxford ($6). When TV next manages to turn a folk hero into a public nuisance, by marinating his name in an indelible jingle and ...