Texas' Last Frontier: Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861-1895Texas A&M University Press, 1982 - 457 páginas For almost three hundred miles, the Pecos River cuts across far West Texas. It is an arid land, a land that in the last century offered danger and hardship to those who crossed it and those who settled it. Yet they came--army posts like Fort Stockton to challenge the Apaches' claim to the rugged land, settlers to supply the posts, cattlemen to eke out a living from the vast but sparse grazing ranges. They came and they stayed because the land held one overriding appeal: it was Texas' last frontier. |
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Texas' Last Frontier: Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861-1895 Clayton Williams Visualização de excertos - 1982 |
Texas' Last Frontier: Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861-1895 Clayton W. Williams Pré-visualização indisponível - 2000 |
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1930s typescript A. J. Royal Adams Apaches April arrived attacked August Austin Barney Riggs Baylor Bean Bliss Butz camp Canyon Captain cattle Clark Clayton Williams Colonel Comanche Company Concho Confederate courthouse cowboys Davis Mountains December detachment Eagle Springs election Fort Bliss Fort Clark Fort Concho Fort Davis Fort Stockton Francis Rooney Frazer George Handbook of Texas head Heitman herd Horsehead Crossing horses Ibid Indians James January John Johnson Judge Williams July June Kickapoo killed Kimble County Koehler Lancaster land later Lieutenant Livingston March Mescaleros Mexican Mexico miles mules Ninth Cavalry November O. W. Williams October officers party Paso Pecos County Pecos River Peter Gallagher Post Returns Presidio Quitman raiding ranch Records Reeves County reported route saloon San Antonio Herald Scobee scouts September sheriff shot Sibley soldiers stage station Stockton Texas Frontier Texas Rangers Torres trail troops U.S. Department United wounded wrote
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Peddlers and Post Traders: The Army Sutler on the Frontier David M. Delo Pré-visualização limitada - 1998 |