Recollections of Early Texas

Autorentext

Edited by John Holmes Jenkins III

Klappentext

"[These reminiscences] light up for whoever will read the earliest days of early English-speaking Texas." -J. Frank Dobie, from the foreword A firsthand account of pioneer life in east Texas.

Zusammenfassung
A firsthand account of pioneer life in east Texas.

Inhalt

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• I. Austin's Little Colony
• II. Valuable Additions Arrive
• III. Mexican Invasion
• IV. Brushy Creek and Plum Creek
• V. Comanches, Caddoes, and Cherokees
• VI. More Mexican Trouble
• VII. The Mier Expedition
• VIII. The Texan Santa Fe Expedition
• IX. People of Note.
• X. Recollections at Random
• XI. In All Fairness
• XII. Hunting and Social Life
• XIII. From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
• XIV. In Conclusion
• Biographical Notes
• Bibliography
• Index