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Savage frontier [electronic resource] : rangers, riflemen, and Indian wars in Texas. Volume 3, 1840-1841 / Stephen L. Moore.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moore, Stephen L.
- Series:
- Savage Frontier, 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of North America--Wars--Texas.
- Indians of North America.
- Indians of North America--Texas--Government relations.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Texas--History.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Texas--Politics and government--1836-1846.
- Texas.
- Texas Rangers--History.
- Texas Rangers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (449 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Denton : University of North Texas Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Part of the ""Savage Frontier"" series, this work focuses on the evolution of the Texas Rangers and frontier warfare in Texas during the years 1840 and 1841. It covers the resulting Battle of Plum Creek and other engagements in detail. It also shows how the Colt repeating pistol came into use by Texas Rangers.
- Contents:
- Prologue; 1. THE COMANCHES; 2. THE COUNCIL HOUSE FIGHT; 3. SPRING EXPEDITIONS; 4. THE GREAT COMANCHE RAID; 5. ""IF WE CAN'T WHIP 'EM, WE CAN TRY!""; 6. MOORE'S COMANCHE VILLAGE RAID; 7. THE GREAT MILITARY ROAD; 8. THE NEW FRONTIER ""MINUTEMEN""; 9. THE LEWIS EXPEDITION; 10. THE VILLAGE CREEK EXPEDITION; 11. ""ACTIVE AND ENERGETIC MEASURES""; 12. THE GULF COAST MINUTEMEN; 13. ""BRAVO TOO MUCH""; 14. ENCHANTED ROCK AND BIRD'S FORT; AFTERWORD; APPENDIX A; APPENDIX B; CHAPTER NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-20916-3
- 9786611209162
- 1-57441-388-0
- 1-4337-1037-4
- 1-4356-2459-9
- OCLC:
- 187394840
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