Savage frontier [electronic resource] : rangers, riflemen, and Indian wars in Texas. Volume 1, 1835-1837 / Stephen L. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Stephen L.

Series:

Savage Frontier, 1

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 (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton : University of North Texas Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An account of the formative years of the legendary Texas Rangers. This volume provides detail about each ranging unit formed during the Texas Revolution and narrates their involvement in the pivotal battle of San Jacinto and later battles at Parker's Fort, the Elm Creek Fight, Post Oak Springs Massacre, and the Stone Houses Fight.

Contents:

Contents; Prologue; 1. Attack and Counterattack; 2. The Original Ranger Battalion; 3. Frontiersmen of the Texas Revolution; 4. ""Loathsome Trophy"; 5. The Alamo's "Immortal Thirty-Two"; 6. The Road to San Jacinto; 7. Parker's Fort and Little River Depredations; 8. Burleson's Battalion; 9. A Chain of Frontier Forts; 10. Elm Creek and Trinity River Fights; 11. Spring Setbacks for Smith's Battalion; 12. Stone Houses Fight; Epilogue; Appendix: Roster of Texas Rangers: Coleman/Smith Battalion; Chapter Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-92332-X

9786611923327

1-57441-382-1

1-4356-8669-1

OCLC:

781422106