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Texan ranch life : with three months through Mexico in a "Prairie Schooner" / by Mary J. Jaques.

LIBRA F391 .J36 1989
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jaques, Mary J.
Series:
Southwest landmark ; no. 7.
Southwest landmark ; no. 7
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Jaques, Mary J--Homes and haunts--Texas.
Jaques, Mary J.
Ranch life.
History.
Texas.
Ranch life--Texas--History--19th century.
Texas--Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
Mexico--Description and travel.
Mexico.
Physical Description:
ix, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 1989.
Contents:
Leaving England
Voyage to New York
New York
Niagara to San Antonio
The History of the Alamo
San Antonio
Kerville, and Arrival at Lechuza Ranch
Domestic Life at Lechuza Ranch
Branding, and First Ride to Junction City
Rounding up Cattle, and Cow Outfits
"Roping."
Hailstorm
Coyotes, Skunks, and Flowers
Texan Dancing, Riding, and Driving
Sheep Dipping
Breaking in Bronchos
Visit to Texan Squatter
Milking Cows
Birds
Ambulance Cases Two Benighted Travellers
Duties of young Ranchmen
Resources of Kimble County, Texas
Picnic, Texan Dance
First Visit to "The Field"
Site and Plans for our New House
Buying a Waggon and Team
By "Sunset" Route from San Antonio to San Francisco
The Yosemite Valley
Chinese Quarter in San Francisco
From San Francisco to Salt Lake City
Through the Rockies to Fort Worth and San Antonio
Return to Junction City
Flood
Settling in our New Home
Tarantula
Weevils
Serenaders
Domestic Life at "The Field."
"Furious Riding through the Town Streets."
Masonic Funeral
Preparations for Christmas
Pruning Fruit Trees
Mr. Twohig's Imprisonment and Escape
Cost of Fuel
Stock Yards, &c., at San Antonio
Surveying and Assessment
Pelon Dog
Catamount and other Pets
Texan and Mexican Weddings
The Crystal Column Cave
Caught in a Thunderstorm
Buggy Capsize
Night at Stewart's Camp
Visits from "Drummers."
Independence Day
The Lover's Leap
Camp Meetings
Letting "The Field."
Farewell Party
"Fixing" the Waggon
Spanish Lessons
The "Prairie Schooner" starts
Visits en route
Eagle Pass
Bonding Waggon
Mexican Money and Exchange
Preparations for Crossing the Border
Frontier Custom House
Buying Matches
Peyotes and Pellotes
Cloete Ranch
Crossing the Sabinas
Monclova
Monterey
Topo Chico Springs
Saltillo
Disputed Boundary
Courtship in Mexico
Ponciano Diaz
Bull Fight
The Vara
Fruit
Hotel Patios
Tipichil
The Fiesta
Leaving Saltillo
Encantada
Mexican Guest
The Curandera
Hacienda del Salado
Employes on Hacienda
Matehuala
Catorce
Vanegas
Salt Works
San Luis Potosi
The Mint
La Pila
San Diego
La Camal
Troncas
Dolores Hidalgo
Hidalgo raises the "Grito."
Morelos succeeds Hidalgo
Augustin de Yturbide
"The Three Guarantees."
Independence of Mexico
San Miguel de Allende
Zerape Makers
Giant Cacti, &c.
Celaya
Trasguerras
Indian Procession
Fray Sebastian
Arriving at Queretaro
Opals
Maximilian
Hercules Mill
San Juan del Rio
Wayside Crosses
Accident to Waggon
Tula
The Tajo de Nochistongo
Arrival at City of Mexico
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
The Capilla del Pocito
Hotels
The Viga Canal
Lavanderas
Cathedral
Pinates
Christ Church
Theatres
Our Party Breaks Up
Mules, Pony, "Prairie Schooner," &c., Sold
Santa Gertrudis Mine
"Patio" Process
Apam
Pulque
Museum at City of Mexico
Aztec Gods
Nahoan Indian Superstitions
The Aguador
Mexican Servants
Mexican Races
Origin of National Emblem
"Noche Triste" Tree
Chapultepec
Rare Flowers
National Library, &c
The Army
Popocatepetl and Iztaccihuatl
Cholula
Tlaxcola
Franciscan Friars
Esperanza to Cordoba
Climate
Want of English Importing Houses
The Paseo
Leaving the City
Guadalajara Pottery
Aguas Calientes
Return to Texas
A Mexican Offender
Deer Hunting with "Buffalo Dick."
Starting for England
Landing at Hull.
Notes:
"Originally published by Horace Cox, Windsor House, Bream's Buildings, E.C., London, 1894"--verso t.p.
ISBN:
0890963940
OCLC:
123204868

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