Savage Frontier : Rangers, Riflemen, and Indian Wars in Texas.

Savage Frontier : Rangers, Riflemen, and Indian Wars in Texas.

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 us...

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Main Author: Moore, Stephen L.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Denton : University of North Texas Press, 2007.
Series:Savage Frontier, 3.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life.
Government relations.
History.
Indians of North America.
Wars.
history (discipline)
Frontier and pioneer life
History
Indians of North America
War
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Table of 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.

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