Fort Mckavett

Author : Clifford Caldwell
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fort McKavett (Tex.)
ISBN : 9780984256341

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Fort McKavett by Clifford Caldwell Pdf

The Texas Hill Country is rich with history. In recent years revisionist historians have only written about a select dew aspects of the region, apparently preferring to overlook the fact that outlaws, lawmen, Indians, horse soldiers and Spanish explorers crisscrossed the San Saba River and Menard County area for hundreds of years. True enough, the quaint shops and bistros, the music festivals, wildflowers, and the pleasing climate may be the attraction today but the area was home to Paleo-Indians 10,000 years ago. Spaniards trekked through the region in 1753, finding promise of gold and silver in the surrounding hills. Early Texas pioneers ultimately carved out a fronteir settlement here, only to be menaced by hostile Comanche Indians, reluctant to release their hold on the region. For McKavett, the lonely outpost on the San Saba, played a vital part in the white settlement of this area and in the rich military history of Texas. Join the author in rediscovering the fort, and Menard County. --

Author : Jay H Buckley
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781496238207

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Great Plains Forts by Jay H Buckley Pdf

Author : James Moore,Wayne Slater
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0471471402

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Bush's Brain by James Moore,Wayne Slater Pdf

Two journalists detail Karl Rove's rise to become George W. Bush's chief political advisor, examining his role in the 2000 presidential election and his influence on the strategy of the Bush administration.

Author : Loyd Uglow
Publisher : TCU Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0875652468

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Standing in the Gap by Loyd Uglow Pdf

"Large military posts have been examined in detail in numerous books written about the Texas frontier, but the importance of smaller outposts and picket stations has been generally overlooked. In Standing in the Gap, Loyd M. Uglow examines these smaller outposts in relation to the larger forts that controlled them and explores their significance in military strategy and the pacification of the frontier. The army's role in the settlement of West Texas has been, until now, explained through biographies of prominent officers and histories of both Indian campaigns and the larger forts. With only passing mention of outposts such as Grierson's Spring, Van Horn's Wells, and Pecos Station in these texts, the stories of minor posts have gone, for the most part, untold.".

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Cipher and telegraph codes
ISBN : UCSD:31822023868458

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NOAA/NWS Location Identifiers by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. National Weather Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 790 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Meteorological services
ISBN : UOM:39015047405264

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National Weather Service Communications Handbook by United States. National Weather Service Pdf

Author : Bruce A. Glasrud,Michael N. Searles
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781603444491

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Buffalo Soldiers in the West by Bruce A. Glasrud,Michael N. Searles Pdf

In the decades following the Civil War, scores of African Americans served in the U.S. Army in the West. The Plains Indians dubbed them buffalo soldiers, and their record in the infantry and cavalry, a record full of dignity and pride, provides one of the most fascinating chapters in the history of the era. This anthology focuses on the careers and accomplishments of black soldiers, the lives they developed for themselves, their relationships to their officers (most of whom were white), their specialized roles (such as that of the Black Seminoles), and the discrimination they faced from the very whites they were trying to protect. In short, this volume offers important insights into the social, cultural, and communal lives of the buffalo soldiers. The selections are written by prominent scholars who have delved into the history of black soldiers in the West. Previously published in scattered journals, the articles are gathered here for the first time in a single volume, providing a rich and accessible resource for students, scholars, and interested general readers. Additionally, the readings in this volume serve in some ways as commentaries on each other, offering in this collected format a cumulative mosaic that was only fragmentary before. Volume editors Glasrud and Searles provide introductions to the volume and to each of its four parts, surveying recent scholarship and offering an interpretive framework. The bibliography that closes the book will also commend itself as a valuable tool for further research.

Author : Elaine Coleman
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461625605

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Texas Haunted Forts by Elaine Coleman Pdf

The forts of Texas stand like silent sentinels. Their legends and stories are ghostly reminders of a past steeped in history. Tales of Indians wrapped in white buffalo robes and a ghostly lady delivering white roses to an officer's desk are woven with historical facts, placing the reader in the midst of the action. Photographs send the reader back in time as haunted souls of long lost legends fill the pages.

Author : Cynthia Leal Massey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493048618

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What Lies Beneath by Cynthia Leal Massey Pdf

Unearth the Mysteries of Those Who Lie Beneath the Oldest Graveyards in the Lone Star State Texas, the second largest state, both in land mass and population, has more than 50,000 cemeteries, graveyards, and burial grounds. As the final resting places of those whose earthly journey has ended, they are also repositories of valuable cultural history. The pioneer cemeteries—those from the 19th century—provide a wealth of information on the people who settled Texas during its years as a Republic (1836-1845), and after it became the 28th state in 1845. In What Lies Beneath: Texas Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards, author Cynthia Leal Massey exhumes the stories of these pioneers, revealing the intriguing truth behind the earliest graveyards in the Lone Star State, including some of its most ancient. This guide also provides descriptions of headstone features and symbols, and demystifies the burial traditions of early Texas pioneers and settlers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Irrigation
ISBN : MINN:31951T00082703J

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Water-supply Paper by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1120 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1941
Category : Irrigation
ISBN : UCR:31210018582302

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Water Levels and Artesian Pressure in Observation Wells in the United States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11682861

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House documents by Anonim Pdf

Author : E. A. Bode
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0803261608

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A Dose of Frontier Soldiering by E. A. Bode Pdf

Emil Adolph Bode, a German immigrant down on his luck, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1877 and served for five years. More literate than most of his fellow soldiers, Bode described western flora and fauna, commenting on the American Indians he encountered as well as the slaughter of the buffalo, the hard and lonely life of the cowboy, and towns and settlements he passed through. His observations, seasoned with wry wit and sympathy, offer a truer picture of the frontier military experience than all the dashing cavalry charges and thundering artillery in Western literature.

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Law
ISBN : HARVARD:32044109461889

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : William H. Asquith,R. M. Slade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Flood forecasting
ISBN : UOM:39015055738077

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Documented and Potential Extreme Peak Discharges and Relation Between Potential Extreme Peak Discharges and Probable Maximum Flood Peak Discharges in Texas by William H. Asquith,R. M. Slade Pdf