Fort Phantom Hill The Mysterious Ruins on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River |
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| Author:
| Wright, Bill |
| ISBN: | 978-1-933337-58-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | State House Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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The history of Fort Phantom Hill is an interesting saga of defense, a story of both political necessity and individual hubris, and a tale of human perseverance and shortsightedness. The story of the "Post on the Brazos River" has all the elements that characterize human activity with its triumphs and tragedies, victories and defeats. Bill Wright weaves the threads of this story into the larger warp and weft of western history and shows how this small fort was conceived, lived, and died.
The history of Fort Phantom Hill is an interesting saga of defense, a story of both political necessity and individual hubris, and a tale of human perseverance and shortsightedness. The story of the "Post on the Brazos River" has all the elements that characterize human activity with its triumphs and tragedies, victories and defeats. Bill Wright weaves the threads of this story into the larger warp and weft of western history and shows how this small fort was conceived, lived, and died.