The Texas Frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail, 1858-1861 |
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| Author:
| Ely, Glen Sample |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-5221-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the story of Texas's antebellum frontier, from the Red River to El Paso, a raw and primitive country punctuated by chaos, lawlessness, and violence. During this time, the federal government and the State of Texas often worked at cross purposes, their confused and contradictory policies leaving settlers on their own to deal with vigilantes, lynchings, raiding Native Americans, and Anglo-American outlaws.
This is the story of Texas's antebellum frontier, from the Red River to El Paso, a raw and primitive country punctuated by chaos, lawlessness, and violence. During this time, the federal government and the State of Texas often worked at cross purposes, their confused and contradictory policies leaving settlers on their own to deal with vigilantes, lynchings, raiding Native Americans, and Anglo-American outlaws.