LEADER 02801nam 2200457 450 001 9910808178803321 005 20230808195015.0 010 $a1-4930-2615-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000840950 035 $a(EBL)4653988 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4653988 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000840950 100 $a20160908h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA priest, a prostitute, and some other early Texans $ethe lives of fourteen Lone Star State pioneers /$fDon Blevins 210 1$aGuilford, Connecticut ;$aHelena, Montana :$cLone Star Books,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (201 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4930-2614-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA Priest, A Prostitute, And Some Other Early Texans; Contents; PREFACE; 1. FATHER MICHAEL MULDOON: Muldoon's Catholics; 2. SARAH BOWMAN: She Gave Solace to Many-in Many Ways; 3. AYLETT C. BUCKNER: They Called Him "Strap"; 4. SOPHIA PORTER: Paul Revere in a Dress; 5. MOLLIE BAILEY: She Played the Center Ring; 6. BASS OUTLAW: Ranger Little Wolf; 7. LIZZIE JOHNSON WILLIAMS: Educator, Trail Boss, Rancher, Miser; 8. WILD MAN OF THE NAVIDAD: "The Thing That Comes"; 9. ADAH ISAACS MENKEN: Was She Really Naked?; 10. THREE-LEGGED WILLIE: Justice and Independence Above All 327 $a11. MADAM CANDELARIA: Was She at the Alamo-or Wasn't She?12. JAMES BRITON BAILEY: He's Still Looking for His Jug; 13. MARTHA WHITE MCWHIRTER: She Who Was Sanctified; 14. MILTON FAVER: The Baron of West Texas; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR 330 $aThis unique collection of short biographies of the Lone Star State's most colorful characters includes headliners Father Miguel Muldoon, the Irish-Spanish Catholic priest and diplomat who helped convert Protestants in order to settle Austin, and six-foot-two prostitute and hotelkeeper Sarah Bowman, who fought as bravely as a man among the Rangers and was buried with full military honors. These are just two of the pioneers who helped build the state amidst wars with Seminoles and Mexicans, gold rushes, and cavalry formations. These fourteen vivid accounts of extraordinary lives are like no othe 606 $aPioneers$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zTexas$vAnecdotes 615 0$aPioneers 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 676 $a920.0764 700 $aBlevins$b Don$01649129 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808178803321 996 $aA priest, a prostitute, and some other early Texans$93997699 997 $aUNINA