Savage frontier [[electronic resource] ] : rangers, riflemen, and Indian wars in Texas . Volume 3 1840-1841 / / Stephen L. Moore
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| Autore: |
Moore Stephen L
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| Titolo: |
Savage frontier [[electronic resource] ] : rangers, riflemen, and Indian wars in Texas . Volume 3 1840-1841 / / Stephen L. Moore
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| Pubblicazione: | Denton, : University of North Texas Press, c2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (449 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 976.404 |
| Soggetto topico: | Indians of North America - Wars - Texas |
| Indians of North America - Texas - Government relations | |
| Frontier and pioneer life - Texas - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Texas Politics and government 1836-1846 |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 use by Texas Rangers. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Savage frontier |
| ISBN: | 1-281-20916-3 |
| 9786611209162 | |
| 1-57441-388-0 | |
| 1-4337-1037-4 | |
| 1-4356-2459-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910816847603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Savage Frontier, 3