Recollections of Early Texas - Memoirs of John Holland Jenkins

"[These reminiscences] light up for whoever will read the earliest days of early English-speaking Texas." -J. Frank Dobie, from the foreword

A firsthand account of pioneer life in east Texas.

List of contents

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• I. Austin's Little Colony
• II. Valuable Additions Arrive
• III. Mexican Invasion
• IV. Brushy Creek and Plum Creek
• V. Comanches, Caddoes, and Cherokees
• VI. More Mexican Trouble
• VII. The Mier Expedition
• VIII. The Texan Santa Fe Expedition
• IX. People of Note.
• X. Recollections at Random
• XI. In All Fairness
• XII. Hunting and Social Life
• XIII. From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
• XIV. In Conclusion
• Biographical Notes
• Bibliography
• Index

About the author

Edited by John Holmes Jenkins III

Summary

A firsthand account of pioneer life in east Texas.

Product details

• Authors: John Iii
• Assisted by: John Holmes Jenkins (Editor), John Holmes III Jenkins (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1974
• EAN: 9780292770379
• ISBN: 978-0-292-77037-9
• No. of pages: 348
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 565 g
• Series: Personal Narratives of the Wes; Personal Narratives of the West; Texas Classics; Personal Narratives of the West; Personal Narratives of the Wes
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies