Peg Leg The Improbable Life of a Texas Hero, Thomas William Ward, 1807-1872

Informationen zum Autor DAVID C. HUMPHREY, historian, has written three books and many articles on U.S. and Texas history and has won several awards, most recently from the Texas State Historical Association and the East Texas Historical Association. He lives in Annandale, Virginia. Klappentext Irish-born Thomas William ('Peg Leg') Ward ventured to Texas in 1835 to fight in the Texas Revolution! but in his first day of action his right leg was hit by Mexican cannon fire and amputated. Four years later he lost his right arm to cannon fire in an accident. Zusammenfassung Irish-born Thomas William ('Peg Leg') Ward ventured to Texas in 1835 to fight in the Texas Revolution! but in his first day of action his right leg was hit by Mexican cannon fire and amputated. Four years later he lost his right arm to cannon fire in an accident.

Product details

• Authors: David C. Humphrey, David Churchill Humphrey
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 30.05.2009
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Humanities, art, music > History
• EAN: 9780876112373
• ISBN: 978-0-87611-237-3
• Pages: 326
• Series: Watson Caulfield and Mary Maxwell Arnold Republic of Texas; Watson Caulfield and Mary Maxw; Watson Caulfield and Mary Maxw
• Subjects: Amerikanische Geschichte, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, USA Westen, Biography / Autobiography, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY), HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19. Jahrhundert (ca. 1800 bis ca. 1899)