Recollections of Early Texas: Memoirs of John Holland Jenkins

by John Holmes Jenkins III (Editor)

Overview

“[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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780292770379
Publisher:	University of Texas Press
Publication date:	01/01/1974
Series:	Personal Narratives of the West
Pages:	347
Sales rank:	298,631
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table 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

Editorial Reviews

John Holmes Jenkins . . . has done a splendid job of editing a splendid piece of Americana.

New Yorker

"John Holmes Jenkins . . . has done a splendid job of editing a splendid piece of Americana."

New Yorker