Crossing Rio Pecos - Couverture souple

Dearen, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0875651593 ISBN 13 : 9780875651590

Editeur : Texas Christian University Press, 1996

Synopsis

The Pecos River flows snake-like out of New Mexico and across West Texas before striking the Rio Grande. In frontier Texas, the Pecos was more moat than river--a deadly barrier of quicksand, treacherous currents, and impossibly steep banks. Only at its crossings, with legendary names such as Horsehead and Pontoon, could travelers hope to gain passage. Even if the river proved obliging, Indian raiders and outlaws often did not.

Long after irrigation and dams rendered the river a polluted trickle, Patrick Dearen went seeking out the crossings and the stories behind them. In Crossing Rio Pecos--a follow-up to his Castle Gap and the Pecos Frontier--he draws upon years of research to relate the history and folklore of all the crossings--Horsehead, Pontoon, Pope's, Emigrant, Salt, Spanish Dam, Adobe, "S," and Lancaster. Meticulously documented, Crossing Rio Pecos emerges as the definitive study of these gateways which were so vital to the opening of the western frontier.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Patrick Dearen is the author of six books, including Castle Gap and the Pecos Frontier, Portraits of the Pecos Frontier, and When Cowboys Die, a novel. Formerly an award-winning reporter for two West Texas daily newspapers, he lives in Midland with his wife and son.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Texas Christian University Press
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0875651593
• ISBN 13: 9780875651590
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
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