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Crossing Rio Pecos (Chisholm Trail Series) [Paperback]

Patrick Dearen (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Texas Christian University Press; First edition (June 1, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0875651593
  • ISBN-13: 978-0875651590
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Old West Comes Alive, July 30, 2011
This review is from: Crossing Rio Pecos (Chisholm Trail Series) (Paperback)
Wonderful tales of the Old West era detailing not only the friendships and hardships of the area, but the rivalries for resources which still exist to some extent. From the cover: 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 crossing - with such legendary names as Horsehead and Pontoon - could travelers hope to gain passage. Even if the river proved obliging, its Indian raiders and outlaws often did not. While history was painting dreary lives for pioneers in many other locations, the Pecos stirred with color and drama and nurtured the stuff of legend. This is the history and folklore of all the crossings: Horsehead, Pontoon, Pope's, Emigrant, Salt, Spanish Dam, Adobe, S, and Lancaster. Meticulously documented.
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The story of the Rio Pecos in frontier Texas is really the story of its crossings, for generally these vital "gateways to the west" harbored man's only intimate contact with a deadly river otherwise walled by barrier banks. Read the first page
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telephone interview with author, post returns, frontier times, post adjutant, mail station, mail line, pontoon bridge
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Fort Stockton, New Mexico, Horsehead Crossing, Pope's Crossing, Lancaster Crossing, Emigrant Crossing, San Antonio, Fort Lancaster, Camp Melvin, Pecos River, Castle Gap, Fort Davis, Lower Road, Salt Crossing, Fort Sumner, Pontoon Crossing, Upper Road, Fort Concho, Middle Concho, Adobe Crossing, Ninth Cavalry, Rio Grande, Goodnight-Loving Trail, Cliff Newland, Seven Rivers
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