Rip Ford's Texas (Personal Narratives of the West) [Paperback]

John Salmon Ford (Author), Stephen B. Oates (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Personal Narratives of the West | Publication Date: 1987

The memoirs of a man who participlated in virtually every major event in Texas history from 1836 to 1896.

Product Details

• Paperback: 519 pages
• Publisher: University of Texas Press (1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0292770340
• ISBN-13: 978-0292770348
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,445 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ride with Rip, August 1, 2000

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William S. Tiffee (Ingram, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rip Ford's Texas (Personal Narratives of the West) (Paperback)

Memoirs may often cure insomnia, but not this hefty chunk of history. Travel back in time with John Salmon "Rip" Ford. Saddle the horses and hitch up your britches, you'll be heading out to the Texas of a newly independent republic. Ride from the Red to the Rio Grande and beyond with the doctor, lawyer, surveyor, journalist, trailblazer, legislator, and celebrated soldier of numerous wars.

Ford takes the reader from the earliest days of the republic to statehood, secession, and on into reconstruction. Meet the intrepid Texas Ranger Jack Hays. Ride from Matamoros to Mexico City with the "Los Diablos Tejanos." Trailblaze a trade route from San Antonio to El Paso with the Ford-Neighbors expedition.

Brilliantly edited by Stephen B. Oates, this personal narrative of a time, place, and adventure, all larger than life itself, is a must read for all who are interested in Texas and its history.

4.0 out of 5 stars A great historical view of early Texas., January 29, 2012

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This review is from: Rip Ford's Texas (Personal Narratives of the West) (Paperback)

This book was recommended to me by a Border Patrol agent in Texas when I asked him to elaborate on the history of the Border Patrol and The Texas Rangers. It's written from the viewpoint of one who was there though a good bit is probably the result of an inflated Igo.

5.0 out of 5 stars Rebel or Texas Patriot, November 12, 2007

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Barrie W. Bracken "Researcher" (Daytona Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rip Ford's Texas (Paperback)

This book is now hard to find, but look for it. It is among the most fascinating and informative recollections of all those written to cover the Civil War. Ford recounts his early experience with Edmund J. Davis, brig. general in U. S.Volunteers ab=nd kater the "worst Reconstrution governor anywgere, We see the personality of Ford and learn how he got his knick-name "Rip." It's not what you woiuld imagine. This is a great book that needs to be republished.