Sowell, A.J.:

$3,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

RANGERS AND PIONEERS OF TEXAS. WITH A CONCISE ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY SETTLEMENTS, HARDSHIPS, MASSACRES, BATTLES, AND WARS, BY WHICH TEXAS WAS RESCUED FROM THE RULE OF THE SAVAGE AND CONSECRATED TO THE ... One of the rarest and best accounts of pioneer days in Texas, described by Edward Eberstadt as "one of the most important and authentic accounts of the Indians Wars in Texas." Sowell wrote the book while still in his mid-thirties, and so his was one of the first primary accounts to be published. The first section of the book collects Indian affrays as recounted to Sowell by various pioneers. The second section relates the adventures of the author's family in Texas during the 1830s and '40s, with much interesting material concerning the Texas Revolution and the republic period. The final section contains Sowell's vital personal narrative of experiences during the Wichita Campaign of 1870-71. A Texas rarity of prime importance.

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