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PublisherTCU Press

ISBN-100875654231

ISBN-139780875654232

eBay Product ID (ePID)99518460

Product Key Features

Book TitleDevils River : Treacherous Twin to the Pecos, 1535-1900

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2011

TopicUnited States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorPatrick Dearen

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight12 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2010-027658

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsMy San Antonio.com Books staff writer Steve Bennett said, "Full of tales of Spanish explorers, Indian attacks, heartless outlaws and determined settlers, [Patrick Dearen]'s book [ Devils River: Treacherous Twin to the Pecos ] shows why this area of southwest Texas was once 'a place deemed unfit for Saint Peter, but a proper abode for the fallen Lucifer.'" , My San Antonio.com Books staff writer Steve Bennett said, "Full of tales of Spanish explorers, Indian attacks, heartless outlaws and determined settlers, [Patrick Dearen]'s book [ Devils River: Treacherous Twin to the Pecos ] shows why this area of southwest Texas was once 'a place deemed unfit for Saint Peter, but a proper abode for the fallen Lucifer.'"

Dewey Decimal976.4/875

SynopsisIn his newest book, Devils River, Patrick Dearen traces the 400-year history of the notorious river from the time of the first Spanish explorers to the modernization of southwestern Texas and the coming of the railroad., In his newest book, Devils River, Patrick Dearen traces the 400-year history of the notorious river from the time of the first Spanish explorers to the modernization of southwestern Texas and the coming of the railroad. He vividly retells stories of Indian encounters, train robberies, and other horrific events that prove just how the name "Devils River" was coined. With his inimitable style, the author weaves together a variety of themes--military events, including the Civil War and stories about the Texas Rangers; the development of the first mail lines; and the introduction of cattle and sheep raising--into a comprehensive account of the violence and bloodshed surrounding the Devils River. The nature of the river's history is such that very few anecdotes have happy endings, but Devils River contains stories of triumphs as well as disasters. Although this is an excellent account for historians studying the west, it is also very accessible to others with little or no background in early western history.

LC Classification NumberF392.D47D43 2011