Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 249 p)
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ill
Edition:
1st ed
ISBN:
1299053297
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9781299053298
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9781603444118
Series Statement:
Elma Dill Russell Spencer series in the West and Southwest no. 31
Content:
Walter P. Lane emigrated from Ireland as a young boy, fought in three wars, sailed the Texas coast with a privateer, and traveled to California and Arizona in search of gold. What drove this man, who in many ways typifies the adventurers who contributed to the westward expansion in the United States during the early nineteenth century? 264 pp. 11 b&w photos. Bib. Index. 35.00 cloth.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Road to San Jacinto 1817-36 -- 2 Los Piratas De Tejas, 1836-37 -- 3 Red Lander, 1837-44 -- 4 Storming Monterrey, 1844-46 -- 5 The Fault of All Texans, 1846-48 -- 6 By Flood and Field, 1848-58 -- 7 Family, Community, and Secession, 1858-61 -- 8 The Marshal Ney of Texas, 1861-62 -- 9 Partisan Ranger, 1862-65 -- 10 Citizen Lane, 1865-87 -- 11 Recollections, 1874-91 -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Road to San Jacinto 1817-36""; ""2 Los Piratas De Tejas, 1836-37""; ""3 Red Lander, 1837-44""; ""4 Storming Monterrey, 1844-46""; ""5 The Fault of All Texans, 1846-48""; ""6 By Flood and Field, 1848-58""; ""7 Family, Community, and Secession, 1858-61""; ""8 The Marshal Ney of Texas, 1861-62""; ""9 Partisan Ranger, 1862-65""; ""10 Citizen Lane, 1865-87""; ""11 Recollections, 1874-91""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1299053289
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781603440707
Additional Edition:
Print version More Zeal Than Discretion : The Westward Adventures of Walter P. Lane
Language:
English
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