Texas Rangers Indian Wars Series

"Captain Jeff; Or Frontier Life In Texas With The Texas Rangers" by William J. Maltby is a first-hand, eyewitness recounting of Indian fighting in West Texas in the 1860s and 1870s. Maltby, whose middle name is Jeff and by which he was familiarly known, published "Captain Jeff; Or Frontier Life In Texas With The Texas Rangers" in 1906 in which he narrates his experiences as a frontiersman, Texas Ranger, and Indian fighter. Texas Historian Rupert Richardson says of Maltby's memoirs that, although the author's account may be at times exaggerated and sometimes inaccurate, his observations are valuable for the unique perspective they give on early West Texas frontier life and times. When the Frontier Battalion of the reorganized Texas Rangers was formed in 1874 under Major John B. Jones, Maltby was appointed commander of Company E. He served in this capacity from May 5 to December 13, 1874, and took part in the struggles between the Rangers and Indians and white desperadoes. A true-life picture of what living and Indian fighting on the West Texas Frontier was really like, by a man that had "Been there, done that." There are approximately 59,750+ words and approximately 199+ pages at 300 words per page in this e-book. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.

"Texas Ranger Indian Tales: Capture of Cynthia Ann Parker: At the Massacre At Parker's Fort; Her Years With The Comanche; Rescue By Captain Ross, of the Texian Rangers", by James T. DeShields recounts from original sources, including the Texans involved, the story of Cynthia Ann Parker. Cynthia ann Parker was captured by the Comanche at the age of nine. She was "married" to the War Chief Peta Nocona and bore him several children among whom was Quanah Parker who became a great chief of the Comanche both before and after that tribe was settled on a reservation after their military defeats described in the book. After 25 years with the Comanche she was returned to her relatives, who had given her up as dead or lost to them forever. She had to relearn "civilization" in its entirety, including the english language. An interesting part of the romantic history of both the Texas Rangers, the state of Texas, and the men and women who forged Texas. A short book of approximately 18,000+ words, rare and long out-of-print in its 1914 bound version, it is now available in the e-book format for the reader interested in Texas and Texas Ranger history. This is a short e-book of approximately 17,100+ words and approximately 57 pages at 300 words per page. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.

"History of the Regulators and Moderators and the 1841-42 Shelby County War and Some of the Indian Troubles in the Early Republic of Texas" by John Middleton, a Texas Ranger Captain. It is an eyewitness account of some of the early history of Texas by an early pioneer. John Middleton was a Captain in the Sabine County Ranging Company. He gives a first-hand account of the Regulators and Moderators War in Shelby County as well as the ever present need to safeguard the homes, people, and livestock of the early settlers from the attacks of the various Indian Tribes in Texas. An interesting part of the romantic history of both the Texas Rangers, the state of Texas, and the men who forged Texas. A short book of approximately 20,000+ words, that is very rare, expensive, and long out-of-print in its original 1883 bound version. We have now made it available in the e-book format for the reader interested in Texas and Texas Ranger history. There are approximately 20,000+ words and approximately 66+ pages at 300 words per page in this e-book. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.

"Border Wars of Texas: An Authentic Account of the Long, Bitter Conflict Between the Settlers and Indians of Texas," by James De Shields, recounts from original sources, including some of the Texans involved, the history of The Border Wars between the early American Texas Settlers & the indigenous Indian tribes. James De Shields 1861–1948, Texas historian, was born in Louisiana. De Shields attended public schools, read avidly, and absorbed tales of frontier adventure. As a hobby, he began to collect manuscripts, books, and pictures relating to Texas history and led him to write articles on frontier history. De Shields set down the stories of frontiersmen he knew and dug historical material from newspaper files and other primary sources. "Border Wars of Texas," recounts many Indian engagements. It spans roughly the years 1820, when Moses Austin founded the first colony of American settlers, to 1845, when the state of Texas was admitted to the Union. De Shields covers all the Indian tribes in Texas, from the relatively civilized Cherokee in the East to the savage Comanche in the west of Texas. Many of the incidents in the book are an interesting part of the romantic history of the Texas Rangers, the state of Texas, and the men and women who forged Texas. Rare and long out-of-print in its 1912 bound version, it is now available in the e-book format for the reader interested in Texas and Texas Ranger history, complete with the illustrations that were published in the original edition. A must read for the student of Texas history, it contains much early Texas and Texas Ranger history during the early years of Texas and Texas Republic settlement from 1820-1845. There are approximately 133,750+ words and approximately 445+ pages at 300 words per page in this e-book. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.

"Border Wars of Texas: An Account of the Long Bitter Conflict Between the Settlers & Indians of Texas And The Capture of Cynthia Ann Parker at the Massacre at Parker's Fort; Her Years with the Comanche & Her Rescue by Captain Ross of the Texas Rangers," 2 Volumes In 1, by James DeShields 1861–1948, Texas historian. DeShields was born in Louisiana and attended public schools, read avidly, and absorbed tales of frontier adventure. As a hobby, he began to collect manuscripts, books, and pictures relating to Texas history which led him to write articles on frontier history. DeShields set down the stories of frontiersmen he knew and dug historical material from newspaper files and other primary sources. Volume I, "Border Wars of Texas: An Account of the Long Bitter Conflict Between the Settlers & Indians of Texas," recounts many Indian engagements. It spans roughly the years 1820, when Moses Austin founded the first colony of American settlers, to 1845, when the state of Texas was admitted to the Union. DeShields covers all the Indian tribes in Texas, from the relatively civilized Cherokee in the East to the savage Comanche in the west of Texas. Volume II, "The Capture of Cynthia Ann Parker at the Massacre at Parker's Fort; Her Years with the Comanche & Her Rescue by Captain Ross of the Texas Rangers," tells the story of Cynthia Ann Parker who was captured by the Comanche at the age of nine. She was "married" to the War Chief Peta Nocona and bore him several children among whom was Quanah Parker who became a great chief of the Comanche both before and after that tribe was settled on a reservation after their military defeats described in the book. After 25 years with the Comanche, she was returned to her relatives who had given her up as dead or lost to them forever. She had to relearn "civilization" in its entirety, including the English language. Both books recount an interesting part of the romantic history of the Texas Rangers, the state of Texas, and the men and women who forged Texas. With approximately 150,950+ words and approximately 503+ pages at 300 words per page, they are rare and long out-of-print in their original 1886 and 1912 bound versions. They are now available in the e-book format, with their original illustrations, for the reader interested in Texas and Texas Ranger history. A must read for the student of Texas history. These books cover the struggles of the settlers of Texas during the momentous period from approximately 1820-1850. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all.

"Texas Ranger Indian Tales: Indian Depredations In Texas" by John W. Wilbarger is a complete and exhaustive look at Indian attacks in frontier Texas from about 1825, when the first American settlers began arriving, to about 1880. John W. Wilbarger (1806-1892) was Methodist Minister, Texas author and early pioneer. He moved to Texas in 1837 at the urging of his brother, Josiah P. Wilbarger. He was a minister and assisted his brother in surveying. In 1833 Josiah Wilbarger was scalped by Indians and left for dead, but miraculously survived. This and other tales of Indian attacks that John Wilbarger heard during his lifetime prompted him to write a compendium of such stories, which he published in 1889. Wilbarger began actively collecting material around 1870 working on it for two decades. The book, described as "the most complete compilation of accounts of Indian warfare in nineteenth-century Texas," contains over 200 separate narratives of Indian attacks and Texan counterattacks. In his preface Wilbarger notes that while a number of the articles had been "written by others, who were either cognizant of the facts themselves or had obtained them from reliable sources." he had attempted to verify all of the stories. Written at a time when some writers, particularly in the academic world, were beginning to paint a more balanced view of Indians, Wilbarger's book casts them as unredeemable savages and showed little sympathy for their culture or motives. Nevertheless, the book is has always been considered a classic work of Texana. A must-read for both the student of Texas settlement and the struggles of Texas settlers with the Indians. Much of Wilbarger's information is found nowhere else. There are approximately 259,750+ words and approximately 865+ pages at 300 words per page in this e-book. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.