Texas' Last Frontier
Fort Stockton and the Trans-Pecos, 1861-1895
978-1-58544-071-9 Paperback
6 x 9 x 0 in
480 pp. Illus., Maps.
Pub Date: 06/01/2000
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The newcomers—cattlemen and sheepmen, individuals and corporations—included sturdy, law-abiding, industrious citizens, such as O.W. Williams, a renowned surveyor, jurist, and historian with a law degree from Harvard; Mexicans, both poor laborers and well-to-do entrepreneurs; kindly German merchants; fighting Irishmen; and fearless Anglo cowboys. There were also the gunslingers, including Sheriff A.J. Royal, who terrorized the citizenry, even after Texas Rangers had arrived, until he was mysteriously shot to death one afternoon, possibly by one of the town’s leading men.
The most detailed and thorough account available of the history of far West Texas, this tale is colored with human interest and drama. It will prove invaluable to scholars and richly rewarding to all those interested in the history of Texas and of the West.
Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University
Published by Texas A&M University Press