Gholson Road: Revolutionaries and Texas Rangers - Hardcover

Cook, Donna Gholson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1414004745 ISBN 13: 9781414004747

Publisher: Authorhouse, 2003

Synopsis

Writer and artist Donna Gholson Cook’s GHOLSON ROAD: REVOLUTIONARIES AND TEXAS RANGERS is an exciting and educational gallop through American history, beginning in early Virginia, trotting through Kentucky and Arkansas Territory and up to a hitching post in 1832 Texas. The book is not only for Gholson descendants, but for anyone who would like to learn more about the history of America and Texas and those who settled it.

GHOLSON ROAD is filled with highs and lows, prosperity and poverty. Many stories are reprinted exactly as told by the participants, including a rare account of the attempt to identify Cynthia Ann Parker after the Texas Rangers recaptured her from the Comanches, with whom she lived for 24 years.

About this title

From the Author

Motivated by a love of history and an intense desire to preserve the stories of her ancestors and the American West, Cook gives new life to those ancestors and their connections with historical figures and events in early America and early Texas. Her stories cover the most tempestuous periods of American and Texas history, including the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the fight for Texas’ independence, the period of mob rule, the Civil War and the organization of the Texas Rangers to protect the early settlers from Indian attacks.

Cook’s love of the history of the Old West was fueled by family stories about her great-grandfather, Frank Gholson, one of the first Texas Rangers. Her Gholson ancestors were not only among the first Texas colonists, but the first American colonists, as well. GHOLSON ROAD gives readers a glimpse into the lives of some of the Americans who fought to create this nation and to maintain freedom.

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GHOLSON ROAD is filled with highs and lows, prosperity and poverty. Many stories are reprinted exactly as told by the participants, including a rare account of the identification of Cynthia Ann Parker after the Texas Rangers recaptured her from the Comanche tribe with whom she lived for many years. The book is the fascinating story of one family's role in American and Texas history. BACK:

Donna Gholson Cook was born in San Angelo, Texas, and grew up in Kerrville, riding horses and reading westerns. Her Texas roots go back for six generations, and her love of Texas history was fueled by stories about her great-grandfather, one of the first Texas Rangers. Donna is a member of the Texas State Historical Association, the National Association for Outlaw and Lawman History, and many other organizations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1414004745
• ISBN 13: 9781414004747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 426