A Facsimile Reproduction of the Evolution of a State: Or Recollections of Old Texas Days (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Noah Smithwick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1528553403 ISBN 13: 9781528553407

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Frontier voices, hard-won recollections, and the daily life of old Texas days

Explore vivid scenes from a long-ago era, where frontiersmen, battles, and far-flung travels shaped a young state. This facsimile edition preserves the memoir’s original voice, offering a window into the people, places, and peril-filled journeys that built Texas.

The book blends personal adventure with history, tracing migrations, frontier politics, and stories of Comanche encounters, post routes, and early settlements. It weaves together chapters of travel, treaty talk, and the rough edges of life on the edge of the American frontier, told with a practical eye and a storyteller’s memory.
What you’ll experience

• Firsthand snapshots of life on the frontier, from long treks to desert crossings
• Descriptions of native cultures, social codes, and the practical realities of survival
• Anecdotes about early Texas towns, routes, and the people who shaped the state
• A historical frame that connects personal journey to larger events in Texas history

Ideal for readers of Texas memoirs, frontier history, and readers who enjoy immersive, era‑specific storytelling that stays grounded in real experiences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1528553403
• ISBN 13: 9781528553407
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 364