Jesse Chisholm Texas Trail Blazer and Sam Houston's Trouble-Shooter

Cushman, Ralph B

ISBN 10: 0890158266 / ISBN 13: 9780890158265

Published by Eakin Press, Texas, 1992

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Red hardcover in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "June 29, 1992. To Carolyn and Skip Estelle - Our common bond is our proud McDougald Heritage. I hope our lives will bring honor to "the" clan. My best wishes, Ralph Cushman." Minor bending at the spine ends and the upper corners. Binding solid and text unmarked. Unclipped jacket bright and attractive with minor shelfwear at the top edge. 246 pp., notes, bibliography, index and a selection of black and white photos at the rear. Ilustrated by the author's son.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jesse Chisholm Texas Trail Blazer and Sam Houston's Trouble-Shooter
• Publisher: Eakin Press, Texas
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0890158266
• ISBN 13: 9780890158265
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Cushman, Russell
• Edition: First edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: very good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • HISTORY::United States::19th Century
  • Americana
  • HISTORY::United States::State & Local::Southwes...

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Synopsis

Preface vii Introduction 1 1. Early Life 9 2. Chance 20 3. Indian Woes 34 4. Two Titans Square Off 46 5. Jackson's Extravaganza 57 6. Jesse Rescues Houston 72 7. Cherokee Civil War 90 8. Sam Houston's Trouble-shooter 105 9. Gold Rush Mania 123 10. Texas Trails and Trials 139 11. Jesse Chisholm: Bigger Than War 149 12. Reconstruction: Aftermath of War 162 13. The Chisholm Trail 177 14. Grand Finale 189 15. Immemorial 207 Endnotes 209 Bibliography 225 Index 237