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Texian Macabre
Hardin, Stephen L. Illus: Zaboly, Gary S
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Description for Texian Macabre
Illustrator(s): Zaboly, Gary S. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BTC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Mandred Wood may have caught a glint off the Bowie knife that sank into his belly—but probably not. On the afternoon of November 11, 1837, he had exchanged ""harsh epithets"" with David James Jones, a hero of the Texas Revolution. When words failed, Jones closed the argument with his blade. Such affrays were common in Houston, the fledgling capital of the Republic of Texas. This one, however, was singular. Wood was a gentleman and Jones a member of a disruptive gang of vagrants that the upper crust denounced as the ""rowdy loafers."" Jones went to jail; Wood went to his ... Read more
Mandred Wood may have caught a glint off the Bowie knife that sank into his belly—but probably not. On the afternoon of November 11, 1837, he had exchanged ""harsh epithets"" with David James Jones, a hero of the Texas Revolution. When words failed, Jones closed the argument with his blade. Such affrays were common in Houston, the fledgling capital of the Republic of Texas. This one, however, was singular. Wood was a gentleman and Jones a member of a disruptive gang of vagrants that the upper crust denounced as the ""rowdy loafers."" Jones went to jail; Wood went to his ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
State House Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
Abilene, United States
ISBN
9781933337562
SKU
V9781933337562
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Ref
99-3
About Hardin, Stephen L. Illus: Zaboly, Gary S
Stephen L. Hardin has been a historical consultant on several motion pictures including the 2004 production of The Alamo. His book Texian Iliad won the T.R. Fehrenbach Book Award and the Summerfield G. Roberts Award. He is professor of history at McMurry University, Abilene, Texas, USA.
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