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IT IS THE ANTONIO CARRASCO GANG
12/29/06
Here is an email that just came in from Lupe Rodriguez:
"Per the query below a Contreras gang was stealing silver from the Shafter mine. According to an article originally published in Old West magazine Vol. 34 (Summer 1998): 10-14, it was the Antonio Carrasco gang. Which is correc -
A CONSIDERABLE STRETCH
12/29/06
I received the following email raising the question of whether the Texas Rangers were created "for the sole purpose" of annihilating the Comanche Indians.
Bubba (sir_onion<at>yahoo.com)
Thursday, December 28, 2006, 09:46 PM
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THE LAST COMANCHE CHIEF
12/24/06
I just finished reading with great enjoyment "The Last Comanche Chief: The Life And Times Of Quanah Parker" by Bill Neeley. This 276-page book, ISBN 0-471-16076-8, is well written and Neeley's first class research using an abundance of primary source documents makes it a fine study of -
THE CHINATI MUMMY
12/21/06
In the 1960's a group of artifact hunters explored a cave located a few miles from Chinati Peak in western Presidio County and made a remarkable discovery. Using flashlights, the men climbed through the cave entrance into a large rock shelter filled with ancient Native American artifacts. On th -
EXPERIENCE THAT WHICH YOU WRITE ABOUT: SOME BIG BEND HISTORIOGRAPHY
12/09/06
Any successful novelist worth his salt understands the value of first hand experience in writing. Who wants to read a historical novel or any novel without the ring of truth? There are many exceptions. Science fiction writers must rely entirely on their creative minds to produce a saleable wo -
THE HANDBOOK OF TEXAS
12/08/06
In the 1980's, I had the great privilege of working as a staff writer for the Handbook Of Texas published by the Texas State Historical Association. This massive encyclopedia of Texas history is anything but a handbook. The print edition contains more than 23,000 articles on the people, places -
THE STORY OF QUANNAH PARKER'S MOTHER
12/03/06
Clacton Press in Palestine, Texas has just published an appealing new book about Comanche Chief Quanna Parker's mother. "Return: The Parker Story" by Jack Selden, is 328 pages and looks to be a fine contribution to Texas history by telling the story of Cynthia Ann Parker in detail for
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