Crossing Rio Pecos

The Pecos River flows snake-like out of New Mexico and across West Texas before striking the Rio Grande. In frontier Texas, the Pecos was more moat than river-a deadly barrier of quicksand, treacherous currents, and impossibly steep banks. Only at its crossings, with legendary names such as Horsehea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Dearen, Patrick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Fort Worth : TCU Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Travel.
Fords (Stream crossings)
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Gues > Pecos (N.-M. et Tex. : Riviere) > Histoire.
Fords (Stream crossings) > Pecos River (N.M. and Tex.) > History.
United States > Pecos River Valley.
United States > Pecos River.
Pecos, Vallee de la (N.-M. et Tex.) > Histoire.
Pecos (N.-M. et Tex. : Riviere) > Descriptions et voyages.
Pecos River Valley (N.M. and Tex.) > History.
Pecos River (N.M. and Tex.) > Description and travel.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Pecos River flows snake-like out of New Mexico and across West Texas before striking the Rio Grande. In frontier Texas, the Pecos was more moat than river-a deadly barrier of quicksand, treacherous currents, and impossibly steep banks. Only at its crossings, with legendary names such as Horsehead and Pontoon, could travelers hope to gain passage. Even if the river proved obliging, Indian raiders and outlaws often did not. Long after irrigation and dams rendered the river a polluted trickle, Patrick Dearen went seeking out the crossings and the stories behind them. In Crossin.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages).
ISBN:9780875655611

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