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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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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Fort Worth :
TCU Press,
2012.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Foreword; Chapter 1: River of the West; Chapter 2: Pope's Crossing; Chapter 3: Emigrant Crossing; Chapter 4: Horsehead Crossing; Chapter 5: Spanish Dam Crossing; Chapter 6: Pontoon Crossing; Chapter 7: Lancaster Crossing; Chapter 8: Other Crossings; Epilogue; About the Author; Notes; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 520 | |a 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. | ||
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