John B. Denton : The Bigger-Than-Life Story of the Fighting Parson and Texas Ranger /

"Denton County and the City of Denton are named for pioneer preacher, lawyer, and Indian fighter John B. Denton, but little has been known about him. He was an orphan in frontier Arkansas who became a circuit-riding Methodist preacher and an important member of a movement of early settlers brin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cochran, Mike, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Denton, Texas : University of North Texas Press, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Denton, John B., > 1806-1841.
Texas Rangers.
Texas Rangers > Biography.
Peace officers.
Methodist preaching.
Indians of North America > Wars.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Circuit riders.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Indians of North America > Wars > Texas.
Methodist preaching > Texas > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > Texas.
Circuit riders > Texas > Biography.
Peace officers > Texas > Biography.
Texas > Denton.
Texas.
Denton (Tex.) > History.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Obscure Early Life of John B. Denton
  • The Dentons Move to Arkansas
  • The Call to Preach
  • The State of the Church in Texas
  • Littleton Fowler, John B. Denton, and Texas Methodism
  • Settling in the Sulphur Forks
  • Clarksville: The Gateway to Texas
  • Conflict with Native Americans
  • The Texas Rangers: Defending the Frontier
  • The Cherokee War
  • John B. Denton: Lawyer and Family Man
  • The Regulator-Moderator War and the Election of 1840
  • Indian Conflicts in Northeast Texas
  • The Ripley Massacre and the Tarrant Expedition
  • The Battle of Village Creek
  • Aftermath of the Battle and the Creation of Denton County
  • John B. Denton's Will and Estate
  • Honoring John B. Denton
  • Rev. William H. Allen's Report on Denton's Bones
  • The Reburial of a Hero
  • The Martyrdom of John B. Denton
  • Who Is Buried in Denton's Tomb?
  • An Alternate Explanation for the Denton Bones
  • Art Imitating Life: Alfred W. Arrington
  • Pulp Westerner
  • Rev. Paul Denton and the "Apostrophe to Water"
  • John Denton and the Murder Trial of Mary Denton
  • John B. Denton's Legacy
  • Afterword
  • Appendix 1: Alfred W. Arrington: Preacher, Poet, Lawyer, Scoundrel
  • Appendix 2: Tarrant Expedition Muster Roll.

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