- Paperback: 519 pages
- Publisher: University of Texas Press; Reissue edition (Jan 1 1987)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0292770340
- ISBN-13: 978-0292770348
- Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- See Complete Table of Contents
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The Republic of Texas was still in its first exultation over independence when John Salmon "Rip" Ford arrived from South Carolina in June of 1836. Ford stayed to participate in virtually every major event in Texas history during the next sixty years. Doctor, lawyer, surveyor, newspaper reporter, elected representative, and above all, soldier and Indian fighter, Ford sat down in his old age to record the events of the turbulent years through which he had lived. Stephen Oates has edited Ford's memoirs to produce a clear and vigorous personal history of Texas.
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Ride with Rip, Aug 1 2000
By William S. Tiffee - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rip Ford's Texas (Paperback)
Memoirs may often cure insomnia, but not this hefty chunk of history. Travel back in time with John Salmon "Rip" Ford. Saddle the horses and hitch up your britches, you'll be heading out to the Texas of a newly independent republic. Ride from the Red to the Rio Grande and beyond with the doctor, lawyer, surveyor, journalist, trailblazer, legislator, and celebrated soldier of numerous wars.Ford takes the reader from the earliest days of the republic to statehood, secession, and on into reconstruction. Meet the intrepid Texas Ranger Jack Hays. Ride from Matamoros to Mexico City with the "Los Diablos Tejanos." Trailblaze a trade route from San Antonio to El Paso with the Ford-Neighbors expedition.
Brilliantly edited by Stephen B. Oates, this personal narrative of a time, place, and adventure, all larger than life itself, is a must read for all who are interested in Texas and its history.
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A great historical view of early Texas., Jan 29 2012
By P. Salmon - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Rip Ford's Texas (Paperback)
This book was recommended to me by a Border Patrol agent in Texas when I asked him to elaborate on the history of the Border Patrol and The Texas Rangers. It's written from the viewpoint of one who was there though a good bit is probably the result of an inflated Igo.
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Rebel or Texas Patriot, Nov 12 2007
By Barrie W. Bracken "Researcher" - Published on Amazon.com
This book is now hard to find, but look for it. It is among the most fascinating and informative recollections of all those written to cover the Civil War. Ford recounts his early experience with Edmund J. Davis, brig. general in U. S.Volunteers ab=nd kater the "worst Reconstrution governor anywgere, We see the personality of Ford and learn how he got his knick-name "Rip." It's not what you woiuld imagine. This is a great book that needs to be republished.
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