Captain Jeff; or, frontier life in Texas with the Texas Rangers
Date: 1906
Creator: Maltby, William Jeff
Description: From the title page: "Captain Jeff; or, frontier life in Texas with the Texas Rangers. Some unwritten history and facts in the thrilling experiences of frontier life. The battle and death of Big Foot, the noted Kiowa chief. The mortally wounding and dying confession of "Old Jape." The Comanchie, the most noted and bloodthirsty savages that ever depredated on the frontier of Texas. By one of the Nine, a member of Company "E" Texas Rangers."
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive
Date: 1923
Creator: Babb, T. A.
Description: Theodore 'Dot' Babb describes his experiences when he and several others were taken captive in the 1865 by Comanches near present-day Decatur, Texas and what happened after he was released.
Holding Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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Pioneer history of Bandera County : seventy-five years of intrepid history
Date: 1922
Creator: Hunter, J. Marvin
Description: A history of Bandera County from 1847 to 1922.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth27720/
Indian fights on the Texas frontier. A true account of the last exciting encounters with Redskins in Hamilton, Comanche, Brown, Erath and adjoining counties as recorded by E.L. Deaton, a Texan of pioneer days
Date: 1927
Creator: Deaton, E.L.
Description: The author came to Texas in 1843, and writes about his experiences on the frontier.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
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Life and adventures of "Billy" Dixon, of Adobe Walls, Texas panhandle; a narrative in which is described many things relating to the early Southwest, with an account of the fights between Indians and buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls and the desperate engagement at Buffalo Wallow, for which Congress voted the medal of honor to the survivors. Comp. by Frederick S. Barde.
Date: 1914
Creator: Dixon, Billy
Description: Biography of Billy Dixon, detailing his life on the Texas frontier.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29402/
Indian wars and pioneers of Texas / by John Henry Brown.
Date: [1880]
Creator: Brown, John Henry
Description: A history of pioneers in Texas and their confrontations with local American Indians.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Permallink:texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth6725/
The adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas ranger and hunter
Date: 1870
Creator: Duval, John C.
Description: Contains biographical information on Big-Foot Wallace.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
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