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Life of Robert Hall
"Brazos"
With an Introduction by Stephen L. Hardin
Robert Hall was a true Texian: a pioneer settler, Indian fighter,
Texas Ranger, and veteran of three wars (the war for Texas
Independence, the Mexican War, and the Civil War). He joined the
Texas Army shortly after the Battle of San Jacinto, and married
into the prominent King family of Gonzales County. Although less
well known to history enthusiasts because of the rarity of this
book, Robert Hall and his exploits were well known to other Texas
heroes such as Sam Houston, Ed Burleson, Paint Caldwell, Ben and
Henry McCulloch, "Big Foot" Wallace, and Jack Hays. His firsthand
accounts of expeditions such as the one that he fought at Plum Creek
are nowhere else published; "a gritty, intense chronicle, rich with
perspective," says historian Stephen L. Hardin in his introduction
to this new edition. Reprinted for the first time from the now
extremely rare and valuable 1898 edition, Life of Robert Hall is a
vital addition to the collection of first-person accounts of Texas'
frontier history, reintroduces Hall and his exploits to the modern
reader, and places him securely in the pantheon of Texas heroes
where he belongs.
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