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Taming Texas
Captain William T. Sadler's Lone
Star Service
Stephen L. Moore
The history of Texas is usually told in terms of its "giants" such
as Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin. Here, instead, is a history
of Texas told by one of its lesser giants, William Turner Sadler
(1797–1884), whose biography becomes the framework for an exciting
view of Texas History.
Sadler, one of the leading pioneers of nineteenth-century Texas,
participated in most of the major events of the period. He migrated
to Texas from Georgia in 1835 to become a farmer. He soon found
himself in command of a ranger company that built Fort Houston,
served as a private in the battle of San Jacinto, was active in quelling
the Cordova Rebellion, and became a leader in the campaign against
Chief Bowles and the Cherokees. Eventually he served as a
representative in both the Republic Congress and the state
legislature. During the Civil War, at the age of sixty-six, Sadler
served in Terrell's Texas Cavalry.
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STEPHEN L. MOORE, a sixth generation Texan, graduated from
Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, where he
studied journalism and advertising. He previously combined with
William J. Shinneman and Robert W. Gruebel to write The Buzzard
Brigade: Torpedo Squadron Ten at War.
What people are saying about this book
"If you are interested in early Texas . . . this is the book for
you."—Mexia Daily News
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