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Nevin's history : a novel of Texas /

The turbulent lower Rio Grande valley of the 1870s is the backdrop of this epic historical novel of romance, violence, and the struggle for civilization on the frontier. Against that backdrop protagonist Andrew Nevin, news-paper reporter, Civil War draft dodger, informer, and self-professed coward,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sanderson, Jim, 1953-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Ford, John Salmon > Fiction.
Cortina, Juan N. > (Juan Nepomuceno), > 1824-1894 > Fiction.
McNelly, Leander H., > 1843 or 1844-1877 > Fiction.
Mexican-American Border Region > Fiction.
Texas > History > 1846-1950 > Fiction.
Americans > Mexico > Fiction.
Cattle stealing > Fiction.
Texas Rangers > Fiction.
Outlaws > Fiction.
Mexico > Fiction.
Cortina, Juan N. > (Juan Nepomuceno), > 1824-1894.
Ford, John Salmon.
McNelly, Leander H., > 1843 or 1844-1877.
Texas Rangers.
Americans.
Cattle stealing.
Outlaws.
Mexico.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Texas.
1846-1950
History.
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Western stories.
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Summary:The turbulent lower Rio Grande valley of the 1870s is the backdrop of this epic historical novel of romance, violence, and the struggle for civilization on the frontier. Against that backdrop protagonist Andrew Nevin, news-paper reporter, Civil War draft dodger, informer, and self-professed coward, tells a story of three legendary figures: Texas Rangers John "Rip" Ford and Lee H. McNelly and the bandit mayor of Matamoros, Juan Cortina.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Chapman Texas Collection copy is part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection.
Physical Description:277 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:0896725189
9780896725188