In the 1850s, a rough and tumble civilian settlement called Scabtown sprouted near Camp San Saba, a military outpost established to safeguard westward migration on the Texas frontier. Camp San Saba ...
FORT McKAVETT, TEXAS — Here, the wind whispers stories. In lonely places such as the frontier forts in West Texas, old stories swirl through the dry breeze, slipping around the stone, wood and plaster ...
The making of an American frontier -- The arrival of archaeology and the shadow of Lincoln -- Before the Americans -- The Americans -- At home, 1800-1840 -- Under the house, behind the house -- Goods ...
The significance of history (1891) -- The significance of the frontier in American history (1893) -- The significance of the section in American history (1925) siris_sil_447022 ...