Border Bandits, Border Raids
Border Bandits is an account of the many, many stories of back and forth skirmishes between the Mexicans and Texans during the late 1800s and early 1900s. There practically wasn't a border, which caused a lot of problems and thievery between the two countries. These seventeen tales in this book re-create border raids that originated from both sides of the fluid and much contested line and tells the stories of colorful characters – Mexican and American – that have since secured their place in history.
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Border Bandits, Border Raids
Border Bandits is an account of the many, many stories of back and forth skirmishes between the Mexicans and Texans during the late 1800s and early 1900s. There practically wasn't a border, which caused a lot of problems and thievery between the two countries. These seventeen tales in this book re-create border raids that originated from both sides of the fluid and much contested line and tells the stories of colorful characters – Mexican and American – that have since secured their place in history.
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Border Bandits, Border Raids

Border Bandits, Border Raids

by W.C. Jameson
Border Bandits, Border Raids

Border Bandits, Border Raids

by W.C. Jameson

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Border Bandits is an account of the many, many stories of back and forth skirmishes between the Mexicans and Texans during the late 1800s and early 1900s. There practically wasn't a border, which caused a lot of problems and thievery between the two countries. These seventeen tales in this book re-create border raids that originated from both sides of the fluid and much contested line and tells the stories of colorful characters – Mexican and American – that have since secured their place in history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493028344
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 06/01/2017
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 176
Product dimensions: 5.80(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

About The Author
W.C. Jameson is the award-winning author of more than a hundred books. He is the bestselling treasure author in America, and his prominence as a professional fortune hunter has led to stints as a consultant for the Unsolved Mysteries television show, the Travel Channel, and the History Channel. He lives near Austin, Texas.

Table of Contents

Introduction v

Chapter 1 The Night Raid of Cheno Cortina 1

Chapter 2 The Salt War 13

Chapter 3 Incident at Indian Hot Springs 35

Chapter 4 The John Flynt Gang 39

Chapter 5 Shootout at Pirate Island 51

Chapter 6 Chico Cano, Border Bandit 57

Chapter 7 Brownsville Train Robbery 73

Chapter 8 The Columbus Raid 77

Chapter 9 The Glenn Spring Raid 91

Chapter 10 The Boquillas Raid 97

Chapter 11 US Cavalry Pursuit into Mexico 103

Chapter 12 The San Ignacio and San Benito Raids 111

Chapter 13 The Brite Ranch Raid 115

Chapter 14 Revenge at Porvenir 125

Chapter 15 The Neville Ranch Raid 135

Chapter 16 The Attack on Pilares 141

Chapter 17 The Dominguez Clan 145

Acknowledgments 155

Selected References 157

Index 159

About the Author 167

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