Description
First published in 1988, Castle Gap and the Pecos Frontier used to be acclaimed by reviewers as “very good,” “significant,” and “utterly delightful.” On this revised edition, Patrick Dearen draws upon the up to date in scholarship to update his study of the Pecos River country of West Texas. It’s a land wild with tales that blend history, geography, and folklore, and from his search emerge six fascinating accounts:
-Castle Gap, a break in a mesa twelve miles east of the Pecos River, utilized by Comanches, emigrants, stage drivers, and cattle drovers;
-Horsehead Crossing, essentially the most infamous ford of the Old West;
-Juan Cordona Lake, a salt lake where sandstorms and skull-baking sun defied early efforts to mine salt important to survival;
-The “bulto” or ghost who wanders the Fort Stockton night;
-Lost Wagon Train, a forty-wagon caravan buried within the sands;
-The lost mine of Will Sublett, who found gold and kept its location secret unto death.
Despite the fact that linked by the seek for treasure, the stories are as varied as the land itself. They speak eloquently of the Pecos country, its heritage, and its people.
-Castle Gap, a break in a mesa twelve miles east of the Pecos River, utilized by Comanches, emigrants, stage drivers, and cattle drovers;
-Horsehead Crossing, essentially the most infamous ford of the Old West;
-Juan Cordona Lake, a salt lake where sandstorms and skull-baking sun defied early efforts to mine salt important to survival;
-The “bulto” or ghost who wanders the Fort Stockton night;
-Lost Wagon Train, a forty-wagon caravan buried within the sands;
-The lost mine of Will Sublett, who found gold and kept its location secret unto death.
Despite the fact that linked by the seek for treasure, the stories are as varied as the land itself. They speak eloquently of the Pecos country, its heritage, and its people.
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