Frontier Forts of Texas
- ISBN-10
- 0884155978
- ISBN-13
- 9780884155973
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 86
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- Gulf Publishing Company
- Author
- Charles M. Robinson
Description
Recounts the establishment of the forts, major battles they were involved in, and the impact of some of the more famous persons who passed through including Ronald Mackenzie, Robert E. Lee, and Santa Anna.
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