PIONEER ADVENTURES
and
THE JOHN WESLEY HARDIN STORY
Champion Gunfighter of the Old West
by
Walter Clay Dixson
A classic Texana work available in
special softcover edition.

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Read the true story of pioneers who migrated to Texas in 1846 for free land. But it wasn't the utopian paradise they expected. It was a lawless frontier and life was difficult at best. 

There were land disputes--intimidations--feuds--murder--vigilantes--CIVIL WAR--Union occupations--lynchings--TEXAS RANGERS.

Little known stories of 50 years of joys and hardships.

Attention Western & Texana historians - This book is a must! It makes an excellent gift for that history buff relative, or friend.

Look Inside: Contents | Illustrations 1 | Illustrations 2

What is RICHLAND CROSSING? It is simply a geographical location in Southwest Navarro County Texas, where the road from Corsicana crosses Richland Creek, about 75 miles south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

DOCUMENTED:

• 62 letters dating from 1850.
• 50 illustrations.
• 31 newspaper articles of the day.
• 26 public filings.
• 71 historical notes.
• California gold rush adventures
• The JOHN WESLEY HARDIN biography.
• Never before published photos and letters.
• Authored by Hardin's first cousin.
• 386 pages - 9 X 6 softcover.
• Bibliography and index.