Rip Ford’s Texas

by John Salmon Ford, Stephen B. Oates (Editor)

The Republic of Texas was still in its first exultation over independence when John Salmon "Rip" Ford arrived from South Carolina in June of 1836. Ford stayed to participate in virtually every major event in Texas history during the next sixty years. Doctor, lawyer, surveyor, newspaper reporter, elected representative, and above all, soldier and Indian fighter, Ford sat down in his old age to record the events of the turbulent years through which he had lived. Stephen Oates has edited Ford's memoirs to produce a clear and vigorous personal history of Texas.

Genres: Civil War, Biography, History

572 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Eotwargod · Rating 5 out of 5]

great history of early texas as seen through the eyes of a truly legendary man.

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

John "RIP" Ford severed in the Confederate army and helped tame the Texas badlands after the Civil WAr. This is a fair biography in that it also addresses his flaws.

[Ralph Estes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ed. by Stephen B. Oates. Good, not great. Conflicts with Mexico, Indians, Civil War, Reconstruction (this part esp. interesting)