The Lonesome Plains
Death and Revival on an American Frontier
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Texas A & M University Press
Published:31st Mar '24
Should be back in stock very soon
“The Lonesome Plains is never flashy, but it’s a powerful book that quietly and slowly penetrates deeply into the reader’s soul and brings vividly to life a bit of American history that isn’t so long gone.” —Washington Times
“This volume constitutes a landmark study, the reading of which is essential for any historical understanding of panhandle Texas.”—Choice
“In allowing these early pioneers to tell their own story, Fairchild places them at the center of the settlement drama, and portrays them as people engaged in a desperate, lonely struggle who ultimately endured.”—Southwestern Historical Quarterly
The Lonesome Plains is never flashy, but it's a powerful book that quietly and slowly penetrates deeply into the reader's soul and brings vividly to life a bit of American history that isn't so long gone."" - Washington Times
""This volume constitutes a landmark study, the reading of which is essential for any historical understanding of panhandle Texas."" - Choice
""In allowing these early pioneers to tell their own story, Fairchild places them at the center of the settlement drama and portrays them as people engaged in a desperate, lonely struggle who ultimately endured."" - Southwestern Historical Quarterly
ISBN: 9781623497873
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 333g
352 pages