This remarkable collection of letters written by a U.S. Army officer's wife during five years on the South Texas frontier is among the most significant collections of letters published in recent years. Helen Chapman and her husband William, the first quartermaster at Fort Brown, were two influential founding citizens of Brownsville, Texas. An ...
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Texas State Historical Assoc.
Date Published: 1992
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo. 410pp. including index, photo illustrations, map. Letters written by a U. S. Army officer's wife (William Chapman was the first quartermaster at Ft. Brown) during the five years following the Mexican war. This is No. 2 in the Barker Texas History Center Series. The book is slightly edge worn as is the jacket. It is not clipped. read more
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