Mystic Sails, Texas Trails: Captain Grimes, Shanghai Pierce, Range Wars, and Raising Texas

by Robert Davant and Mickey Herskowitz

Book Overview

This four-generation saga, written with Mickey Herskowitz, begins with Richard Grimes, who became a sea captain at the astonishing age of 21, and made the first of his fortunes carrying passengers from Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, to the West Indies. In 1821, he heard of the land grants being developed in the territory west of New Orleans and the port of Matagorda. It was the final year of Spanish rule, and the Captain began to sail and trade in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1680031473
• ISBN13: 9781680031478
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Texas Review Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"