Now You Hear My Horn: The Journal of James Wilson Nichols, 1820-1887

by James Wilson Nichols

Book Overview

Jim Nichols was a lively, vigorous frontiersman who came to Texas about the time of its Revolution. As with many men of that day, Nichols' formal education was lacking, but he was a born writer with a vivid way of saying things. He had an abundance of exciting events to write about: fighting against Mexicans and Indians, Ranger activities, an attack by wolves, a buffalo stampede, and many other colorful episodes. Nichols' account is fast-moving,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292755821
• ISBN13: 9780292755826
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"