From Muskets To Mohair: The History Of Fort Terrett

KING, GRACE, SHERWOOD NOEL MCGUIGAN, AND GEM MEACHAM [A COLLABORATION BY]

Publication: Texian Press, 1992, Waco

First edition. 8vo. Limited edition of 1500 copies. Fabricoid, titles stamped in gold gilt on the front cover and spine, diagram of fort layout on front and rear endpapers, 301 [1] pp., introduction, acknowledgements, preface, illustrated from photographs, drawings, facsimiles, many photographs in color, drawings by Clyde Heron, portraits, maps, afterword, notes, bibliography, index. This book gives a complete history of this little known pre-Civil War frontier outpost (1852-1854). Located in Sutton county, it has long been a part of the Fort Terrett Ranch headquarters. Includes frontier military routine and fort operations; biographical sketches of men who served at the fort; background of the ranch and its landowners; one chapter on “Redskins, Rustlers, and Rangers;” cowboys and sheepherders; and a look at the ranch in modern times. An important contribution to the history of West Texas’ settlement and ranching. Published In two sections-- Part One: The Fort; Part Two: The Ranch Fine, bright copy and a scarce title.

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