Pass Of The North, Four Centuries On The Rio Grande. Two Volumes

C.L. SONNICHSEN

Publication: Texas Western Press, 1980, El Paso

Reprint. 2 Volumes. Cloth. xi, 467pp. + xix, 140pp. Numerous illustrations from old photos. Map and Dust Jacket illustrations by Jose Cisneros. Extensive bibliography and footnotes. "A remarkable and readable history of the community of El Paso and the adjacent valley of the Rio Grande....Pass Of The North is a significant contribution to Texas and Western American history."----William C. Pool. "This is a splendid history of the area centering around El Paso and Juarez....The narrative encompasses a broad sweep of Southwestern history from Cabeza De Vaca, Juan De Onate, and Zuniga through Zebulon Pike, Josiah Gregg, James Magoffin, George W. Kendall, George Ruxton, Jack Hays, R.S. Neighbors, W.H. Emory, John S. Ford, and Joseph E. Johnston, all of whom visited and had something to say about the pass of the North....The area witnessed the activities of John Selman, John Wesley Hardin, Jim Gillett, Jeff Milton, Bill McDonald, Pancho Villa, and other lawmen and outlaws."--John Jenkins. Fine in near fine dust jackets.

Inventory Number: 51858