[Cazneau, Jane McManus] Eagle Pass; or, Life on the Border. By Cora Montgomery. New York, George P. Putnam & Co., 1852. first edition, 12mo, viii, 9-188, 4 pp., ads, original salmon stiff, printed wrappers, some dust soiling to covers, light scattered spotting to text, otherwise very good. Cazneau presents in this work a picture of life in a border town through the eye of a literate and intelligent woman. The book presents an unpleasant picture of life along the Rio Grande, discusses the continuous Indian raids along the southern Texas border during the early 1850's, and describes the Seminoles who had settled on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. Graff 2873; Howes C-251; Raines p. 152; Wright II, 477 Price: USD 350.00 other currencies   order no. 289    inquire

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