| The Private Life of Dan Cassidy; 19th Century Texas Ranger Contributor(s): Rockwell, Ronald Victor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1791975917 ISBN-13: 9781791975913 Publisher: Independently Published OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | African American - Historical - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6" W x 9" (0.88 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: FOLLOW THE LIFE OF NEW YORK FARM BOY, DAN CASSIDY, WHO EMIGRATES TO TEXAS in 1859, BECOMES A TEXAS RANGER, AND WHILE IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, RESCUES A LOVELY YOUNG FREE BLACK FEMALE. THEY BEGIN A SECRET LIFE TOGETHER RAISING FOUR CHILDREN. DAN SERVES IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY'S WESTERN THEATER, THEN SEEKS POST WAR EMPLOYMENT ALONG THE OVERLAND TRAIL AS A STAGECOACH GUARD, AS A PARTNER IN THE OPERATION OF A FIVE FREIGHT WAGON OUTFIT SUPPLYING BELEAGURED FORTS PHIL KEARNY AND C. F. SMITH, AND ULTIMATELY, DRIVING CATTLE NORTH IN THE FACE OF HOSTILE INDIANS AND WHITE BANDITS TO ESTABLISH A RANCH IN MONTANA. A RANCH THAT WILL SERVE AS A HOME FOR HIS MIXED-BLOOD CHILDREN. |