Fort Phantom Hill - The Mysterious Ruins on the Clear Fork of The Brazos River (Paperback, Digital Original ed.)

The history of Fort Phantom Hill is an interesting saga of defense, a story of both political necessity and individual hubris, and a tale of human perseverance and shortsightedness. The story of the "Post on the Brazos River" has all the elements that characterize human activity with its triumphs and tragedies, victories and defeats.
As time passed, circumstances dictated changing uses for the structures at Fort Phantom Hill, from military outpost to stage station to hunter's outpost. Eventually, opportunities for adaptation ran their course and the stone structures fell into neglect. The frontier was occupied by new immigrants who possessed a more modern technology. The threat of Indians was replaced by the hard daily work of living in a semi-desert environment.
In "Fort Phantom Hill: The Mysterious Ruins on the Clear Fork of the Brazos River," Bill Wright weaves the threads of this story into the larger warp and weft of western history and shows how this small fort was conceived, lived, and died as an important part of the "winning of the West."

General

Imprint:	State House Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2013
First published:	October 2013
Authors:	Bill Wright
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	168
Edition:	Digital Original ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-933337-58-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Expeditions Books > History > American history > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > Expeditions
LSN:	1-933337-58-3
Barcode:	9781933337586

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!