A Priest, a Prostitute, and Some Other Early Texans: The Lives Of Fourteen Lone Star State Pioneers

by Don Blevins

This unique collection of short biographies of the Lone Star State's most colorful characters includes headliners Father Miguel Muldoon, the Irish-Spanish Catholic priest and diplomat who helped convert Protestants in order to settle Austin, and six-foot-two prostitute and hotelkeeper Sarah Bowman, who fought as bravely as a man among the Rangers and was buried with full military honors. These are just two of the pioneers who helped build the state amidst wars with Seminoles and Mexicans, gold rushes, and cavalry formations. These fourteen vivid accounts of extraordinary lives are like no other history of Texas and will reach a wide audience of readers who love to read about real people.

Genres: History

200 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2008

Reviews

[LaShana Claude]

This eclectic collection of short biographies of the Lone Star State's most colorful characters includes headliners Father Miguel Muldoon, the Irish-Spanish Catholic priest and diplomat who helped convert Protestants in order to settle Austin, and six foot two prostitute and hotel keeper Sarah Bowman, who fought as bravely as a man among the Rangers and was buried with full military honors, and other remarkable Texans who played a role in shaping the history of the state. These pioneers helped build the state amidst wars with Seminoles and Mexicans, gold rushes, and cavalry formations, and these fourteen vivid accounts of extraordinary lives are like no other history of Texas

- Hezekiah G. Williams and Lizzie Johnson

[Fredrick Danysh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brief biographies of fourteen obscure Texans. My major problem with the book, as evidenced by the bibliography, is that the author relied wholely on secondary sources, even the online encyclopedia Wikipedia. As a history major, I would like to have seen mostly primary sources. The work had potential that it did not achieve due the the selected sources.

[Lisa Matheny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay