Notes Taken During the Expedition Commanded by Capt. R. B. Marcy, U. S. A. Through Unexplored Texas, in the Summer and Fall of 1854 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Notes Taken During the Expedition Commanded by Capt. R. B. Marcy, U. S. A. Through Unexplored Texas, in the Summer and Fall of 1854 These desultory Notes, taken merely to refresh my memory when recurring to scenes so fraught, to me, with interesting reminiscences, would never have met the public eye had it not been for the kind and flattering solicitations of friends who have perused my journal, and if, by putting them in print, I can excite one-half the interest and pleasure with the general reader which the expedition gave me, I shall be amply repaid for the time spent and the care taken in writing my book. In the arrangement of my work my object is twofold, viz., to impart all the information I can respecting the physical character of the country passed through on the whole line of our march from the frontier, and to entertain, by relating from personal observation, scenes and incidents of daily occurrence, whilst roaming through so wild a region as the far South-West. Associated as I was with men of long experience in the performance of similar duties, my observations have been aided by scientific knowledge, whilst the protection of a government escort gave opportunity for close inspection, without the harrassing anticipation of attack and disaster - a great barrier to thorough investigation of a country by private parties. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.