Frontier crossroads
Subtitle: Fort Davis and the West
By: Robert Wooster.
Series: Canseco-Keck history series ;; no. 7
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: College Station
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century.; Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas -- Fort Davis (Fort); Community life -- Texas -- Fort Davis (Fort); Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas.; Fort Davis (Tex. : Fort) -- History.; Texas -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.; Texas -- Race relations.
Description: "The idea of the West conjures exciting images of tenacious men and women, huge expanses of unclaimed territory, and feelings of both adventure and lonesome isolation. Located astride communication lines linking San Antonio, El Paso, Presidio, and Chihuahua City, the United States Army's post at Fort Davis commanded a strategic position at a military, cultural, and economic crossroads of nineteenth century Texas. Using extensive research and careful scrutiny of long forgotten records, Robert Wooster brings his readers into the world of Fort Davis, a place of encounter, conquest, and community."

"Frontier Crossroads: Fort Davis and the West schools its readers in the daily lives of soldiers, their dependents, and civilians at the fort and in the surrounding area. The resulting history of the intriguing blend of Hispanic, Black, Anglo, and European immigrants who came to Fort Davis is a benchmark volume that will serve as the standard to which other post histories will be compared."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Crossroads of empire; title: Agent of empire : the U.S. Army; title: Frontier outpost; title: Implementation of empire; title: Crisis of empire; title: Return to the frontier; title: Frontier duties; title: Frontier empire; title: The close of the military frontier; title: Epilogue; title: Appendix 1. The garrison strength at Fort Davis; title: Appendix 2. Ethnic composition of civilians at Fort Davis.