Life and Services of Gen. Ben McCulloch.
Item #68303
ROSE, Victor M. The Life and Services of Gen. Ben McCulloch. Phila.: Pictorial Bureau of the Press, 1888. 1st ed. Pp. 25-260, Portraits. Orig. blindstamped cloth. Near fine. HOWES R-443,"aa": "Most famous Texas ranger." Dornbusch II, 2991. Presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper. "The standard study of the ill-fated Texas Ranger" Nevins II, p.86. Not to be confused with Rose's Ross' Texas Brigade this is one of the rarest Texas Confederate books and has appeared on the market only a few times in the last several decades. The Civil War chapters contain a biographical sketch of McCulloch's aide-de-camp, John Henry Brown, and a wealth of detail including correspondence, military reports, and the like.
Price: $6,500.00