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"This volume is the most thorough compilation of accounts of Indian warfare in the Texas 19th century." — John Holmes Jenkins, Basic Texas Books

Tensions between white settlers and Native American tribes were at their height in the mid-nineteenth century.

Frequently the two groups resorted to violence assert their rights to the lands.

J. W. Wilbarger’s remarkable book Indian Depredations in Texas contains more than 250 separate narratives of attacks and counterattacks that occurred from the 1820s to the 1870s.

Wilbarger, a pioneer who had emigrated to Texas in 1837, was fully aware of the dangers that he faced by living on the frontier of the American West as his own brother had miraculously survived being scalped and left for dead in 1833.

Over the course of the next fifty years Wilbarger compiled accounts of Native American attacks that formed the basis of his book. Yet, rather than simply relying on hearsay and rumors of attacks, he sought out the victims and as he states in his Preface, many of the articles had been “written by others, who were either cognizant of the facts themselves or had obtained them from reliable sources."

This book is fascinating work that remains an importance source covering the early settlement of the region by Americans, based on stories told by surviving pioneers.

"unique among pioneer chronicles." — J. Frank Dobie

J. B. Wilbarger was a Methodist minister, author and pioneer. He first moved West to Texas in 1837 at the urging of his brother Josiah Pugh Wilbarger. His book Indian Depredations in Texas was first published in 1889 and he passed away in 1892.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (March 27, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1091741913
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1091741911
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.16 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.48 x 9 inches

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- #310 in Indigenous History
- #755 in Native American History (Books)
- #4,284 in U.S. State & Local History

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Customers find this book to be a fascinating read that provides detailed historical accounts of life in early Texas, based on facts and first-hand reports. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its educational content and well-organized structure, with one customer noting its nearly 600-page length. However, several aspects receive criticism - the book lacks a table of contents and page numbers.

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72 customers mention "Readability"59 positive13 negative

Customers find the book highly readable, describing it as a fascinating and leisurely read that every Texan should read.

"The stories are very interesting. They are short stories and easy to read. 590 pages. Happy with purchase. Hard to put down." Read more

"...A long book which makes for a long leisurely read. Enjoy the history lesson from the front lines." Read more

"...As a result, Wilbarger's writing omits exaggeration and embellishment which allows the reader to judge the events at face value...." Read more

"...the writer's ability to describe the records in such an excellent literary manner is applauded...." Read more

58 customers mention "Story quality"58 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's stories, which are based on facts, with one customer highlighting its detailed descriptions of early Texas life.

"The stories are very interesting. They are short stories and easy to read. 590 pages. Happy with purchase. Hard to put down." Read more

"...Enjoy the history lesson from the front lines." Read more

"...First hand accounts are the best historical reads as they are not edited for political coorectness, but simply journal entries of incidents and facts..." Read more

"...None-the-less, it is a very interesting detailing of the actions, mostly by the Comanche and Kiowa, and is an easy read...." Read more

24 customers mention "History value"18 positive6 negative

Customers find the historical content of the book fascinating, with one customer particularly appreciating the extensive interviews covering specific sections of Texas and another noting its thorough description of frontier life.

"One of the most important books about early Texas history ever written...." Read more

"...The early pioneers and settlers of Texas were incredible folks." Read more

"...Otherwise, it would be one star as period piece of propaganda. and no longer serving any useful purpose." Read more

"...Extensive interviews covering a specific section of Texas…..Bastrop….Uvalde…Belton…Weatherford….Panhandle….etc...." Read more

20 customers mention "Information quality"18 positive2 negative

Customers find the book to be well-researched and detailed, with one customer noting it serves as a great reference for historical conditions.

"I found it very educational. I lived in Texas for about eight years and never knew the history of the native Americans in Texas...." Read more

"...in the Texas hill country so these stories are fascinating and easily researched regarding the white privilege (sarcasm) experienced by the settlers..." Read more

"This book is full of good information of early pioneer life in Texas and the battles with Indians...." Read more

"This a good book for the historian who would like to hear what the early Texas settlers had to endure in relation to Indian troubles...." Read more

13 customers mention "Pacing"10 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, with one review highlighting the courage of early settlers and frontiersmen, while another notes its detailed account of Indian hostile actions from 1889.

"This book sheds light on how violent native americans were in contrast to what is taught today in history...." Read more

"This is a book written in 1889 detailing Indian hostile actions against settlers in Texas from the early 1830's to the late 1870's...." Read more

"Great historical record of the sacrifices and courage of the early settlers and frontiersmen...." Read more

"Although it's pretty one-sided, there's a lot of history here, and I've enjoyed reading it." Read more

8 customers mention "Book content"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's extensive content, with one customer noting its nearly 600 pages and another highlighting its comprehensive collection of accounts.

"...They are short stories and easy to read. 590 pages. Happy with purchase. Hard to put down." Read more

"This was a very well organized nearly 600 page book...." Read more

"Long but amazing to learn how many and how regular attacks were!" Read more

"and is an easy read. It is organized so that most chapters ......" Read more

6 customers mention "Table of contents"0 positive6 negative

Customers criticize the book's lack of a table of contents and index.

"...It gets a bit tedious. And, lacking any index or appendix for locations, family names, Indian tribes, etc... makes it kind of like digging for a..." Read more

"...has the complete text but is missing all illustrations, table of contents and index...." Read more

"The kindle version does not have a table of contents, which means going back to reread a story is hard. I enjoyed the book." Read more

"...It’s compiled in essay form with no table of contents which is badly needed. So the many short stories must simply be read through...." Read more

5 customers mention "Page numbering"0 positive5 negative

Customers report that the book lacks page numbers.

"The pages are not paginated, but it is all short stories. If you are interested in Texas lore, this book has allot to tell." Read more

"...So the many short stories must simply be read through. The pages are not numbered and it’s printed “straight through “ with headings for new stories..." Read more

"...It's paperback, which I can live with, but there are NO page number, and there is no INDEX! This is pretty much useless as a serious research tool...." Read more

"This version has no page numbers, numerous typos, and is missing the illustrations. This feels like a rip-off copy of the original work...." Read more

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Goldi Locks
Interesting stories. Historical.
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2024
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The stories are very interesting. They are short stories and easy to read. 590 pages. Happy with purchase. Hard to put down.

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J. Cloud
Not a PC book at all.
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2019
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If you are looking for 'The Noble Savage" or a sympathetic view of the Native American Indian.....look for a fairy tale somewhere else. This is a compilation of many incidents involving the true frontier life of Texans over several decades in the 1800s. If you don't want to hear about scalping, rapes, kidnappings, and otherwise brutal and barbaric behavior of Indians in Texas and Oklahoma and Mexico...you will be greatly disturbed. The author even starts the book making some derisive comments about James Fenimore Cooper's description of the American Indian, and implies readily that the Indians in Texas were cruel and without mercy. The dozens and dozens of pieced together incidents which followed the introductions, galvanize the author's apt descriptions and observations into one nasty picture. The book was written at the close of that century, and many of the participants were still very much alive...some with the wounds to prove it. The author, himself, was privy to much of the narration in the wilds of Texas. I have lived in many areas of Texas and am quite familiar with the towns and rivers and counties that are recounted. I have picked up many an arrow head in so many places. Indian artifacts are still to be found almost everywhere in Texas. This book made me rethink those artifacts with a new appreciation. The Kindle version has the usual typos, and the stories are not very chronological, but the gist and germ is all there. A long book which makes for a long leisurely read. Enjoy the history lesson from the front lines.

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J.C.Adams
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Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2017
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One of the most important books about early Texas history ever written.

There is nothing better than information about a time than from someone who lived it.

Wilbarger wrote the book because others were not interested in doing so and he felt he had a duty to relate to posterity the real story of the difficulties heroic persons faced.

He lived at a time when the influences of the failed writer Cooper were misinforming people about the early days.

When a book has no page numbers like this one, then number them yourself just like early day Texans who knew to do things for themselves. I numbered every fifth and sixth one and made my own index of significant entries to keep with the book. I like the book even more after having read others that I felt exaggerated too much or were written much later without first hand knowledge.

Wilbarger includes a few select accounts of others such as those of Gen. Bee (of Bee County Texas?), others of the Wilbarger family (of Wilbarger County Texas fame?) and a couple of stories by 'Big Foot' Wallace who survived the ill-fated Meir Expedition's "Mexican bean lottery".

I appreciate that Wilbarger did not try to emulate Big Foot's entertaining writing style that other could only attempt. As a result, Wilbarger's writing omits exaggeration and embellishment which allows the reader to judge the events at face value. For that, Wilbarger's work will rank in the top of all the Texas history books of all time.

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Engine66
Starking Contrast of History
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2022
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This book sheds light on how violent native americans were in contrast to what is taught today in history. First hand accounts of indian cruelty, torture, and en-slavement of captured white settlers is disturbing. We know that native american indians actually wiped out the very first known peaceful humans who occupied what is now the US and who preceded indians. These peoples occupied lands long before native american indians and essentially committed the very wrongs blamed on white settlers over two centuries. It is interesting to see how the historical narrative has played in the favor of the indians who exacted cruelties limited only by imagination. It was not religion that prescribed these cruelties, but a fundamental lack of human morals that history has buried. I had always believed the native american indians were robbed of their way of life, but after reading about the violent nature way of life, I'm inclined to feel it was best for mankind to have a less violent culture replace it regardless of land property disputes. First hand accounts are the best historical reads as they are not edited for political coorectness, but simply journal entries of incidents and facts. Unfortunately, political correctness does not favor facts, but instead, what is approved as appropriate viewpoints.

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William Ashton
Interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024
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I found it very educational. I lived in Texas for about eight years and never knew the history of the native Americans in Texas. I had ancestors who came to Texas in the early 1800's and found it interesting to learn of their hardships in settling this frontier.

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Marshall F. Crawford
and is an easy read. It is organized so that most chapters ...
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This is a book written in 1889 detailing Indian hostile actions against settlers in Texas from the early 1830's to the late 1870's. It was not written from a politically correct viewpoint; in fact the author's brother was killed by Indians and he personally was aware of many of the events that he details. Most were from the memories of survivors of the events listed. There are also many grammatical mistakes or colloquial phrases that the reader must navigate. None-the-less, it is a very interesting detailing of the actions, mostly by the Comanche and Kiowa, and is an easy read. It is organized so that most chapters are independent stories so the book is easy to put down and pick up again. I recommend it for those interested in this aspect of Texas history.

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Good and relevant Texas History
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2022
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Although the type in this ancient book is small, I can still recommend it. I live in the Texas hill country so these stories are fascinating and easily researched regarding the white privilege (sarcasm) experienced by the settlers of the Texas frontier (mostly German immigrants) at the hands of the various Indian tribes ( mostly Comanche). The stories do not hold back on the descriptions of the various events. I give a unique insight to the touch and go life on the western frontier.

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Tremendous reading in detail of Comanche depredations.
Reviewed in Canada on June 16, 2020
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Tremendous detail of settlers being murdered, robbed, raped, burned, cattle stolen and the brave settlers who fought back-a woman fighting to the last inside her cabin defending her children, a man chasing 30 Comanches who stole his prime horses, riding right through the crowd of Indians and herding his horses back to his ranch. Lucky. Scenes and history are first hand from survivors and family who knew what happened. The time and place was mid 1800s Texas-a dangerous time and place for settlers and their families. Well-written.

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john curran
The truth of Indian fighting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 30, 2022
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For once I have a clear and untainted veiw of the Indian problem faced by the early settlers of the west
They suffered greatly
May they rest in peace

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Zulu Warrior
Indian Depredations in Texax
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2017
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The Comanche were a terror to the west, this book goes on to relate many instances in which the white settler family came into contact with them, Andrew Lockhart, an immigrant from Illinois in 1828 settled on the Gaudalupe River, Dewitt County, later Matila Lockhart, Rhoda Putnam, Elizabeth Putnem, Juda Putnam and James Putnam left their parents and went to gather Pecans, they were rushed by Indians and all captured, they were taken to the Guadaloupe Mountains, Captain John Putman had only six men, the Indians had 50, all settlers left their farms to gather on the East side of the river, a company of men were raised to go in pursuit, the Indians had a good start

The children were taken to Indian country sometimes traveling seventy miles a day, in 1839 some of these Indians were camped at the San Saba river one hundred miles from Austen, Colonel Moore attacked the camp with sixty men Miss Lockhart was in camp but hidden, some Indians came near San Antonio and camped, the soles of Lockharts feet were burnt so she could not run, she was given back after a treaty, she had burns all over her body and died three years later, a son of the Putnams was reclaimed though he spoke no English

This is an example of the the accounts this book goes into, settlers were claiming land even though they were encroaching on the Indians land, the offer of free land far out weighed the dangers to these poor people

My verdict, long book which I found very interesting, worth a read

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Robert
A good read
Reviewed in Australia on February 24, 2023
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What a fascinating account of frontier life in the early west. There has been a lot of work done to bring all these facts to this read.

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The brutal truth!
Reviewed in Canada on January 9, 2021
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The truth is out there, sayeth, Sirjon Thedude!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting stories. Historical.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a PC book at all.

5.0 out of 5 stars There is nothing better than information about a time than from someone who ...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good and relevant Texas History

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous reading in detail of Comanche depredations.

5.0 out of 5 stars The truth of Indian fighting

4.0 out of 5 stars Indian Depredations in Texax

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5.0 out of 5 stars The brutal truth!

Interesting stories. Historical.

Not a PC book at all.

There is nothing better than information about a time than from someone who ...

Starking Contrast of History

Interesting read

and is an easy read. It is organized so that most chapters ...

Good and relevant Texas History

Tremendous reading in detail of Comanche depredations.

The truth of Indian fighting

Indian Depredations in Texax

A good read

The brutal truth!