Life and Adventures Of "Billy" Dixon, of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle

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Biography of Billy Dixon detailing his life on the Texas frontier and his part in the fight at Adobe Walls (1874), based on his personal narratives.

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320 p. incl. front., illus., ports. ; digital (epub and mobi files)

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Dixon, Billy 2017.

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  • Main Title: Life and Adventures Of "Billy" Dixon, of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle
  • Added Title: A narrative in which is described many things relating to the early Southwest, with an account of the fights between Indians and buffalo hunters at Adobe Walls and the desperate engagement at Buffalo Wallow, for which Congress voted the medal of honor to the survivors.

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Biography of Billy Dixon detailing his life on the Texas frontier and his part in the fight at Adobe Walls (1874), based on his personal narratives.

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320 p. incl. front., illus., ports. ; digital (epub and mobi files)

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The narrative was dictated by Dixon to his wife. cf. Pref.

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Biography of Billy Dixon detailing his life on the Texas frontier and his part in the fight at Adobe Walls (1874), based on his personal narratives.

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Dixon, Billy. Life and Adventures Of "Billy" Dixon, of Adobe Walls, Texas Panhandle, book, 2017; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth846138/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .

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