{"product_id":"crossing-rio-pecos-volume-16-9780875651590","title":"Crossing Rio Pecos: Volume 16","description":"The Pecos River flows snake-like out of New Mexico and across West Texas before striking the Rio Grande. In frontier Texas, the Pecos was more moat than river--a deadly barrier of quicksand, treacherous currents, and impossibly steep banks. Only at its crossings, with legendary names such as Horsehead and Pontoon, could travelers hope to gain passage. Even if the river proved obliging, Indian raiders and outlaws often did not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLong after irrigation and dams rendered the river a polluted trickle, Patrick Dearen went seeking out the crossings and the stories behind them. In \u003ci\u003eCrossing Rio Pecos\u003c\/i\u003e--a follow-up to his \u003ci\u003eCastle Gap and the Pecos Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e--he draws upon years of research to relate the history and folklore of all the crossings--Horsehead, Pontoon, Pope's, Emigrant, Salt, Spanish Dam, Adobe, \"S,\" and Lancaster. Meticulously documented, \u003ci\u003eCrossing Rio Pecos\u003c\/i\u003e emerges as the definitive study of these gateways which were so vital to the opening of the western frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Dearen is the author of six books, including \u003ci\u003eCastle Gap and the Pecos Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePortraits of the Pecos Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhen Cowboys Die\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel. Formerly an award-winning reporter for two West Texas daily newspapers, he lives in Midland with his wife and son.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Texas Christian University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330170786066,"sku":"9780875651590","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb4a2750-b626-493b-bc8a-899b1f7b703b.jpg?v=1727794242","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crossing-rio-pecos-volume-16-9780875651590","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}