{"product_id":"going-to-texas-the-life-times-of-jim-walker-cowboy-ranger-soldier-paperback","title":"Going to Texas, The Life \u0026 Times of Jim Walker, Cowboy, Ranger \u0026 Soldier - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnn King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWeldon King\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis a story based on the life of my great grandfather who ran away from home in Mississippi at the age of sixteen and came to Texas. He arrived in roughly 1860 and was caught up in the Civil War, was captured, escaped by jumping overboard off a steam ship on the Mississippi on his way to the prison camp Camp Douglas in Chicago. He made his way back to Texas and became an Indian Fighter, rancher and Texas Ranger. A good story outlining the life of a young adventurer during the Era of the Civil War and the shaping the Texas frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeldon King is a former tenured professor at the University of Houston. He was born and reared in Northwest Texas where Charlie Goodnight and Oliver Loving (Lonesome Dove) had their cow camps. He and wife currently reside near Galveston, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 22, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42117097717895,"sku":"9781499357172","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fff279d7b9b9ef258177fbc3c2819759.webp?v=1732521308","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/going-to-texas-the-life-times-of-jim-walker-cowboy-ranger-soldier-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}