Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace: The Texas Ranger and Hunter (Illustrated) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Ranger Exploits, Frontier Hunting, and Old West Survival TalesBy John Crittenden Duval
Length8h 56m
About this audiobook
Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace: The Texas Ranger and Hunter recounts the exploits of William A. A. "Big-Foot" Wallace, legendary ranger, scout, and hunter of the Texas frontier. Blending biography, frontier chronicle, and comic tall tale, the book moves through Indian fights, wilderness journeys, military episodes, and campfire anecdotes with a vigorous, vernacular style. Its episodic structure and humorous exaggeration place it within nineteenth-century Southwestern border literature, where historical memory, oral storytelling, and mythmaking converge. John Crittenden Duval, often called the father of Texas literature, was unusually equipped to shape such material. A veteran of the Texas Revolution and a survivor of the Goliad campaign, he knew the violence, hardship, and improvisational culture of early Texas from experience. His work frequently transforms lived frontier knowledge into literary narrative, preserving both the facts and the folklore of a rapidly changing region. This illustrated edition is recommended for readers interested in Texas history, frontier mythology, and the origins of American regional literature. It offers not merely adventure, but a revealing portrait of how the Texas Ranger became a cultural figure—half historical actor, half legend.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 10, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
26Chapter XXIV.
2Sketch of Wallace’s Life.
27Chapter XXV.
3Chapter I.
28Chapter XXVI.
4Chapter II.
29Chapter XXVII.
5Chapter III.
30Chapter XXVIII.
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6Chapter IV.
31Chapter XXIX.
7Chapter V.
32Chapter XXX.
8Chapter VI
33Chapter XXXI.
9Chapter VII.
34Chapter XXXII.
10Chapter VIII
35Chapter XXXIII.
11Chapter IX.
36Chapter XXXIV.
12Chapter X.
37Chapter XXXV.
13Chapter XI.
38Chapter XXXVI.
14Chapter XII.
39Chapter XXXVII.
15Chapter XIII.
40Chapter XXXVIII.
16Chapter XIV.
41Chapter XXXIX.
17Chapter XV.
42Chapter XL.
18Chapter XVI.
43Chapter XLI.
19Chapter XVII.
44Chapter XLII.
20Chapter XVIII.
45Chapter XLIII.
21Chapter XIX.
46Chapter XLIV.
22Chapter XX.
47Chapter XLV.
23Chapter XXI.
48Chapter XLVI.
24Chapter XXII.
49Memorable Quotes
25Chapter XXIII.
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