In the following pages the author has attempted to recite the history of life on the frontier, especially in Southwest Texas. Many brave and heroic men have lived and died, and did their country glorious service upon the frontier of Texas. The material for this history book has been gathered from sources most reliable, and he who peruses this volume may feel assured that he is not reading fiction, but facts which form a part of the frontier history of Texas.

Andrew Jackson Sowell (1848-1921) was a native Texan from Sequin. His father served in the Texas Rangers and, Sowell followed his fathers' footsteps and joined the rangers in 1870. As a ranger he scouted, trailed and participated in fights, which he later recorded in his writings. His books include: "Rangers and Pioneers of Texas", "Early Settlers of Southwest Texas", "Life of Big Foot Wallace", and "History of Fort Bend County