Roberts, Lou Conway,Reminiscences 1928

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Roberts, Lou Conway,Reminiscences 1928

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An original manuscript of the memoir,“A Woman's Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp with the Texas Rangers,” composes theLou Conway Roberts Reminiscences, 1928, documenting daily life in a Texas Rangercamp from 1875 to 1882.

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