The News from Brownsville: Helen Chapman's Letters from the Texas Military Frontier, 1848-1852

This remarkable collection of letters written by a U.S. Army officer's wife on the South Texas frontier is among the most significant published in recent years. Helen Chapman and her husband William, the first quartermaster at Fort Brown, were founding citizens of Brownsville, Texas. She commented on social conditions along the Rio Grande, expressing forthright opinions on a wide range of topics. Readers interested in the history of the military, Texas and the Southwest, women and minorities, and domestic life on the frontier will find this an invaluable addition to the literature of the American experience.Coker, Caleb is the author of 'The News from Brownsville: Helen Chapman's Letters from the Texas Military Frontier, 1848-1852' with ISBN 9780876111154 and ISBN 0876111150.