05/27/2026
Patrick Dearen has generously donated several signed copies of this book of his and others to our annual fundraiser benefiting children with cancer. Now it’s available for you to get online!! Awesome book and author!! ✍️
This is Pecan Springs, the point at which the Devils River of Texas becomes a permanent stream.
My history of this waterway, "Devils River: Treacherous Twin to the Pecos, 1535-1900," has just been re-issued by TCU Press. The back cover includes blurbs by two heavyweights of Texas letters:
"This book will have an appeal for people interested in Texas history, especially because it revolves around an area largely neglected by other writers and historians. . . .The Devils River has a colorful if unusually violent history that deserves to be better known."--ELMER KELTON
"Patrick Dearen has embraced the entire subject of the frontier years along the Devils and succeeded admirably."--ROBERT FLYNN