Amasa Clark's Journey

<p><strong>Amasa Clark's Journey: The Road from New York to Texas</strong></p><p>In 1847 at the age of 21 Amasa Clark answered the call to arms and joined the United States Army near Troy New York. Little did he know that he was beginning an odyssey that would take him to fight in the Mexican War and ultimately leave him in Texas to become one of that state's most important pioneers. Amasa Clark became a freighter a shingle-maker and a successful farmer. He showed that fruit trees particularly pear trees would grow in the Central Texas climate and soil. He worked at the Alamo and hunted with the Indians before trading a yoke of oxen and a six-shooter for a farm near Bandera Texas. This book chronicles his life in he 1800's including the War in Mexico an attack by robbers near San Antonio friendly and unfriendly Indians working with the camels at Camp Verde the difficult years of the Civil War three marriages and nineteen children. This Texana book endeavors to give color and dimension to Amasa Clark's life by weaving his story with the history and culture of early New York and Texas.</p>