Between the Red and Rio Grande: Rousing Experiences on the Texas Frontier 1836-1875

Tom Williams arrives in Nacogdoches Texas in 1836 and so begins the saga of a family which over several generations encounter hardship heartbreak and joy as they build a life for themselves on the Texas frontier. By 1845 the Republic of Texas has been annexed as a state of the United States and Toms family has grown. He and his wife Effie have five surviving children. The two oldest boys Clovis and Claude are polar opposites but by the time of the Civil War the two have established a flourishing freighting business. Illness slavery continued tensions with Mexico and a harsh environment tests even the sturdiest frontiersman. But through resolve devotion and determination the Williams dynasty prevails.