The Texas Frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail, 1858-1861A fascinating and intelligently written book about Texas raw and primitive frontier country from the Red River to El Paso where life was often punctuated by chaos, lawlessness, and violence and settlers were left to deal on their own with Indians, outlaws, and vigilantes. It is also the story of the Butterfield Overland Mail, the transcontinental service that carried passengers and mail through the Texas frontier, influencing its history in the