Map to illustrate the Story of Philip of Texas

Philip of Texas

A Story of Sheep Raising in Texas

BY

JAMES OTIS

NEW YORK -:- CINCINNATI -:- CHICAGO
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY

Copyright, 1913, by

Mrs. A. L. KALER.

Copyright, 1913, in Great Britain.

PHILIP OF TEXAS.

W. P. I.

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FOREWORD

The author of this series of stories for children has endeavored simplyto show why and how the descendants of the early colonists foughttheir way through the wilderness in search of new homes. The severalnarratives deal with the struggles of those adventurous people whoforced their way westward, ever westward, whether in hope of gain orin answer to "the call of the wild," and who, in so doing, wrote theirnames with their blood across this country of ours from the Ohio to theColumbia.

To excite in the hearts of the young people of this land a desire toknow more regarding the building up of this great nation, and at thesame time to entertain in such a manner as may stimulate to nobledeeds, is the real aim of these stories. In them there is nothing ofromance, but only a careful, truthful record of the part played bychildren in the great battles with those forces, human as well asnatural, which, for so long a time, held a vast[4] portion of this broadland against the advance of home seekers.

With the knowledge of what has been done by our own people in our ownland, surely there is no reason why one should resort to fiction inorder to depict scenes of heroism, daring, and sublime disregard ofsuffering in nearly every form.

JAMES OTIS.

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CONTENTS

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