THE LIFE AND TIMES OF RIP FORD

John Salmon "Old Rip" Ford was a fascinating individual that very few people have heard of and yet he was involved in almost ever major event in Texas from 1836 until 1886. Here is a series of articles that that I wrote telling about a few of his adventures.

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Part 1 - JOHN SALMON FORD COMES TO TEXAS
Part 2 - SAM HOUSTON COMES HOME
Part 3 - THE EARLY YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC
Part 4 - TO BE OR NOT TO BE
Part 5 - FOREIGN INTRIGUE
Part 6 - ANNEXATION - THE FINAL DAYS
Part 7 - THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS IS NO MORE
Part 8 - THE PRELUDE TO WAR
Part 9 - THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR STARTS
Part 10 - JOHN SALMON FORD GOES TO WAR
Part 11 - RIP - THE WAR IS OVER
Part 12 - ROBERT S. NEIGHBORS
Part 13 - DOC SULLIVAN
Part 14 - BUFFALO HUMP
Part 15 - JUMPIN' THE SNAKE
Part 16 - REVOLUTION AND POLITICS, AGAIN
Part 17 - THE INCONSIDERATE YEARS
Part 18 - TEXAS SECEDES
Part 19 - THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
Part 20 - PALMITO RANCH
Part 21 - THE WAR IS OVER - RECONSTRUCTION BEGINS
Part 22 - INAUGURATING GOVERNOR COKE
Part 23 - THE CORTINAS WARS - THE START
Part 24 - THE CORTINAS WARS - THE EARLY YEARS
Part 25 - THE CORTINAS WARS - THE END
Part 26 - SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB
Part 27- THE EPITAPH