Site Title: The Alamo Keeper: Thomas C. Rife

Contributors: by Philip Mullins and George Mullins

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Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Ancestors of Thomas Rife, 1735–1864
Chapter 2: Mexican War, 1846–1848
Chapter 3: Thomas Rife in West Texas, 1848–1851
Chapter 4: Skillman’s Mail Service, 1851–1854
Chapter 5: Giddings’ Mail Service, 1854–1861
Chapter 6: The Civil War, 1861–1865
Chapter 7: West Texas after the War, 1866–1872
Chapter 8: Thomas and Francisca’s Life in San Antonio, 1872–1894
Chapter 9: Preserving the Alamo, 1885–1905
Appendix
Bibliography
About the Authors

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