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HARDSHIPS OF A GERMAN FAMILY
A frontier Texas tragedy recounts the Pedernales raid in which Eli McDonald and his wife were killed and captives taken. Aunt Hannah escapes with stories of torture, thirst, and survival as relatives pursue the rescuing effort and later reunion.
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Hanna‘p
Fli McDonnald
Black Haw
Rogers Place
Eli McDonald
Caroline Jim Taylor
Alice
Jimmie
Dorcas
el. McDonald
Mahaley
Becky Jane
Matthew
Jim Taylor
Monroe McDonald
Pedernales
McDonald
Clementine Hays
Billy Hudson
Wedekin
Harper
Spring Creek
Monroe McDonald's
Stark Ranch
Squaw Creek
Mr. Nixon
Doss
Mary
Hannah
Mr. McDonald
Little Devil’s River
Todd
Texas
Matthew Taylor
Llano
Caroline McDonald
Devil’s River