CYNTHIA ANN PARKER……
James T. DeShields
Dallas: Chama Press, 1991. xiv,60pp. Notes. Photographs (4). Foreword by John Graves. Designed and printed by W. Thomas Taylor. Bound in Dutch linen. First of this edition, limited to 1000 copies. Very fine in an equally nice dust jacket. Laid-in is the publication announcement. Long out of print and scarce, the original was printed in 1886 in St. Louis. De Shields’ account deals only with what the author describes in his preface as “the plain, unvarnished facts.” Adding to the credibility of his account are his interviews and correspondence with people who participated in Cynthia Ann’s recapture or know her after she was returned to her relatives in Texas. This edition reproduces DeShields’ text in its entirety, including the author’s preface and footnotes. Additionally, it includes three photographs not appearing in the original with one of the three appearing in print for the first time.
