- Strange to report but that Wallace himself says in Chapter XXXVI (36) of his book - that it was his sweetheart Jenny Foster who had cruelly sent him packing off to Texas - spurned.
- "True Love Ways" .. to quote that other Texan, Buddy Holly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjFRHIhSvwc
Reputed to have been 6'2" tall with size 12 feet (the same as moi ..) - he was supposedly named "Bigfoot" in Mexico by smaller guards after a famed marauding indigent injun named Big Foot.
http://www.texasescapes.com/TexasPersonalities/BigFootWallace/BigFootWallace.htm
Wallace enjoyed various frontier adventures with military expeditions, two years of captivity in Mexico, - was a TEXAS RANGER, - successfully carried mail between San Antonio & El Paso - surviving various bloody skirmishes in defiance of health & safety regulation .. and more famously he once ate 27 eggs before enjoying a full breakfast. - He was indeed a survivor.
His 'as-told-to' story costs only $1.14 from Kindle
and is a most entertaining read - (is that indigestion?)
and is a most entertaining read - (is that indigestion?)
Bigfoot Wallace is one of Texas's legendary frontier figures .. fact being so often stranger than fiction he was reputedly a descendant of BRAVEHEART WALLACE - the 13th century Scots hero .. who died without any known issue .. & was also himself childless.
He arrived in Texas well equipped with two derringers and a fine rifle from Kentucky - upgrading to percussion six-guns as they became available.
He will forever be remembered by the SOUTH TEXAS Frio County township of Connally's Store - that has renamed itself 'BIGFOOT' in memory of his colorful & larger-than-life story.
Wherein said village the worthy citizens have located a close replica of Wallace's cottage as a genuine museum, displaying authentic period replicas from frontier times - open for viewing one morning every month.. - Of such stuff are legends made ..
One Riot .. One Ranger.
God Bless America .. and President Trump of course.
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