Creed Taylor was a giant in early Texas—but his accomplishments are overshadowed by the deeds of his kin.
Taylor was born in Texas in 1820. At the age of 15, he went off to fight in the Revolution; he was at the Battle of San Jacinto. In 1841, he enlisted with the Texas Rangers to fight Indians and Mexicans. He participated in the Mexican-American War and then the Civil War. But after that, Cree

True West March/April 2025
In This Issue:
Western Books & Movies
More In This Issue
- Truth Be Known
- What Has Taught Me: Deb Goodrich
- Earp, Cowboy Songs & Prairie Hygiene
- Trails of the Old West
- The Frontier Characters of South Dakota
- The Bowie Knife
- The Kindled Flame 1835
- King of the Scatterguns
- Selling the Mythic West and the Real West
- A Gut Punch Turns into a Miracle Reprieve
- The Beginnings of the Bird Cage
- Frontier Colossus