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Nolan, Philip
Nolan, Philip (c. 1771–1801) contraband trader, born in Belfast, Ireland. His exploits contributed toward opening Texas to Anglo-Americans. Nolan was not a politically motivated filibuster, however, but a monetarily motivated horse thief who captured wild mustangs and delivered them, at princely sums, to his stateside connections. On his first trips across the border, Nolan had a legitimate passport authorizing him to obtain horses for the Louisiana militia regiment, but Spanish authorities in Texas later revoked his permission to trade goods. Without a passport but determined to continue his pursuits, Nolan was intercepted on his next trip into Texas and killed by troops from Nacogdoches.
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"Nolan, Philip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Nolan, Philip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-NolanPhilip.html "Nolan, Philip." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-NolanPhilip.html |
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Nolan, Philip
Nolan, Philip (c.1771–1801), contraband horse trader along the Mexican border, who was killed in a skirmish resulting from his activities. His name was used for the leading figure in “The Man Without a Country,” whose author, E.E. Hale, also wrote The Real Philip Nolan (1901), in which he explains that the historical Nolan is not the prototype of his character, although he was the subject of his other novel, Philip Nolan's Friends (1876).
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Nolan, Philip." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Nolan, Philip." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-NolanPhilip.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Nolan, Philip." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-NolanPhilip.html |
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