John Crittenden Duval (1816–1897) was an American writer of

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. He has been noted as being the first Texas

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Dobie, J. Frank.
Duval, John Crittenden
in the ''

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''. Texas State Historical Association. and was dubbed the "Father of Texas Literature" by

J. Frank Dobie James Frank Dobie (September 26, 1888 – September 18, 1964) was an American folklorist, writer, and newspaper columnist best known for his many books depicting the richness and traditions of life in rural Texas during the days of the open rang ...

.Graham, Don B.
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in the ''

''.

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. Retrieved September 26, 2008. His ''Early Times in Texas'' was initially published serially in 1867 in ''Burke's Weekly'' (

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) and was finally published in book form in 1892. The story, which became a Texas classic, recounted Duval's escape from the Goliad Massacre, in which his brother,

Burr H. Duval Burr Harrison Duval (1809 – March 27, 1836) was the commander of the Kentucky Mustangs, First Regiment Volunteers, a group of Kentucky long-riflemen formed in Bardstown, Kentucky, in November 1835 during the Texas Revolution. He and hundreds of o ...

, was killed, as well as other tales. Another brother,

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, was a distinguished Texas judge. Their father,

William Pope Duval William Pope Duval (September 4, 1784 – March 19, 1854) was the first civilian governor of the Florida Territory, succeeding Andrew Jackson, who had been a military governor. In his twelve-year governorship, from 1822 to 1834, he divided Florid ...

, was the

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from 1822 to 1834.

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John C. Duval's Account of the Goliad MassacreJohn Crittenden Duval
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