Captain Jack Crawford: From the Coal Breaker to the Western Frontier

Although he received little formal education, Captain Jack Crawford left the coal mines of Schuylkill County and led a life filled with adventure on the western frontier. Crawford also became an accomplished writer, poet, lecturer, and newspaper correspondent.

August 06, 2026 by Terry Diener | Additional Credits: Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) Sat, Apr 21, 1979, Page 6 (Edited); Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) Mon, Apr 23, 1979, Page 4 (Edited); Photo Credit: Captain Jack Crawford, 1881, Bennett and Brown Photographers, Santa Fe, New Mexico Public Domain