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Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 950
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Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas
Author: Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 992
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Reprint of the 1889 ed. published by F. A. Battey, Chicago.
Biographical Souvenir of the States of Georgia and Florida
Author: The Confederates of Chappell Hill, Texas
Author: Stephen ChicoinePublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786483229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
Texas was the South's frontier in the antebellum period. The vast new state represented the hope and future of many Southern cotton planters. As a result, Texas changed tremendously during the 1850s as increasing numbers of Southern planters moved westward to settle. Planters brought with them large numbers of slaves to plant, cultivate and pick the valuable cash crop; by 1860, slaves made up 30 percent of the total Texas population. No state in the South grew nearly as fast as Texas during this decade, and as the booming economy for cotton led the economic development, the state became increasingly embroiled in the national debate about whether slavery should exist within a democratic republic dedicated to the freedom and independence of man. This work is centered on the role played by the town of Chappell Hill during this portion of Texas history. It offers details about the area's pre-war prosperity as a center of wealth, influence and aristocracy and describes the angry fervor of the period leading up to the war. Men of this small town played a role in many of the major campaigns and battles of the war, and their motivations for enlisting and their tales of duty are included here. Through excerpts from their correspondence and journals, the book emphasizes personal experiences of the soldiers. Post-war adventures are also offered as the author explores Texas resistance to Federal occupation, the town's yellow fever epidemic and a period of reconciliation as aging veterans gather at Blue-Gray reunions to reunite the nation.
Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska
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Category : Buffalo County (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 862
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National Genealogical Society Quarterly
Author: National Genealogical SocietyPublisher:
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
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Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 710
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Biographical Dictionaries and Related Works: Universal biography ; National or area biography
Author: Robert B. SlocumPublisher:
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Biographical Dictionaries and Related Works
Author: Robert B. SlocumPublisher:
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Genealogy Division Subject Catalog, 1976-1984: P-Z
Author: Indiana State Library. Genealogy DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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