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Category : Cass County (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
The Cass County Genealogical Society
Author: Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Author: History and Present Condition of the Newspaper and Periodical Press of the United States
Author: Simon Newton Dexter NorthPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 524
Book Description
Texas Place Names
Author: Edward CallaryPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477320660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
“[A] linguist . . . takes readers on a tour across the state, using names and language to tell its history.” ―Alcalde Was Gasoline, Texas, named in honor of a gas station? Nope, but the name does honor the town’s original claim to fame: a gasoline-powered cotton gin. Is Paris, Texas, a reference to Paris, France? Yes: Thomas Poteet, who donated land for the town site, thought it would be an improvement over “Pin Hook,” the original name of the Lamar County seat. Ding Dong’s story has a nice ring to it; the name was derived from two store owners named Bell, who lived in Bell County, of course. Tracing the turning points, fascinating characters, and cultural crossroads that shaped Texas history, Texas Place Names provides the colorful stories behind these and more than three thousand other county, city, and community names. Drawing on in-depth research to present the facts behind the folklore, linguist Edward Callary also clarifies pronunciations (it’s NAY-chis for Neches, referring to a Caddoan people whose name was attached to the Neches River during a Spanish expedition). A great resource for road trippers and historians alike, Texas Place Names alphabetically charts centuries of humanity through the enduring words (and, occasionally, the fateful spelling gaffes) left behind by men and women from all walks of life. “[A] quite useful book.” ―Austin American-Statesman
History of Texas
Author: Buckley B. PaddockPublisher:
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Category : Fort Worth (Tex.)
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Heart of Texas Records
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Category : Registers of births, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
A History of Texas and Texans
Author: Frank White JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
The Path to a Modern South
Author: Walter L. BuengerPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292791674
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
The forces that turned Northeast Texas from a poverty-stricken region into a more economically prosperous area. Winner, Texas State Historical Association Coral H. Tullis Memorial Award for best book on Texas history, 2001 Federal New Deal programs of the 1930s and World War II are often credited for transforming the South, including Texas, from a poverty-stricken region mired in Confederate mythology into a more modern and economically prosperous part of the United States. By contrast, this history of Northeast Texas, one of the most culturally southern areas of the state, offers persuasive evidence that political, economic, and social modernization began long before the 1930s and prepared Texans to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the New Deal and World War II. Walter L. Buenger draws on extensive primary research to tell the story of change in Northeast Texas from 1887 to 1930. Moving beyond previous, more narrowly focused studies of the South, he traces and interconnects the significant changes that occurred in politics, race relations, business and the economy, and women's roles. He also reveals how altered memories of the past and the emergence of a stronger identification with Texas history affected all facets of life in Northeast Texas.
Stirpes
Author: History and present condition of the newspaper and periodical press of the United States, with a catalogue of the publications of the census year, by S.N.D. North
Author: United States census officePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description