Author: John Frederick DormanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia
Author: John Frederick DormanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Daughters of Republic of Texas - Vol I
Author: Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563112140
Category : Pioneers
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The Republic of Texas has a vivid past - its ancestors ventured west to settle an uneasy land - from exploration by the Spaniards to war with the Mexican government and its declaration of independence in 1836. Read about these ancestor's stories through hundreds of biographies with photographs of most. A comprehensive index provides easy reference for genealogical research.
Geology and Politics in Frontier Texas, 1845–1909
Author: Walter Keene FergusonPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477300805
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Conservation and development of natural resources are issues of critical importance throughout the world. These issues have been matters of public concern in Texas since legislators first adopted the state-sponsored geological survey as a means of extending government funds to private citizens who would help develop and advertise the mineral and agricultural wealth of Texas. Walter Keene Ferguson examines the relation of politics to geological exploration during a critical period in Texas history—the first half-century of statehood. Although Texas shared its frontier experience with many other areas, it could not rely on federal aid in the form of land grants because the state government controlled the destiny of the public domain at all times. Acrimonious debate between farmers and urbanites of East Texas and pioneer ranchers of arid West Texas rendered the disposition of public lands even more difficult. As tools for developing and advertising resources, the geological and agricultural surveys of 1858 and 1867 fulfilled the demands of expectant capitalism made by politicians, speculators, and railroad entrepreneurs. Reconnaissance geologists publicized the wealth of Texas. Drought in 1886 and popular agitation against squandering of state land caused the emergence of a new concept of the geological survey as an instrument of land reform and public assistance. Lobbying by reformers and scientific organizations led to the formation of the Dumble Survey in 1888 and the University of Texas Mineral Survey in 1901. Stratigraphic analysis of the “individualities” of Texas geology helped the state realize its full economic potential and led to legislation to protect public mineral land from exploitation. The youthful oil industry finally removed geological exploration from the political arena. As part of the University, a permanent Bureau of Economic Geology was established in 1909 to extend the benefits of scientific research to private citizens and state organizations on a nonpartisan basis. Ferguson’s analysis of geological surveys in Texas contributes to an understanding not only of the geology and history of the state but of the urgent problem of evaluating the natural resources of underdeveloped regions.
The Laws of Texas 1822-1897
Author: TexasA History of Texas and Texans
Author: Frank White JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
The Cypress and Other Writings of a German Pioneer in Texas
Author: Hermann SeelePublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292761767
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
When Hermann Seele anived in New Braunfels in 1845, the raw colony was plagued by poverty, disease, lack of food, and hostile Indians. This personal record of the Germans in Texas shows their evolution from struggling colonists to prosperous citizens. From his viewpoint of a hardworking yet imaginative pioneer, Seele presents first a history of German immigration and settlement in Texas during the nineteenth century. Next, his autobiographical writings range from a "sentimental recollection" of his first Christmas Eve in Texas to his first day of teaching in New Braunfels, from accounts of the popular singing society to murder and justice along the Comal River. In addition, Seele's romantic novel, The Cypress, is a delightful though improbable tale of a traveling botanist, a chieftain's daughter, and a savage Indian cult. Hermann Seele—farmer, lawyer, teacher, lay preacher, mayor, state representative, Civil War major, and editor—epitomizes the best of the German immigrants who established their communities as models of respectability and prosperity.
Catalogue and Index of Contributions to North American Geology, 1732-1891
Author: Nelson Horatio DartonPublisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 1060
Book Description
Daughters of Republic of Texas - Vol II
Author: Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563116413
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Upper Cretaceous Foraminifera of the Gulf Coastal Region of the United States and Adjacent Areas
Author: Joseph Augustine CushmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foraminifera, Fossil
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Sons of the Republic of Texas
Author: Turner PublishingPublisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1563116030
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
The Sons of the Republic of Texas tells the story of the Republic of Texas beginning with its birth on April 21, 1836. Includes a brief history of the Sons of the Republic of Texas from 1893 to the present. The text is complemented by over 100 pages of family and ancestral biographies of members of the Sons of the Republic of Texas past and present. Indexed