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Category : Texas
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Texas Almanac, 2000-2001 (Millennium Edition)
Author: Texas Almanac
Author: The Texas Rangers
Author: Walter Prescott WebbPublisher: Univ of TX + ORM
ISBN: 0292748159
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1110
Book Description
The renowned historian’s classic study of the Texas Ranger Division, presented with its original illustrations and a foreword by Lyndon B. Johnson. Texas Rangers tells the story of this unique law enforcement agency from its origin in 1823, when it was formed by “Father of Texas” Stephen F. Austin, to the 1930s, when legendary lawman Frank Hamer tracked down the infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde. Both colorful and authoritative, it presents the evolution and exploits of the Texas Rangers through Comanche raids, the Mexican War, annexation, secession, and on into the 20th century. Written in 1935 by Walter Prescott Webb, the pioneering historian of the American West, Texas Rangers is a true classic of Texas history.
The Road to Spindletop
Author: John Stricklin SprattPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477306420
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
This book is an economic history of Texas at the end of the nineteenth century. In 1875, Texas was an agrarian state with limited industry. A generation later, agriculture was heavily commercialized, thousands of miles of railroads carried people and goods around the state, and urban populations increased rapidly. Even before the Spindletop gusher that irrevocably changed the state’s future, Texas had already moved far from its days as a Mexican and American frontier.
My Eighty Years in Texas
Author: William Physick ZuberPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292769547
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Almost a century and a half went into the making of My Eighty Years in Texas. It began as a diary, kept by fifteen-year-old William Physick Zuber after he joined Sam Houston’s Texas army in 1836, hoping he could emulate the heroism of American Revolutionary patriots. Although his hopes were never realized, Zuber recorded the privations, victories, and defeats of armies on the move during the Texas Revolution, the Indian campaigns, and, as he styled it, the Confederate War. In 1910, at the age of ninety, Zuber began the enormous task of transcribing his diaries and his memories for publication. After his death in 1913, the handwritten manuscript, 1, was placed in the Texas State Archives, where it was used as a reference source by students and scholars of Texas history. Over a half century after Zuber’s death, Janis Boyle Mayfield finally brought his publication plans to fruition. Zuber details his early zest for learning and his laborious methods of self-education. He tells of the trials of organizing and teaching schools in the sparsely populated plains. He recalls the day-by-day happenings of a private soldier in the Texas army of 1836, the Texas Militia, and the Confederate army—including the mishaps of army life and the encounters with enemies from San Jacinto to Cape Girardeau. After the Civil War, his interest turns to the politics of Reconstruction, the veterans’ pension, and the founding of the Texas Veterans Association. This is the story of and by an outspoken Texian, complete with his attitudes, principles, and moralizings, and the nineteenth-century style and flavor of his writing. Included as an appendix is “An Escape from the Alamo,” the account of Moses Rose for which Zuber, who was a prolific writer, was best known. A historiography of the Rose story, a bibliography of Zuber’s published and unpublished writings, annotation, and an introduction are provided by Llerena Friend.
The Germans in Texas
Author: Gilbert Giddings BenjaminPublisher:
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Category : German Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Private Library of the Well Known American Poet, Will Carleton, of Brooklyn, N. Y. ...
Author: Will CarletonPublisher:
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
A History of Texas and Texans
Author: Frank White JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
HSA Texana Auction Catalog #6003
Author: Sandra PalominoPublisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
ISBN: 9781599672656
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Up the Trail
Author: Tim LehmanPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421425890
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
How cowboys and longhorns came to Texas -- How the cattle market boomed and busted -- How to organize the largest, longest cattle drive ever -- How Kansas survived the longhorn invasion -- How the trails died and the cowboy lived on