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Between the Enemy and Texas

Author : Anne J. Bailey
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 0875655149
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (756 download)

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Download or read book Between the Enemy and Texas written by Anne J. Bailey and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of the Civil War west of the Mississippi was a war of waiting for action, of foraging already stripped land for an army that supposedly could provision itself, and of disease in camp, while trying to hold out against Union pressure. There were none of the major engagements that characterized the conflict farther east. Instead, small units of Confederate cavalry and infantry skirmished with Federal forces in Arkansas, Missouri, and Louisiana, trying to hold the western Confederacy together. The many units of Texans who joined this fight had a second objective—to keep the enemy out of their home state by placing themselves “between the enemy and Texas.” Historian Anne J. Bailey studies one Texas unit, Parsons's Cavalry Brigade, to show how the war west of the Mississippi was fought. Historian Norman D. Brown calls this “the definitive study of Parsons's Cavalry Brigade; the story will not need to be told again.” Exhaustively researched and written with literary grace, Between the Enemy and Texas is a “must” book for anyone interested in the role of mounted troops in the Trans-Mississippi Department.

More Ghost Towns of Texas

Author : T. Lindsay Baker
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806137247
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book More Ghost Towns of Texas written by T. Lindsay Baker and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A companion volume to Ghost Towns of Texas provides readers with histories, maps, and detailed directions to the most interesting ghost towns in Texas not already covered in the first volume. Reprint.

From Slave to Statesman

Author : Patricia Smith Prather
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780929398877
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (988 download)

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Download or read book From Slave to Statesman written by Patricia Smith Prather and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joshua Houston (1822- 1902) was born on the Temple Lea plantation in Marion, Perry County, Alabama. In 1834 Templeton Lea died and willed Joshua to his daughter, Margaret, as her personal slave. In 1840 Margaret Lea married General Sam Houston and moved to Texas. She took Joshua with her. Joshua faithfully served the Houston family during their many political and financial ups and downs. In 1862 Sam Houston freed his slaves. Joshua elected to remain with the Houston family and took Houston as his surname. In 1866 he homesteaded in Huntsville, Texas, near the Houston family. He became a well-known and respected public figure in Huntsville where he served as city alderman and later served as county commissioner of Wlker County. In 188 he was elected as a delegate to the National Republican Convention from Texas. He was the father of seven or eight children by three different women. Descendants live in Texas.

Freedom Colonies

Author : Thad Sitton
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292777817
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Freedom Colonies written by Thad Sitton and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of independent African American settlements in Texas during the Jim Crow era, featuring historical and contemporary photographs. In the decades following the Civil War, nearly a quarter of African Americans achieved a remarkable victory—they got their own land. While other ex-slaves and many poor whites became trapped in the exploitative sharecropping system, these independence-seeking individuals settled on pockets of unclaimed land that had been deemed too poor for farming and turned them into successful family farms. In these self-sufficient rural communities, often known as “freedom colonies,” African Americans created a refuge from the discrimination and violence that routinely limited the opportunities of blacks in the Jim Crow South. Freedom Colonies is the first book to tell the story of these independent African American settlements. Thad Sitton and James Conrad focus on communities in Texas, where blacks achieved a higher percentage of land ownership than in any other state of the Deep South. The authors draw on a vast reservoir of ex-slave narratives, oral histories, written memoirs, and public records to describe how the freedom colonies formed and to recreate the lifeways of African Americans who made their living by farming or in skilled trades such as milling and blacksmithing. They also uncover the forces that led to the decline of the communities from the 1930s onward, including economic hard times and the greed of whites who found legal and illegal means of taking black-owned land. And they visit some of the remaining communities to discover how their independent way of life endures into the twenty-first century. “Thad Sitton and James H. Conrad have made an important contribution to African American and southern history with their study of communities fashioned by freedmen in the years after emancipation.” —Journal of American History “This study is a thoughtful and important addition to an understanding of rural Texas and the nature of black settlements.” —Journal of Southern History

The Harrisons from Houston County, Texas, 1835-1993

Author : Hilde Shuptrine Farley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Harrisons from Houston County, Texas, 1835-1993 written by Hilde Shuptrine Farley and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family history and genealogical information about the descendants of William Daugherty Harrison and Jane Patton. William was born ca. 1814 in Bedford Co., Tennessee. He was the son of John Harrison and Elizabeth Daugherty. Jane was born ca. 1823 in South Carolina. She was the daughter of James Patton. William Harrison married Jane Patton 12 September 1839 in Texas. They lived in Houston Co., Texas and were the parents of two sons and seven daughters. Descendants lived primarily in Texas.

Lost, Texas

Author : Bronson Dorsey
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623496179
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Lost, Texas written by Bronson Dorsey and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-24 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Lost, Texas: Photographs of Forgotten Buildings, Bronson Dorsey takes us on a tour of old, abandoned buildings in Texas that evoke the mystique of bygone days and shifting population patterns. With a skilled photographer’s eye, he captures the character of these buildings, mostly tucked away in the far corners of rural Texas—though, surprisingly, some of his finds are in the midst of thriving communities, even, in one case, the Dallas metroplex. Most of the buildings are abandoned and in a state of decay, though a handful have been repurposed as museums, residences, or other functional structures. Encompassing all regions of the state, from the Piney Woods to the Panhandle, the images in Lost, Texas evoke distinctive memories of the past. They grant a sense of how those who preceded us lived and how the Texas of earlier days became the Texas of today. Some of the historic sites include a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Beeville, a lumberyard built over two generations, a beautiful, mission-style schoolhouse raised in a small farming community, the skeleton of a boomtown gas station near the Yates oilfield, and what remains of the only silver mining operation in Texas. With Dorsey as a guide, readers may explore these hidden and neglected gems and learn the basic facts of their origins and intended uses, as well as the principal reasons for their demise. Along the way and in the background, he quietly makes the case for preserving these buildings that, while no longer central to the ongoing function of their communities, still serve as important emblems of the past.

Texas Ranger Tales II

Author : Mike Cox
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1461625505
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Texas Ranger Tales II written by Mike Cox and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 1999-06-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Cox knows as much about the Texas Rangers as anybody on the planet. And in this, his second book on the Rangers, he spins more great tales of these larger-than-life heroes and their sometimes almost unvelievable adventures. These are all new stories, some only told among the Rangers themselves, some told quietly over remote compfires, and others only whispered over elegant dinner tables. Now here they are: more entertaining, informative, and always exciting tales of the grea Texas Rangers.

Texas Place Names

Author : Edward Callary
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477320660
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Texas Place Names written by Edward Callary and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[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

The Texas Senate

Author : Patsy McDonald Spaw
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780890968574
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (685 download)

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Download or read book The Texas Senate written by Patsy McDonald Spaw and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Ninth Legislature convened in November, 1861, representatives gave little thought to the somber days that lay ahead, instead making exultant predictions of a quick victory over the enemy to the north. Houston's warning was forgotten. The Texas Senate, Volume II, picks up where the first volume left off, covering the story of this sometimes venerable, sometimes raucous, and sometimes unsavory body from the onset of the war until another eve, that of the period sometimes called the Era of Reform. Written by members of the Senate Engrossing and Enrolling Department and edited by Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk Patsy McDonald Spaw, this volume comprises the years of the war itself, Reconstruction and Republican dominance, Redeemer politics and the return of the Democrats, and the rise of agrarian reform. Sources for the history include the Senate journals, the letters and private papers of senators, newspapers of the era, committee reports, and other primary sources, as well as general and specialized histories of the topics. As in the previous volume, carefully selected illustrations and appendices listing members of the Senate for each of its sessions add significant details. The Texas Senate, Volume II, presents a narrative account of the issues fought; the legislation proposed, rejected, and accepted; and the actors who filled the stage of this period in Texas history. It offers both an account of the times and a guide to the sources for other historians to mine.

Eighteen Minutes

Author : Stephen L. Moore
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1461664934
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Eighteen Minutes written by Stephen L. Moore and published by Taylor Trade Publishing. This book was released on 2003-11-10 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was the decisive eighteen-minute Battle of San Jacinto where the famous words "Remember the Alamo!" were first shouted. In Eighteen Minutes, Stephen L. Moore describes the momentous battle that established the independent Lone Star Republic. Told largely through the eyes of the participants, the recollections included here are words from over 120 Texan and Mexican soldiers. The book follows General Sam Houston as he takes command of the Texas Volunteers to lead them to victory six weeks after the fall of the Alamo at San Jacinto, the town since known as the birthplace of Texas liberty. The battle and its aftermath are covered in great detail and include the capture of Santa Anna, the "Yellow Rose" controversy, and the death of a woman on the battlefield. Special features include rosters of all Texans involved in the battle, a list of casualties, and the details on other companies involved in the campaign. Eighteen Minutes is a comprehensive history of how revenge for the defeat of the Alamo was at last achieved.

A History of the Elam Family

Author : Earl Henry Elam
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Elam Family written by Earl Henry Elam and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Rose Blooms in Texas

Author : Carlos R. Hamilton Jr.
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664292810
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book A Rose Blooms in Texas written by Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-04-06 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortly after Carlos Hamilton began his medical practice in Houston, he inherited an over-sized piano that had belonged to his great-grandmother. The difficulty in moving the instrument, even in the 20th century, made him wonder how—and why—a family in 1857 would move it from North Carolina to a rural east Texas plantation so that a ten-year-old child could study music. Although Berta Smith Wootters had died many decades before Hamilton was born, her children continued to express great affection and admiration for her. Her husband, John Wootters, had died young, likely from complications of a Civil War wound, yet she persevered, managing her affairs and guiding all her children to university educations and productive lives. Wanting to discover more about the life of this strong woman, Hamilton traveled to Crockett, Texas where he met Edgar Pouncey, a descendant of a family of slaves who had come toTexas with the Smith family. As Pouncey related stories of the Smith family over a hundred years later, he spoke with respect and warmth. According to Pouncey, the Smiths’ provisions for their former slaves allowed them to found a church and a school that still played vital roles in the community. The insight gained on this visit set the author on a decades long journey to understand his forbearers and their turbulent and tragic times. A Rose Blooms in Texas is the culmination of his meticulous research on the life of Berta Smith Wootters and the story begins with her as a student at Fairfield Female College. Hamilton presents the narrative as historical fiction and augments it with original letters and documents. What emerges is a compelling picture of life in East Texas during the Civil War and the strength of character of a woman who was able to preserve her family’s values of education and enlightened treatment of others—and her beloved piano—for future generations.

Savage Frontier Volume 1

Author : Stephen L. Moore
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574412353
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Savage Frontier Volume 1 written by Stephen L. Moore and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This first volume of the Savage Frontier series is a comprehensive account of the formative years of the legendary Texas Rangers. Stephen L. Moore provides fresh detail about each ranging unit formed during the Texas Revolution and narrates their involvement in the pivotal battle of San Jacinto and later battles at Parker's Fort, the Elm Creck Fight, Post Oak Springs Massacre, and the Stone Houses Fight. Of particular interest to the reader will be the various rosters of the companies, which are found throughout the book. The first edition was previously published by Republic of Texas Press in paperback only; it has now been reprinted in hardcover and paperback.

Savage Frontier Volume 2

Author : Stephen L. Moore
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574412051
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Savage Frontier Volume 2 written by Stephen L. Moore and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second volume of the Savage Frontier series focuses on two of the bloodiest years of fighting in the young Texas Republic, 1838 and 1839.

Savage Frontier Volume 3

Author : Stephen L. Moore
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574412280
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Savage Frontier Volume 3 written by Stephen L. Moore and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation This third volume of the Savage Frontier series focuses on the evolution of the Texas Rangers and frontier warfare in Texas during the years 1840 and 1841. Comanche Indians were the leading rival to the pioneers during this period. Peace negotiations in San Antonio collapsed during the Council House Fight, prompting what would become known as the "Great Comanche Raid" in the summer of 1840. Stephen L. Moore covers the resulting Battle of Plum Creek and other engagements in new detail. Rangers, militiamen, and volunteers made offensive sweeps into West Texas and the Cross Timbers area of present Dallas-Fort Worth. During this time Texas' Frontier Regiment built a great military road, roughly parallel to modern Interstate 35. Moore also shows how the Colt repeating pistol came into use by Texas Rangers. Finally, he sets the record straight on the battles of the legendary Captain Jack Hays. Through extensive use of primary military documents and first-person accounts, Moore provides a clear view of life as a frontier fighter in the Republic of Texas. The reader will find herein numerous and painstakingly recreated muster rolls, as well as casualty lists and a compilation of 1841 rangers and minutemen. For the exacting historian or genealogist of early Texas, the Savage Frontier series is an indispensable resource on early nineteenth-century Texas frontier warfare.

National Union Catalog

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1028 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book National Union Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 1028 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes entries for maps and atlases.

Boggy Slough

Author : Jonathan K. Gerland
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623499968
Total Pages : 931 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Boggy Slough written by Jonathan K. Gerland and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2022-08-24 with total page 931 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boggy Slough Conservation Area is a 19,000-acre unbroken tract of pine and bottomland hardwood forest situated in East Texas’ Trinity and Houston counties. More than twenty miles of the Neches River, one of the last free-flowing rivers in the state, serves as the eastern boundary, and for more than a century the land has been one of the state’s leading game and industrial forest management areas. A unique blend of natural, cultural, and business history, Boggy Slough presents a highly illustrated narrative of the land, people, and evolving purpose, from time of European contact to the present. Gerland traces the many phases of land use in this forest as it transitioned from hunting, gathering, fishing, and subsistence farming to an experimental mix of stock raising and large-scale commercial forestry, eventually becoming important conservation land along the Neches River Corridor. Gerland explores the natural features and adaptive land use practices of the region as well as the environmental history of railroads and logging camps, barbed wire fences and company cattle ranches, and exclusive hunting clubs. The underlying story is the evolution and environmental impact of Southern Pine Lumber Company, founded in 1893 by T. L. L. Temple. Now owned and maintained by the fifth generation of the Temple family, the Boggy Slough lands are the last remnants of what was once a 1.2 million–acre forest empire. Gerland examines the family’s and the lumber company’s struggles to grow and manage a second-, third-, and fourth-generation forest, ultimately achieving sustainability while managing changing environmental concerns and attitudes.