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Total Pages : 362 pages
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Download or read book The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bud Hannings
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786451084
Total Pages : 745 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Forts of the United States written by Bud Hannings and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-09-18 with total page 745 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From forts to blockhouses, garrison houses to trading posts, stations to presidios, missions to ranches and towns, this work provides a history of the primary fortifications established during 400 tumultuous years in what would become the United States of America. Under each state's heading, this substantial volume contains alphabetized entries with information regarding each structure's history. The earliest forts established by the Danes, Dutch, English, French, Portuguese, Swedes and Mexicans and by the temporary appearance of the Russians are listed. The colonial American forts, many of which were previously established by the European powers, are covered in detail. Beginning with the American Revolution, each of the American military fortifications, militia forts, settlers' forts and blockhouses is listed and described. Helpful appendices list Civil War defenses (and military hospitals) of Washington, D.C.; Florida Seminole Indian war forts; Pony Express depots; Spanish missions and presidios; and twentieth-century U.S. forts, posts, bases, and stations. A chronology of conflicts that paralleled the growth of the United States is also provided, offering insight into the historical context of fort construction.
Author : Tamra Lynn Walter
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292773919
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga written by Tamra Lynn Walter and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Antonio Conservation Society Citation, 2009 In the early part of the eighteenth century, the Spanish colonial mission Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga was relocated from far south Texas to a site along the Guadalupe River in Mission Valley, Victoria County. This mission, along with a handful of others in south Texas, was established by the Spaniards in an effort to Christianize and civilize the local Native American tribes in the hopes that they would become loyal Spanish citizens who would protect this new frontier from foreign incursions. With written historical records scarce for Espíritu Santo, Tamra Walter relies heavily on material culture recovered at this site through a series of recent archaeological investigations to present a compelling portrait of the Franciscan mission system. By examining findings from the entire mission site, including the compound, irrigation system, quarry, and kiln, she focuses on questions that are rarely, if ever, answered through historical records alone: What was daily life at the mission like? What effect did the mission routine have on the traditional lifeways of the mission Indians? How were both the Indians and the colonizers changed by their frontier experiences, and what does this say about the missionization process? Walter goes beyond simple descriptions of artifacts and mission architecture to address the role these elements played in the lives of the mission residents, demonstrating how archaeology is able to address issues that are not typically addressed by historians. In doing so, she presents an accurate portrait of life in South Texas at this time. This study of Mission Espíritu Santo will serve as a model for research at similar early colonial sites in Texas and elsewhere.
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Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455605132
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Goliad written by and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the events surrounding the defense of the fortress at Goliad against the Mexican forces under Santa Anna, where over 340 Texans were massacred; and reveals how both Goliad and the Alamo helped to bring independence to Texas.
Author : John Seibert Farnsworth
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501730207
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book Coves of Departure written by John Seibert Farnsworth and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a book that has been called "a love song to nature," the author documents the latest decade of his explorations of the Baja peninsula and the Sea of Cortez. While much of the book narrates his experience as a writing professor taking undergraduates on sea kayak expeditions to the Isla Espiritu Santo archipelago each year during spring break, the book also reflects on experiences with a condor restoration project in the Sierra San Pedro Martir, and an altogether different teaching experience based in a field station on Bahia de los Angeles. While the author’s intent is to evoke Baja ecologies in fresh ways, the reader comes to realize that he’s also describing how education can become a transformational experience. A retired scuba instructor who turned to academics and went on to receive his college’s highest teaching award, Dr. Farnsworth believes that education should be a lifelong adventure, and that explorations of the natural world should be animated by reverence and delight.
Author : Betty Dooley Awbrey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1589797892
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (897 download)
Download or read book Why Stop? written by Betty Dooley Awbrey and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to more than 2,500 Texas roadside markers features historical events; famous and infamous Texans; origins of town, churches, and organizations; battles, skirmishes, and gunfights; and settlers, pioneers, Indians, and outlaws. This Sixth edition includes more than 100 new historical roadside markers with the actual inscriptions. With this book, travelers relive the tragedies and triumphs of Lone Star history.
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Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)
Download or read book The Southwestern Historical Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Woodbury Lowery
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Lowery Collection written by Woodbury Lowery and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward A. Blackburn
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1585444987
Total Pages : 425 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (854 download)
Download or read book Wanted written by Edward A. Blackburn and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-18 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along with the settlement of the Texas frontier came rustlers, public drunks, gunfighters, and other outlaws. A jail in which to incarcerate the lawbreakers was thus often the first public building raised in a new town. Later, as government developed, public buildings—notably county courthouses and jails—assumed not only practical but also symbolic importance. The architecture of these buildings in the nineteenth century reflected the power and status with which the community imbued the government; many of the same architects applied the aesthetic standards of the day to both. In later years, the safety and at least limited comfort of the prisoners became concerns and jails were remodeled or abandoned to other uses in favor of modern, more utilitarian structures. In this heavily illustrated guide to the historic county jails of Texas, Ed Blackburn Jr. takes readers to each of the 254 counties in the state, presenting brief histories and of the counties and their structures that housed their criminals. He provides general information about the architecture and location of the buildings and, when possible, describes the present uses of those that have been decommissioned. Interviews with local officials, historians, and newspaper publishers have yielded colorful anecdotes for many of the jails. Revealing photographs of many of the old jails have been gathered from local and archival sources, and Blackburn himself has taken pictures of extant buildings. Together, these words and images not only provide a survey of the way Texans have housed their criminals, but also, with the aid of thumbnail maps of county locations, offer residents and tourists throughout the state a guide to a fascinating aspect of architectural and cultural history.
Author : Loretto Dennis Szucs
Publisher : Ancestry Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781593312770
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (127 download)
Download or read book The Source written by Loretto Dennis Szucs and published by Ancestry Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genealogists and other historical researchers have valued the first two editions of this work, often referred to as the genealogist's bible."" The new edition continues that tradition. Intended as a handbook and a guide to selecting, locating, and using appropriate primary and secondary resources, The Source also functions as an instructional tool for novice genealogists and a refresher course for experienced researchers. More than 30 experts in this field--genealogists, historians, librarians, and archivists--prepared the 20 signed chapters, which are well written, easy to read, and include many helpful hints for getting the most out of whatever information is acquired. Each chapter ends with an extensive bibliography and is further enriched by tables, black-and-white illustrations, and examples of documents. Eight appendixes include the expected contact information for groups and institutions that persons studying genealogy and history need to find. ""
Author : Wayne H. McAlister
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292786318
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Matagorda Island written by Wayne H. McAlister and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once, all barrier islands were natural places where sand dunes and sea grasses, waterbirds and beach creatures flourished, undisturbed by human development. Matagorda Island still is. Part of a chain of five major barrier islands that shelter the Texas coastline from the Gulf of Mexico, Matagorda Island is the only one completely under public ownership-- the only one with a fate entirely in the hands of the people. This guide to the island seeks to acquaint first-time visitors and seasoned naturalists alike with the natural wealth and ecological fragility of Matagorda. In chapters on geology, history, ecology, vegetation, mammals, birds, herptiles, fish, and invertebrates, the authors show how the island is a living ecosystem, where every plant, animal, and sand dune has a role to play in maintaining the balance of nature. They also discuss the human history of Matagorda--the Karankawa Indians, European explorers, Civil War-era settlers, lighthouse keepers, and the U.S. Air Force, which used Matagorda for a bombing range during the 1940s and 1950s. Useful appendices on plants, wildflowers, and birds; maps; and line drawings amplify the text. This unique combination of human and natural history gives a full sense of what the island's past has been and what its future can be. It offers hope that on this one island, at least, humans can learn to enjoy a natural environment nondestructively, respecting the intricate web of relationships that connects the land and all living creatures.
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Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Craig H. Roell
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1625110154
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (251 download)
Download or read book Remember Goliad! written by Craig H. Roell and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sam Houston's revolutionary soldiers won the Battle of San Jacinto and secured independence for Texas, their battle cry was "Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!" Everyone knows about the Alamo, but far fewer know about the stirring events at Goliad. Craig Roell's lively new study of Goliad brings to life this most important Texas community. Though its population has never exceeded two thousand, Goliad has been an important site of Texas history since Spanish colonial days. It is the largest town in the county of the same name, which was one of the original counties of Texas created in 1836 and was named for the vast territory that was governed as the municipality of Goliad under the Republic of Mexico. Goliad offers one of the most complete examples of early Texas courthouse squares, and has been listed as a historic preservation district on the National Register. But the sites that forever etched this sleepy Texas town into historical consciousness are those made infamous by two of the most controversial episodes of the entire Texas Revolution—the Fannin Battleground at nearby Coleto Creek, and Nuestra Señora de Loreto (popularly called Presidio La Bahía), site of the Goliad Massacre on Palm Sunday, March 27, 1836. This book tells the sad tale of James Fannin and his men who fought the Mexican forces, surrendered with the understanding that they would be treated as prisoners of war, and then under orders from Santa Anna were massacred. Like the men who died for Texas independence at the Alamo, the nearly 350 men who died at Goliad became a rallying cry. Both tragic stories became part of the air Texans breathe, but the same process that elevated Crockett, Bowie, Travis, and their Alamo comrades to heroic proportions has clouded Fannin in mystery and shadow. In Remember Goliad!, Craig Roell tells the history of the region and the famous battle there with clarity and precision. This exciting story is handsomely illustrated in a popular edition that will be of interest to scholars, students, and teachers.
Author : William Alfred Jones
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Long Island. - written by William Alfred Jones and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Buckley B. Paddock
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849650170
Total Pages : 574 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (496 download)
Download or read book History of Texas: Fort Worth and the Texas Northwest, Vol. 1 written by Buckley B. Paddock and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2017 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capt. B. B. Paddock was one of the most prolific authors on Texas history. His writings are probably the most complete and best balanced ones. This book covers the history of the Texas Northwest and especially the history of the Fort Worth Region. This is volume one out of two.
Author : Helen Simons
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292777095
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (77 download)
Download or read book A Guide to Hispanic Texas written by Helen Simons and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hispanic culture is woven into all aspects of Texas life, from mission-style architecture to the highly popular Tex-Mex cuisine, from ranching and rodeo traditions to the Catholic religion. So common are these Hispanic influences, in fact, that they have been widely accepted as a part of everyone's heritage, comfortingly familiar and distinctively Texan. This new edition of Hispanic Texas contains all the guidebook entries of the original volume in a compact format perfect for taking along on trips throughout the state. Entries are arranged by region: San Antonio and South Texas Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley El Paso and Trans-Pecos Texas Austin and Central Texas Houston and Southeast Texas Dallas and North Texas Lubbock and the Plains Within each region, a city-by-city listing details the historic and modern sites and structures that bear Hispanic influence. Descriptions of local festivals and events, public art, museums, natural areas, and scenic drives enhance the entries, which are also profusely illustrated with historic and modern photographs and other illustrations.
Author : Jack Jackson
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
ISBN 13 : 1606995049
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Jack Jackson's American History written by Jack Jackson and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2013-01-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Los Tejanos is the story of the Texas-Mexican conflict between 1835 and 1875 as seen through the eyes of tejano (literally Texan of Mexican, as distinct from anglo, heritage) Juan Seguín. It is through Seguín, a pivotal and tragic figure, that Jackson humanizes Texas’ fight for independence and provides a human scale for this vast and complex story. Lost Cause documents the violent reaction to Reconstruction by Texans. As Jackson wrote, “Texas reaped a bitter harvest from the War Between the States. Part of this dark legacy was the great unrest that plagued the beaten but unbowed populace.” The tensions caused by Reconstruction are told through the Taylor-Sutton feud, which raged across South Texas, embracing two generations and causing untold grief, and the gunslinger John Wesley Hardin, who swept across Texas killing Carpetbaggers, Federal soldiers, and Indians.
