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Author : J. M. Morphis
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 620 pages
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Download or read book History of Texas written by J. M. Morphis and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Oran Milo Roberts
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368856049
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (688 download)
Download or read book A Description of Texas written by Oran Milo Roberts and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-25 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
Author : Oran Milo Roberts
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
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Download or read book A Description of Texas written by Oran Milo Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hugh Kerr
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (891 download)
Download or read book A Poetical Description of Texas written by Hugh Kerr and published by . This book was released on 1838 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Walter Prescott Webb
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1176 pages
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Download or read book The Handbook of Texas written by Walter Prescott Webb and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 3: A supplement, edited by Eldon Stephen Branda. Includes bibliographical references.
Author : Ralph A. Wooster
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1625110170
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (251 download)
Download or read book Civil War Texas written by Ralph A. Wooster and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by one of the deans of Texas history, Civil War Texas provides an authoritative, comprehensive description of Texas during the Civil War as well as a guide for those who wish to visit sites in Texas associated with the war. In one compact volume, the reader or tourist is led on an exciting historical journey through Civil War Texas. Because most of the great battles of the Civil War were fought east of the Mississippi River, it is often forgotten that Texas made major contributions to the war effort in terms of men and supplies. Over 70,000 Texans served in the Confederate army during the war and fought in almost every major battle. Ordnance works, shops, and depots were established for the manufacture and repair of weapons of war, and Texas cotton shipped through Mexico was exchanged for weapons and ammunition. The state itself was the target of the Union army and navy. Galveston, the principal seaport, was occupied by Federal forces for three months and blockaded by the Union navy for four years. Brownsville, Port Lavaca, and Indianola were captured, and Sabine Pass, Corpus Christi, and Laredo were all under enemy attack. A major Federal attempt to invade East Texas by way of Louisiana was stopped only a few miles from the Texas border. The Civil War had significant impact upon life within the state. The naval blockade created shortages requiring Texans to find substitutes for various commodities such as coffee, salt, ink, pins, and needles. The war affected Texas women, many of whom were now required to operate farms and plantations in the absence of their soldier husbands. As the author points out in the narrative, not all Texans supported the Confederacy. Many Texans, especially in the Hill Country and North Texas, opposed secession and attempted either to remain neutral or work for a Union victory. Over two thousand Texans, led by future governor Edmund J. Davis, joined the Union army. In this carefully researched work, Ralph A. Wooster describes Texas's role in the war. He also notes the location of historical markers, statues, monuments, battle sites, buildings, and museums in Texas which may be visited by those interested in learning more about the war. Photographs, maps, chronology, end notes, and bibliography provide additional information on Civil War Texas.
Author : T. R. Fehrenbach
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497609704
Total Pages : 949 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)
Download or read book Lone Star written by T. R. Fehrenbach and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 949 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive account of the incomparable Lone Star state by the author of Fire & Blood: A History of Mexico. T. R. Fehrenbach is a native Texan, military historian and the author of several important books about the region, but none as significant as this work, arguably the best single volume about Texas ever published. His account of America's most turbulent state offers a view that only an insider could capture. From the native tribes who lived there to the Spanish and French soldiers who wrested the territory for themselves, then to the dramatic ascension of the republic of Texas and the saga of the Civil War years. Fehrenbach describes the changes that disturbed the state as it forged its unique character. Most compelling is the one quality that would remain forever unchanged through centuries of upheaval: the courage of the men and women who struggled to realize their dreams in The Lone Star State.
Author : Mary Dodson Wade
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781432911515
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (115 download)
Download or read book Texas History written by Mary Dodson Wade and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2008 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who were the European explorers and settlers of Texas and why did they come to Texas? How did Mexico's independence from Spain affect the development of Texas? What events led to the creation of the Republic of Texas and Texas's annexation to the United States? Find these answers along with all kinds of fascinating, historical facts that tell the story of the state of Texas. In this book, you'll find information about the first American settlers in Texas and what drove them to declare their independence from Mexico. You will learn about Texas's role in the Mexican War and the Civil War. And, you'll learn how cowboys and oil wells came to shape the economy and image of the Lone Star state.
Author : O. M. Roberts
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780428355531
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book A Description of Texas, Its Advantages and Resources written by O. M. Roberts and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Description of Texas, Its Advantages and Resources: With Some Account of Their Development, Past, Present and Future At that early day there was much - much in the character and habits of the people of all classes and occupations; much in the varied characteristics of the country, then seen al most in a state of Nature, being occupied only by villages and farms, small and far between each other, - much in the varied productions to the extent then exhibited, - much in the history and institutions of the country to arrest the attention and excite the investigations of an inquiring mind. The lawyers with whom I associated were, for the most part, men of great intellectual vigor, and Of distinctive characters, no two Of them being alike in their leading attributes. SO with other citizens, a strong individuality and a general intelligence in common sense matters characterized them. Men of no class seemed to be built on any common pattern in anything, but each stood out for himself, a unit in the association of people here thrown together from different localities. There were men who had settled in the country as far back as 1822, and had passed through and participated in all Of the revolutions that had transpired, some Of them as Officers in the army, and others as officers In civil life. Most Of them were familiar with the stirring events of the past, and had leisure and will ingness to freely communicate them. The old settlers knew each other Often for hundreds of miles distant. Thus the Op portunity was furnished to learn much Of the past history, the institutions and the men of Texas. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Oran Milo Roberts
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781358880513
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (85 download)
Download or read book A Description of Texas, Its Advantages and Resources written by Oran Milo Roberts and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Stephen Harrigan
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292759517
Total Pages : 944 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Big Wonderful Thing written by Stephen Harrigan and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 944 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Texas is the story of struggle and triumph in a land of extremes. It is a story of drought and flood, invasion and war, boom and bust, and of the myriad peoples who, over centuries of conflict, gave rise to a place that has helped shape the identity of the United States and the destiny of the world. “I couldn’t believe Texas was real,” the painter Georgia O’Keeffe remembered of her first encounter with the Lone Star State. It was, for her, “the same big wonderful thing that oceans and the highest mountains are.” Big Wonderful Thing invites us to walk in the footsteps of ancient as well as modern people along the path of Texas’s evolution. Blending action and atmosphere with impeccable research, New York Times best-selling author Stephen Harrigan brings to life with novelistic immediacy the generations of driven men and women who shaped Texas, including Spanish explorers, American filibusters, Comanche warriors, wildcatters, Tejano activists, and spellbinding artists—all of them taking their part in the creation of a place that became not just a nation, not just a state, but an indelible idea. Written in fast-paced prose, rich with personal observation and a passionate sense of place, Big Wonderful Thing calls to mind the literary spirit of Robert Hughes writing about Australia or Shelby Foote about the Civil War. Like those volumes it is a big book about a big subject, a book that dares to tell the whole glorious, gruesome, epically sprawling story of Texas.
Author : Oran Milo Roberts
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A Description of Texas, Its Advantages and Resources, with Some Account of Their Development, Past, Present and Future written by Oran Milo Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George W. Kendall
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Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition written by George W. Kendall and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J M Morphis
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781022689800
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (898 download)
Download or read book History of Texas written by J M Morphis and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive history of Texas, from its earliest settlement to the present day. It covers the social, economic, and political developments of the state, as well as its natural resources and physical geography. The author has made use of primary sources and historical records to provide a detailed and informative account of the state and its people. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Walt Davis
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1603441530
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Exploring the Edges of Texas written by Walt Davis and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1955, Frank X. Tolbert, a well-known columnist for the Dallas Morning News, circumnavigated Texas with his nine-year-old-son in a Willis Jeep. The column he phoned in to the newspaper about his adventures, "Tolbert's Texas," was a staple of Walt Davis's childhood. Fifty years later, Walt and his wife, Isabel, have re-explored portions of Tolbert’s trek along the boundaries of Texas. The border of Texas is longer than the Amazon River, running through ten distinct ecological zones as it outlines one of the most familiar shapes in geography. According to the Davises, "Driving its every twist and turn would be like driving from Miami to Los Angeles by way of New York." Each of this book’s sixteen chapters opens with an original drawing by Walt, representing a segment of the Texas border where the authors selected a special place—a national park, a stretch of river, a mountain range, or an archeological site. Using a firsthand account of that place written by a previous visitor (artist, explorer, naturalist, or archeologist), they then identified a contemporary voice (whether biologist, rancher, river-runner, or paleontologist) to serve as a modern-day guide for their journey of rediscovery. This dual perspective allows the authors to attach personal stories to the places they visited, to connect the past with the present, and to compare Texas then with Texas now. Whether retracing botanist Charles Wright's 600-mile walk to El Paso in 1849 or paddling Houston's Buffalo Bayou, where John James Audubon saw ivory-billed woodpeckers in 1837, the Davises seek to remind readers that passionate and determined people wrote the state's natural history. Anyone interested in Texas or its rich natural heritage will find deep enjoyment in Exploring the Edges of Texas. Publication of this book is generously supported by a memorial gift in honor of Mary Frances "Chan" Driscoll, a founding member of the Advisory Council of Texas A&M University Press, by her sons Henry B. Paup '70 and T. Edgar Paup '74.
Author : Oran Milo Roberts
Publisher : Nabu Press
ISBN 13 : 9781295167166
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (671 download)
Download or read book A Description of Texas, Its Advantages and Resources written by Oran Milo Roberts and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Author : Randolph B. Campbell
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780190642396
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Gone to Texas written by Randolph B. Campbell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2017-03-15 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State engagingly tells the story of the Lone Star State, from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the twenty-first century. Focusing on the state's successive waves of immigrants, the book offers an inclusive view of the vast array of Texans who, often in conflict with each other and always in a struggle with the land, created a history and an idea of Texas. An Instructor's Resource Manual and a set of approximately 400 PowerPoint slides to accompany Gone to Texas, Third Edition, are now available to adopters. Please contact your local Oxford University Press representative for details.
