Texas Library History
Author : A. E. Skinner
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : A. E. Skinner
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Texas Library and Historical Commission
Publisher :
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 24,63 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Libraries
ISBN :
Contains the Biennial report of the State Library, 1909/10-1914/16, 1924/26-1934/36.
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Publisher :
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 34,34 MB
Release : 1916
Category : Libraries
ISBN :
"Directory and statistics" (called in 19 -1954 "Directory of Texas libraries") issued as April number, 19 -19 (in April 1954 as Special ed.).
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 45,48 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Libraries
ISBN :
Author : Texas Library and Historical Commission
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 42,14 MB
Release : 1972
Category : Libraries
ISBN :
Contains the Biennial report of the State Library, 1909/10-1914/16, 1924/26-1934/36.
Author : Texas Library and Historical Commission
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 39,27 MB
Release : 1914
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Author : Glen Sample Ely
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,53 MB
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806193199
This is the story of the antebellum frontier in Texas, from the Red River to El Paso, a raw and primitive country punctuated by chaos, lawlessness, and violence. During this time, the federal government and the State of Texas often worked at cross-purposes, their confused and contradictory policies leaving settlers on their own to deal with vigilantes, lynchings, raiding American Indians, and Anglo-American outlaws. Before the Civil War, the Texas frontier was a sectional transition zone where southern ideology clashed with western perspectives and where diverse cultures with differing worldviews collided. This is also the tale of the Butterfield Overland Mail, which carried passengers and mail west from St. Louis to San Francisco through Texas. While it operated, the transcontinental mail line intersected and influenced much of the region's frontier history. Through meticulous research, including visits to all the sites he describes, Glen Sample Ely uncovers the fascinating story of the Butterfield Overland Mail in Texas. Until the U.S. Army and Butterfield built West Texas's infrastructure, the region's primitive transportation network hampered its development. As Ely shows, the Overland Mail Company and the army jump-started growth, serving together as both the economic engine and the advance agent for European American settlement. Used by soldiers, emigrants, freighters, and stagecoaches, the Overland Mail Road was the nineteenth-century equivalent of the modern interstate highway system, stimulating passenger traffic, commercial freighting, and business. Although most of the action takes place within the Lone Star State, this is in many respects an American tale. The same concerns that challenged frontier residents confronted citizens across the country. Written in an engaging style that transports readers to the rowdy frontier and the bustle of the overland road, The Texas Frontier and the Butterfield Overland Mail offers a rare view of Texas's antebellum past.
Author : Edmond Franklin Bates
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 33,60 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Denton County (Tex.)
ISBN :
Author : Mary Dodson Wade
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 29,7 MB
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 9781432911515
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 : Elaine L. Galit
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,41 MB
Release : 2005-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1589792025
Examines the places, people, and events that shaped the history of the state of Texas including the Alamo, cowboys, Buffalo Soldiers, cattle drives, the Civil War, and other interesting features, and contains background information on each site, travel routes, lodging and restaurants, and more.