Book Description

"Including accounts of the Spanish settlement and establishment of the Indian missions; the unfortunate expedition and death of La Salle; the romance of its early settlement and stories of its hardy pioneers; the nine-year Republic of Texas; Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston; "Remember the Alamo"; the development of the cattle ranches; the great ranches and a visit to a million-acre ranch; the growing cities; the rehabilitation of Galveston; along the troublesome Mexican border; the uttermost corner of Texas; the wonderful Gulf Coast; the panhandle; the black waxy belt; the timber region; the Llano Estacada, the disappearing desert, and the general development of this marvellous state." -- Title page.