It Happened in Texas
Stories of Events and People that Shaped Lone Star State History
4. Auflage
Erschienen am 24. Januar 2020
216 Seiten
978-1-4930-3970-8 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
From the murder of French explorer La Salle to the impressive career of the state's first female black senator, It Happened in Texas looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Lone Star State.
Discover why a group of migrant farm workers marched nearly 500 miles in sweltering summer heat to meet with Texas's governor. Find out how the annexation of Texas into the United States led to the first war Americans ever fought on foreign soil. Learn what prompted ranchers of South Texas to bombard the sky for hours with hundreds of explosives one starry night in the fall of 1891. And relive the last days of outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde, from an endearing family reunion to their violent deaths in an unrelenting hail of gunfire.
Discover why a group of migrant farm workers marched nearly 500 miles in sweltering summer heat to meet with Texas's governor. Find out how the annexation of Texas into the United States led to the first war Americans ever fought on foreign soil. Learn what prompted ranchers of South Texas to bombard the sky for hours with hundreds of explosives one starry night in the fall of 1891. And relive the last days of outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde, from an endearing family reunion to their violent deaths in an unrelenting hail of gunfire.
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Reihe
Auflage
4th Edition
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
New York
USA
Zielgruppe
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Preschool, Interest Age: From 5 to 17 years
Illustrationen
35 BW Illustrations, 1 Maps
Dateigröße
2,40 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4930-3970-8 (9781493039708)
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Person
James A. Crutchfield is the author of more than fifty books dealing with various aspects of American history and biography, and is the creator of the popular "It Happened In..." series. He and his wife, Regena, reside in their pre-Civil War home in Franklin, Tennessee.
Inhalt
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- A Prehistoric Hunt in the Panhandle
- A Trek across Texas
- The Murder of La Salle
- The Misleading Mustang Hunt
- A French Naturalist Meets the Indians
- Construction of an Early Capital
- The Fall of The Alamo
- An Englishwoman's Comanche Bondage
- The Texan-Santa Fe Expedition
- The Pig War
- The Archive War
- The Republic of Texas Officially Becomes the State of Texas
- The Brownsville Secession Campaign
- The Birth of King Ranch
- A Cargo of Camels
- Sam Houston's Last Hurrah
- The Battle at Sabine Pass
- The Emancipation of Juneteenth
- The Salt Creek Prairie Massacre
- Billy Dixon's Remarkable Shot
- Waiting for the Sunset
- The Time the Texas Rangers Lost
- The Violent Death of an Outlaw Legend
- The Court-Martial of Henry Flipper
- The Great Rainmaking Experiment
- Sarah Bernhardt Goes on Tour
- The Murder of A Newspaperman
- The Great Galveston Hurricane
- A Gusher at Spindletop
- Langtry's Visit to Langtry
- Quanah Parker Comes Home
- The Last Good-byes of Bonnie and Clyde
- The Texas City Disaster
- The Assassination of a President
- The Eighth Wonder of the World: Houston's Astrodome
- The March of the Melon Pickers
- Mass Murder on the UT Campus
- Barbara Jordan Takes Her Seat
- Showdown at Waco
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
