Tamers of the Texas Frontier

Name: Tamers of the Texas Frontier
Brand: The History Press
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C. Herndon Williams(Autor*in)

The History Press

Erschienen am 6. Februar 2023

89 Seiten

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Intro
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
Chronology of Dates in Early Texas and America
1. Texas As A Frontier And Colony, 1827 To 1835
Earliest Transients: Three Englishmen across Texas in 1568
The First Landing Sites in Texas Were Beaches and Riverbanks
Bollaert's Visit to Serene Copano in 1842
Early European Contacts with Gulf Coast "Savages"
The Spanish Built Twenty-Six Missions in Texas
One Mission Persisted in San Antonio
A Little German Girl in Colonial Texas in 1831
Texas Was Populated with Many Indians
Lost Silver Mine of San Saba Still Not Found
2. The Texas Revolution, 1835-36
The Texan Army Was "A Mob Called an Army"
Andrew Jackson Cast a Shadow All the Way into Texas
One Deserter at the Alamo, and He Was French
The Complete Roster of Texan Soldiers at the Battle of San Jacinto
The Runaway Panic across Texas
General Sam Houston's Black Spy at San Jacinto
The Influence of Luck on the Battle of San Jacinto
Big Foot Wallace Was Larger Than Life
Joe, the Most Famous Slave in the Republic of Texas
The Texas Navy: Several Births and Deaths and One Hero
3. The Texas Republic Becomes A State In 1845
The Texas Rangers Were the Thin Line in the Republic
San Antonio Streets Were Crooked in 1828
The Council House Fight: A Comanche Disaster
Plum Creek: Another Comanche Disaster
Houston: A Boisterous Boom Town
Millstones: High Tech in 1830s Texas
The Games That the Indians Played
Early Texas Theater Was Usually Raucous
Girls Were Taught the Same as Boys in the Republic
Socialism Comes to America and Frontier Texas
Free Blacks Did Not Prosper in the Republic of Texas
Texas Frontier Forts Lagged the Moving Frontier
4. Texas: A Home For Indians And Other Immigrants
George Catlin: Master Chronicler of "Wild" Indians
George Catlin Lived the Everyday Life of the Native Americans
Kemah Means "Wind in My Face" in Karankawa
The Wildest Show Behind Bars
The Battle of Sabine Pass: A Great Confederate Victory
5. Texas Enters The Modern Era
Did Buffalo Bayou Ever See Buffalos?
The Galveston Seawall Worked Well-Except for Tornados
Indian Trails Became Modern Highways
Camp Swift Obliterated One Hundred Years of Freedom Colonies
Houston in the 1950s: Everything Up to Date
Bibliography
About the Author

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