Texas
by Frantz, Joe Bertram
Series: The State and the Nations series Published by : W.W. Norton & Company Inc (New York) Physical details: 222 pages ISBN:0393055809. ISSN:978039305 Year: 1976| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 976.4 Fra (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Mrs. George Toothman | 46645 |
Includes Index
Invitation tot he reader -- Preface -- A creature called Texan -- The first indians -- Sailore, soldiers, and pedestrians -- The thorn in the heart of America -- Three girls and a dog named Galveston -- Mexican Texas: Epiloque of the American revolution -- Revolution -- Of myths and a republic -- Struggling statehood -- A tagalong confederate -- More Resurrection than reconstruction -- The circumstance of an unfenced world -- Exit frontier, Enter hogg -- Sometimes progressive, sometimes timid -- Intimations of Maturity -- Texas now -- Suggestions for further reading -- Index
Traces the history and development of Texas and discusses the state and its people today.
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