Leaf, Stem, Branch, and Root
Author: Kevin Paul Thompson
Publisher: Kevin P. Thompson
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 357
ISBN-13: 0944619991
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The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston: 1848-1852
Author: Sam Houston
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9781574410631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublisher Fact Sheet Third in the series of previously unpublished personal letters, beginning in the fall of 1848 when Houston returns to Washington for the Second Session of the Thirtieth Congress after the close of the Mexican War.
The American Census Handbook
Author: Thomas Jay Kemp
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780842029254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a guide to census indexes, including federal, state, county, and town records, available in print and online; arranged by year, geographically, and by topic.
The Personal Correspondence of Sam Houston: 1852-1863
Author: Sam Houston
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 594
ISBN-13: 9781574410846
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublisher Fact Sheet The long awaited final volume in the set Volume IV of this series brings to a close nearly ten years of research & publication of Sam Houston's correspondence. Includes a comprehensive index of all four volumes.
Walking in History
Author: Evelyn Wrinkle Caylor Cross
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 1598581139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCradle of the Texas Republic
Author: Dr. Robin Montgomery
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2022-04-04
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 1439674736
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Cradle of Texas Road encircles the Lone Star landscapes that nurtured so much of the state's early history, from European settlement through the Texas Republic. The first attempt at Texan liberation ended in the bloodiest battle in Texas history, after the insurgents divided their forces along racial lines at Medina in 1813. It required Sam Houston's more collaborative approach at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836 to finally realize the dream of Texas independence. Local historians Robin and Joy Montgomery transcribe the region bounded by Navasota, Madisonville, Hunstsville and Conroe into a master class on the subject of nation-building and cultural integration.
Parson Henry Renfro
Author: William C. Griggs
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2014-02-04
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 0292775652
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe years following the Texas Revolution held even more turbulent events as diverse droves of pioneers crossed the Sabine and Red Rivers to start new lives in Texas. Early Texas society contended with religious issues, family life in a rugged environment, and the Civil War. This cultural history was clearly reflected in the life of frontier preacher Henry C. Renfro. Migrating to Texas in 1851, Renfro enrolled in the fledgling Baylor University and became a Baptist preacher. Eventually disillusioned with Baptist orthodoxy, Renfro was disenfranchised on charges of infidelity as he embraced the ideals of the Free Thought Movement, inspired by the writings of men such as Thomas Paine, Spinoza, and Robert Ingersoll. Renfro's Civil War experience was no less unusual. Serving as both soldier and chaplain, Renfro left a valuable legacy of insight into the conflict, captured in a wealth of correspondence that is in itself significant. Drawing on a vast body of letters, speeches, sermons, and oral histories that had never before been available, this chronological narrative of "The Parson's" life describes significant changes in Texas from 1850 to 1900, especially the volatile formation and growth of Baptist churches in North Central Texas. William Griggs' study yields numerous new details about the Free Thought Movement and depicts public reaction to sectarian leaders in nineteenth-century Texas. The author also describes the developing Central Texas region known as the Cross Timbers, including the personal dynamics between a frontier family and its patriarch and encompassing such issues as property conflicts, divorce, and family reconciliation. This work unlocks an enlightening, engaging scene from Texas history.
Winston County, Alabama Confederate Soldiers
Author: Robin Sterling
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-07-10
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1304218368
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMuch has been written about men who joined the Federal Army from the so-called Hill Country in Alabama which included Winston County. Little has been written about the men who enlisted from Winston in the Confederacy. Surprisingly, the number of Winston County Confederates almost matched the number of those who supported the Union. Many important Confederate officers hailed from Winston County. The book begins with an essay describing the Forgotten Winston County Confederates. Following is an alphabatized list of all Confederate soldiers associated with Winston County including those that moved in after the war. Information includes service records, pension applications, birth, marriage, and death information. The book is filled with rare photos and obituaries. Additional information includes articles on Captain White's Mail Guard and the Winston County Rough and Ready Volunteers. Full name index. This book is important to students of Winston County History.
National Union Catalog
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Published: 1968
Total Pages: 808
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John Ringo, King of the Cowboys
Author: David D. Johnson
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 381
ISBN-13: 1574412434
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew names in the lore of western gunmen are as recognizable. Few lives of the most notorious are as little known. Romanticized and made legendary, John Ringo fought and killed for what he believed was right. As a teenager, Ringo was rushed into sudden adulthood when his father was killed tragically in the midst of the family's overland trek to California. As a young man he became embroiled in the blood feud turbulence of post-Reconstruction Texas. The Mason County “Hoo Doo” War in Texas began as a war over range rights, but it swiftly deteriorated into blood vengeance and spiraled out of control as the body count rose. In this charnel house Ringo gained a reputation as a dangerous gunfighter and man killer. He was proclaimed throughout the state as a daring leader, a desperate man, and a champion of the feud. Following incarceration for his role in the feud, Ringo was elected as a lawman in Mason County, the epicenter of the feud’s origin. The reputation he earned in Texas, further inflated by his willingness to shoot it out with Victorio’s raiders during a deadly confrontation in New Mexico, preceded him to Tombstone in territorial Arizona. Ringo became immersed in the area’s partisan politics and factionalized violence. A champion of the largely Democratic ranchers, Ringo would become known as a leader of one of these elements, the Cowboys. He ran at bloody, tragic odds with the Earp brothers and Doc Holliday, finally being part of the posse that hounded these fugitives from Arizona. In the end, Ringo died mysteriously in the Arizona desert, his death welcomed by some, mourned by others, wrongly claimed by a few. Initially published in 1996, John Ringo has been updated to a second edition with much new information researched and uncovered by David Johnson and other Ringo researchers.
