Patriotic Texans have long sung the praises of their "revolutionary heroes," such as Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston. Some historians have even contributed their own encomiums, while others have cast a less romantic gaze upon Texas' past. But a complete, scholarly analysis of the persons, politics, and events that created the Republic of Texas was not among the material on Texas' so-called revolution that has been published in the last century. Andreas V. Reichstein offers this volume to fill...
St. Petersburg Florida, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater & Beyond (Travel Adventures)
by Chelle Koster Walton
Names of Persons Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the State of Pennsylvania Between the Years 1777 and 1789
by Thompson Westcott
The Richardsons of Delaware; With the Early History of the Richardson Park Suburban Area
Minnesota (Upper Mississippi Refuge), July 1926
by Edward William 1855-1934 Nelson
Remembered in name but underappreciated in legacy, Forrest "Phog" Allen arguably influenced the game of basketball more than anyone else. In the first half of the twentieth century, Allen took basketball from a gentlemanly, indoor recreational pastime to the competitive game that would become a worldwide sport. Succeeding James Naismith as the University of Kansas's basketball coach in 1907, Allen led the Jayhawks for thirty-nine seasons and holds the record for most wins at that school, with...
In recent years, Los Angeles Times writer and editor Frank Clifford has journeyed along the Continental Divide, the hemispheric watershed that spans North America from the alkali badlands of southernmost New Mexico to the roof of the Rockies in Montana and into Canada. The result is The Backbone of the World, an arresting exploration of America’s longest wilderness corridor, a harsh and unforgiving region inhabited by men and women whose way of life is as imperiled as the neighboring wildlife....
Cowboys and Cattle Trails
by Shannon 1899-1981 Garst and Warren 1922- Garst
New York in Words and Pictures (Young People's Stories of Our States Ser)
by Dennis Brindell Fradin
Introduces the history, cities, industries, tourist sights, and famous people of the state named after the English Duke of York.
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