A Texas Scrap-Book: Made up of the History, Biography, and Miscellany of Texas and its People (open access)

A Texas Scrap-Book: Made up of the History, Biography, and Miscellany of Texas and its People

Re-print of a historical and biographical account of the earl history of Texas until around 1846; the book is divided into four parts: historical, biography, miscellany, and statistical. Index begins on page 659.
Date: 1991
Creator: Baker, D. W. C. (De Witt Clinton), 1832-1881
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women in Early Texas (open access)

Women in Early Texas

Book containing biographies of fifty women who were involved with the development of Texas. The women come from a wide variety of classes and ethnic groups, and many of the authors are descended from their subjects.
Date: 1993
Creator: Carrington, Evelyn M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County (open access)

Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County

Book containing the biography of Warren Ferris, a man from New York who pursued business opportunities in the frontiers of New York, the Rocky Mountains, and Texas.
Date: 1998
Creator: Starling, Susanne
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Portable Handbook of Texas (open access)

The Portable Handbook of Texas

Book containing a brief history Texas from prehistoric times to the end of the twentieth century. Following this is a series of alphabetical arranged articles which cover various aspects of Texas history, including significant communities, people, institutions, and agencies.
Date: 2000
Creator: Barkley, Roy R., 1941- & Odintz, Mark F., 1953-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Forgotten Texas Census: First Annual Report of the Agricultural Bureau of the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History, 1887-88 (open access)

Forgotten Texas Census: First Annual Report of the Agricultural Bureau of the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History, 1887-88

Book containing a county by county census of Texas taken in 1887-1888. Information tallied includes such things as divorces, marriages, number of workers, church affiliation, and ethnic makeup. There is also a overview of state institutions, mineral wealth, geography, and miscellaneous information from the time.
Date: 2002
Creator: Foster, L. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History