Sutherland Springs, Texas: Saratoga on the Cibolo

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In Sutherland Springs, Texas, Richard B. McCaslin explores the rise and fall of this rural community near San Antonio primarily through the lens of its aspirations to become a resort spa town, because of its mineral water springs, around the turn of the twentieth century. Texas real estate developers, initially more interested in oil, brought Sutherland Springs to its peak as a resort in the early twentieth century, but failed to transform the farming settlement into a resort town. The decline in water tables during the late twentieth century reduced the mineral water flows, and the town faded. Sutherland Springs’s history thus provides great insights into the importance of water in shaping settlement. Beyond the story of resort spa aspirations lies a history of the community and its people itself. McCaslin provides a complete history of Sutherland Springs from early settlement through Civil War and into the twentieth century, its agricultural and oil-drilling exploits alongside its mineral water appeal, as well as a complete community history of the various settlers and owners of the springs/hotel. The contents include: Setting a pattern -- Losing a generation -- Another start uphill -- Building new Sutherland Springs -- Century of decline -- Endnotes.
Date: February 2017
Creator: McCaslin, Richard B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
East Texas Press (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 2017 (open access)

East Texas Press (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 16, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 2017
Creator: Bryant, Jack
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies (open access)

Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies

This report discusses Iran's national security policy. Some experts forecast that Iran's foreign and defense policies might shift after international sanctions were eased in January 2016 in accordance with the July 2015 multilateral nuclear agreement with Iran (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA).
Date: February 6, 2017
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Highways, Volume 64, Number 2, February 2017 (open access)

Texas Highways, Volume 64, Number 2, February 2017

Monthly travel magazine discussing locations and events in Texas to encourage travel within the state.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2017 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2017

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 2017 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: February 8, 2017
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy (open access)

The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current political and economic landscape of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its relationship with the U.S. The UAE has been a significant U.S. partner in Gulf security for more than two decades, and the alliance has deepened further in recent years in order to address multiple regional threats.
Date: February 28, 2017
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, February 11, 2017 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, February 11, 2017

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 11, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 2017 (open access)

The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 22, 2017
Creator: Money, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 2017 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 2017

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 9, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 2017 (open access)

The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 108, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Aransas Pass, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 2017
Creator: Bowers, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
East Texas Press (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2017 (open access)

East Texas Press (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 2, 2017

Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 2, 2017
Creator: Bryant, Jack
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, February 25, 2017 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, February 25, 2017

Triweekly newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 25, 2017
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Texas Law Review, Volume 95, Number 3, February 2017 (open access)

Texas Law Review, Volume 95, Number 3, February 2017

Journal containing articles, notes, book reviews, and other analyses of law and legal cases.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Texas Law Review Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 196, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 2017 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 196, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 14, 2017
Creator: Parks, Scott K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Eavesdropping on Texas History

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Mary L. Scheer has assembled fifteen contributors to explore special moments in Texas history. The contributors assembled for this anthology represent many of the “all stars” among Texas historians: two State Historians of Texas, two past presidents of TSHA, four current or past presidents of ETHA, two past presidents of WTHA, nine fellows of historical associations, two Fulbright Scholars, and seven award-winning authors. Each is an expert in his or her field and provided in some fashion an answer to the question: At what moment in Texas history would you have liked to have been a “fly on the wall” and why? The choice of a moment and the answers were both personal and individual, ranging from familiar topics to less well-known subjects. One wanted to be at the Alamo. Another chose to explore when Sam Houston refused to take a loyalty oath to the Confederacy. One chapter follows the first twenty-four hours of Lyndon Baines Johnson’s presidency after Kennedy’s assassination. Others write about the Dust Bowl coming to Texas, or when Texas Southern University was created.
Date: February 2017
Creator: Scheer, Mary L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library