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The Gentle Grafter
This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry. The stories in this volume were inspired by tales of confidence men that O. Henry had heard while in Columbus, Ohio.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Gift of the Wise Men
A short story about the secret Christmas gifts that a young married couple with little money buy for each other.
Date:
1911
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heart of the West
This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in Texas.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Hiding of Black Bill
This work contains a biographical introduction to O. Henry written by Mary Ely; "O. Henry and Me," a brief story about corresponding with O. Henry, by Ethel Patterson; and O. Henry's short story, "The Hiding of Black Bill."
Date:
1908
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910; Patterson, Ethel & Ely, Mary
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roads of Destiny
This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in North and Central America.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rolling Stones
This work is a collection of short stories, sketches, letters, and poems by O. Henry. The volume was named after the periodical the Rolling Stone, of which O. Henry was editor. It was published posthumously and includes a photograph of O. Henry, taken in 1909 shortly before his death.
Date:
1912
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Footprints of Texas history
A book about Texas history.
Date:
1908
Creator:
Dill, Minnie G.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Industrial Review, Volume 01, Number 03, October, 1895
The Texas Industrial Review is described as "A monthly publication" that is "Devoted to the General Business Interests of the Southwest" (57). This issue has articles focusing on Austin, the International Regatta, and the cotton mill.
Date:
October 1895
Creator:
Newning, Charles A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Specifications: road and bridge construction
A book covering the details of road and bridge construction in Travis county, Texas.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.)
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir of Austin, Texas : capital of the great Lone Star State
Souvenir guide to Austin, in color.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Souvenir of Austin, Texas
A series of views by photographer S.B. Hill.
Date:
1888
Creator:
Hill, S.B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memories of the lost cause; and Ten years in South America
A biography by J.M. Polk about his life, and years with Hood's Texas Brigade.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Polk, J. M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
In the Bosom of the Comanches: A Thrilling Tale of Savage Indian Life, Massacre and Captivity Truthfully Told by a Surviving Captive
Memoir of Theodore 'Dot' Babb, describing his experiences when he and several others were taken captive in the 1865 by Comanches near present-day Decatur, Texas and what happened after he was released.
Date:
1923
Creator:
Babb, T. A. (Theodore Adolphus), 1852-1936
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hollow Reinforced-Concrete Structure Replaces Dam at Austin, Texas, Which Failed Fifteen Years Ago
This article gives historical background of the first dam at Austin, Texas and its failure followed by a discussion of the changes that were made when building the new dam, including plans.
Date:
1915
Creator:
Engineering Record
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Directory of Texas Industries from Official Sources
The directory gives listings of businesses categorized by industry (including elected officials). The directory opens with a "Description of the State of Texas" which is a reprint of the report written by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Statistics and History for the Governor of Texas. The index begins on page 429.
Date:
1903
Creator:
Walton & Walton
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Difficulties of a Mexican revenue officer in Texas
This book discusses the action by the Mexican government to send a revenue officer and small contingent of soldiers into Texas during 1835 to collect taxes from the citizens and the resistance they faced. Includes some letters and notes from the author about later excerpts from newspapers.
Date:
January 1901
Creator:
Barker, Eugene C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily News-Tribune, Industrial Review Edition: Austin, Capital City of Texas.
This edition gives an overview of the city of Austin including major buildings, businesses, and people as well as general information about the the layout and statistics of the city.
Date:
February 1906
Creator:
The Daily News-Tribune
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Let Me Feel Your Pulse
This work was first published in the Cosmopolitan magazine under the title "Adventures in neurasthenia." It was written by O. Henry when he was in residence in Asheville, North Carolina and addresses themes of alcoholism and the author's relationship with his father.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letters to Lithopolis
This work is a collection of letters from O. Henry to Mabel Wagnalls.
Date:
1922
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Man Higher Up
This collection of short stories was No. 4 in the Sunday American's Summer Library of Gems of Short Fiction. The volume contains the following stories: "The Man Higher Up," "A Tempered Wind," and "Innocents of Broadway."
Date:
1911
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Whirligigs
This work is a collection of short stories by O. Henry, which are set in New York City and the Western and Southern United States. The volume was published posthumously.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Four Million
This work is O. Henry's first collection of short stories, many of which are set in New York City. Stories in this volume include "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem."
Date:
1906
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind of Destiny
This work is a collection of fictional letters written by O. Henry.
Date:
1916
Creator:
Porter, Sara Lindsay Coleman, 1868-1959
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Friend O. Henry
A biography of O. Henry.
Date:
1914
Creator:
Moyle, Seth
System:
The Portal to Texas History