The La Salle Expedition to Texas: The Journal of Henri Joutel, 1684-1687 (open access)

The La Salle Expedition to Texas: The Journal of Henri Joutel, 1684-1687

Book containing an annotated and edited translation of an account of Robert La Salle's expedition down the Mississippi River and into Texas. Joutel recounts such things as sailing to North America, daily activities during the expedition, and the murder of La Salle.
Date: 1998
Creator: Joutel, Henri, 1640?-1735
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