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Texas: Its Geography, Natural History and Topography (open access)

Texas: Its Geography, Natural History and Topography

Reprint of statements by William Kennedy (in an English edition) regarding his experiences and opinions on the Republic of Texas. It also includes a copy of the field notes and survey journals kept by A. Le Grand (pp. 105-115) to provide additional context.
Date: 2017
Creator: Kennedy, William, 1799-1849
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Karankawa Indians, The Coast People of Texas. (open access)

The Karankawa Indians, The Coast People of Texas.

Book describing the history and customs of the Karankawa Indians. Index starts on page 101.
Date: 2017
Creator: Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Official Railroad and County Map of Texas

Pocket map of Texas and the surrounding areas with railroads marked in color. Geographic features are noted, as well as counties and some cities.
Date: 1910
Creator: Railroad Commission of Texas
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tejas y los Estados-Unidos de América, en sus relaciones con la República Mexicana (open access)

Tejas y los Estados-Unidos de América, en sus relaciones con la República Mexicana

Book describing relations between the U.S., Texas, and Mexico, in Spanish.
Date: 1937
Creator: Tornel y Mendívil, José María
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Washington Lodge No. 18 Record Book] (open access)

[Washington Lodge No. 18 Record Book]

Record book for Washington Lodge No. 18 from circa 1854.
Date: 1854-06-22~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Face to face with the Mexicans: the domestic life, educational, social and business ways, statesmanship and literature, legendary and general history of the Mexican people, as seen and studied by an American woman during seven years of intercourse with them. (open access)

Face to face with the Mexicans: the domestic life, educational, social and business ways, statesmanship and literature, legendary and general history of the Mexican people, as seen and studied by an American woman during seven years of intercourse with them.

Book written by Fanny Chambers Gooch after living in Mexico for several years.
Date: 1887
Creator: Iglehart, Fanny Chambers Gooch
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biographical sketch of General Mirabeau B. Lamar (open access)

Biographical sketch of General Mirabeau B. Lamar

Manuscript (reproduction) about Mirabeau B. Lamar, written by Edward Fontaine his personal secretary. Original manuscript dates from 1857.
Date: 1900
Creator: Fontaine, Edward
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
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

Book covering four aspects of Texas: history, biography, miscellany, and statistical.
Date: 1875
Creator: Baker, D. W. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti (open access)

The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti

A book describing Benjamin Lundy's travels in Texas and Mexico. Lundy was an important figure in the anti-slavery movement.
Date: 1847
Creator: Lundy, Benjamin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prairiedom: rambles and scrambles in Texas or New Estrémadura (open access)

Prairiedom: rambles and scrambles in Texas or New Estrémadura

Book about travel in Texas.
Date: 1846
Creator: Page, Frederic Benjamin.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A description of Texas, its advantages and resources, with some account of their development, past, present and future (open access)

A description of Texas, its advantages and resources, with some account of their development, past, present and future

A book describing economic conditions in Texas in the early 1880s.
Date: 1881
Creator: Roberts, Oran Milo
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frontier life; or, Scenes and adventures in the South West, (open access)

Frontier life; or, Scenes and adventures in the South West,

Book about frontier life in the southwest.
Date: 1853
Creator: Hardman, Frederick & Sealsfield, Charles
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony on the alleged election outrages in Texas (open access)

Testimony on the alleged election outrages in Texas

Testimony regarding election problems in Texas.
Date: 1889
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Privileges and Elections.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flowers and fruits from the wilderness ; or, Thirty-six years in Texas and two winters in Honduras (open access)

Flowers and fruits from the wilderness ; or, Thirty-six years in Texas and two winters in Honduras

Account of the growth of the Baptist denomination in Texas. Morrell came to Texas in 1830.
Date: 1873
Creator: Morrell, Z. N.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorias Para la Historia de la Guerra de Tejas: Volumen 2 (open access)

Memorias Para la Historia de la Guerra de Tejas: Volumen 2

Book about the Texas Revolution.
Date: [1848,1849]
Creator: Filísola, Vicente
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Captain Jeff; or, frontier life in Texas with the Texas Rangers (open access)

Captain Jeff; or, frontier life in Texas with the Texas Rangers

From the title page: "Captain Jeff; or, frontier life in Texas with the Texas Rangers. Some unwritten history and facts in the thrilling experiences of frontier life. The battle and death of Big Foot, the noted Kiowa chief. The mortally wounding and dying confession of "Old Jape." The Comanchie, the most noted and bloodthirsty savages that ever depredated on the frontier of Texas. By one of the Nine, a member of Company "E" Texas Rangers."
Date: 1906
Creator: Maltby, William Jeff
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A preliminary annotated check list of the Cretaceous invertebrate fossils of Texas accompanied by a short description of the lithology and stratigraphy of the system (open access)

A preliminary annotated check list of the Cretaceous invertebrate fossils of Texas accompanied by a short description of the lithology and stratigraphy of the system

A book "defining the stratigraphic arrangement and composition of the rocks composing the two Cretaceous series of Texas."
Date: 1889
Creator: Hill, Robert Thomas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annual Catalogue of Blinn Memorial College, Brenham, Texas, 1901 - 1902, Nineteenth Session. (open access)

Annual Catalogue of Blinn Memorial College, Brenham, Texas, 1901 - 1902, Nineteenth Session.

Catalog listing the courses offered at Blinn Memorial College in 1901-1902, in both English and German. Includes photographs, illustrations, and advertisements in English and German.
Date: 1901
Creator: Blinn College
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard

One of three postcards depicting Sam Houston's homes, and monument to Houston; house depicted called Steamboat House
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Mitchell's Travellers Guide through the U.S. A map of the roads, distances, steam boat & canal routes &c."

Hand-colored steel-engraved map of the Eastern United States showing roads, towns, and rivers; insets of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, and Charleston; foldout table of distances and statistics
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Postcard

One of three postcards depicting Sam Houston's homes, and monument to Houston; monument depicted is in Huntsville, Texas
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas

Promotional material of Texas Land and Immigration Co.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Hammond's Complete Railroad and County Map of Texas"

County map of Texas showing railroad lines, towns, congressional districts, electric lines, steamship lines,and rivers
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History