[PDF] Star In The West eBook

Author : Anna Ella Carroll
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 38,48 MB
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3375163347

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1857.

Author : Kenneth W. Howell
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 43,17 MB
Release : 2017-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1574416715

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Does Texas’s experience as a republic make it unique among the other states? In many ways, Texas was an “accidental republic” for nearly ten years, until Texans voted overwhelmingly in favor of annexation to the United States after winning independence from Mexico. Single Star of the West chronicles Texas’s efforts to maneuver through the pitfalls and hardships of creating and maintaining the “accidental republic.” The volume begins with the Texas Revolution and examines whether or not a true Texas identity emerged during the Republic era. Next, several contributors discuss how the Republic was defended by its army, navy, and the Texas Rangers. Individual chapters focus on the early founders of Texas—Sam Houston, Mirabeau B. Lamar, and Anson Jones—who were all exceptional men, but like all men, suffered from their own share of fears and faults. Texas’s efforts at diplomacy, and persistence and transformation in its economy, also receive careful analysis. Finally, social and cultural aspects of the Texas Republic receive coverage, with discussions of women, American Indians, African Americans, Tejanos, and religion. The contributors also focus on the extent that conditions in the republic attracted political and economic opportunists, some of whom achieved a remarkable degree of success. Single Star of the West also highlights how the Texas Republic was established on American political ideology. With the majority of the white settlers coming from the United States, this will not surprise many scholars of the era. In some cases, the Texans successfully adopted American political and economic ideology to their needs, while other times they failed miserably.

Author : Elias Boudinot
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 17,32 MB
Release : 2014-03-29
Category :
ISBN : 9781497923287

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1816 Edition.

Author : Tristan Gooley
Publisher : The Experiment
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 37,36 MB
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1615191550

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From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret World of Weather and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, learn to tap into nature and notice the hidden clues all around you Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.