Texas History Tales Series

"Origin And Fall of the Alamo, March 6, 1836" by John S. Ford is a look at one of the most famous battles in U. S. Military history; the fall of the Alamo in the Texas War for independence. John Salmon Ford 1815-97 was a member of the Republic of Texas Congress; theTexas State Senate; mayor of Brownsville, Texas; a Texas Ranger; a Confederate Colonel and a Texas journalist. Ford, known to contemporaries as "Rip" Ford for always including the words "Rest In Peace" after the names of battle causalities in battle reports, was an early settler of Texas arriving in 1836. He spent his later years writing reminiscences and historical articles and promoting an interest in Texas history. This was written in 1896 to help raise money for the Alamo Monument. It gives a history of the fateful battle of the Alamo, during which 190 Texans withstood the siege of 4,000 Mexican troops until finally overwhelmed. The cry, "Remember The Alamo" became a watchword in the Texas struggle for independence and has remained so throughout U. S. Military history. In the "Historical Remarks" section at the end of the book, some little known interesting facts are give about San Antonio history both before and after the battle of the Alamo. A great battle history of the struggle for the Alamo using the historic records of the time. Very scarce in the original binding, it is presented in an inexpensive e-book for those interested is this pivotal battle. There are approximately 14,750+ words and approximately 49+ pages at 300 words per page in this short e-book. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.

"Texas Pioneers: Memoirs of Mary A. Maverick" by Mary A. Maverick is an eyewitness look at the harshness, dangers, and problems, as well as the joys and eventual accomplishments of frontier Texas life by an early settler. Unlike a typical Hollywood "oat burner", Mary's memoirs show what fortitude the frontier settler needed just to survive, let alone prosper. Mary's memoirs cover her Texas experiences from 1837---when she, Sam, and their 5 month old child arrived on the frontier--- to 1859 with the looming of the Civil War. Mary's husband Sam was an early settler in 1830's Texas and by luck survived the Alamo Massacre as he was sent with dispatches from the Alamo a few days before Santa Ana's army arrived to start the famous siege. Sam also provided the name "maverick" as the term for an unbranded cow or calf. It seems that Sam's major fortune building occupation during the 1830s to 1865 was in land speculation. As part of that speculation, he acquired a ranch and herd of cattle. Being busy with his land deals, he gave the management of this ranch and cattle to Jack, one of his slaves. Jack, however, was not overly ambitious and did not brand many of the Maverick calves. Since ranch land was not fenced in those days, any unbranded cow was fair game for anyone who could rope and brand it. As a result, around 1867, the term "maverick" began to be used in the part of Texas where Sam's ranch was for any unbranded cow, especially a calf. The term rapidly spread throughout the cattle country and eventually came into the English language. Mary's account of early pre Civil War frontier Texas is a great portrait of her times and enlightening regarding the history of Texas. A must read for the student of Texas history for historical background material of what frontier life was really like in those long vanished days. There are approximately 47,150+ words and approximately 157+ pages at 300 words per page in this e-book. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.

"Founders of Texas: Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar Second President of the Republic." by Asa Kyrus Cristian is an account of the Presidential administration of the 2nd President of the Republic of Texas. Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (1798–1859) was a Texas founder, poet, diplomat and soldier who was a leading Texas political figure during the Texas Republic Era. He was the second President of the Republic of Texas, the 1st being Sam Houston. He joined Huston's army in 1836 and distinguished himself with bravery at the Battle of San Jacinto. On the eve of the battle, Lamar made a courageous rescue of two surrounded Texans in a move that drew a salute from the Mexican lines. He was promoted to colonel and was the commander of the cavalry during the battle the following day. These actions led to an appointment as the Secretary of War in the interim government. In 1836, he was elected vice-president under Houston. Lamar was then the unanimous choice to replace Houston as president in 1838, as the Texas Constitution forbade the President from being re-elected to successive terms. Lamar faced huge problems as President. First the Mexican Central government wanted to crush the new Texas Republic & force the territory back into Mexico. Second the Texas Indian tribes wanted their hunting grounds back & were encouraged in their marauding expeditions by the Mexican Government. Lastly, the Texas government needed money to face these & other challenges but had no gold or silver backing for the paper currency they were forced to issue, which led to the twin evils of depreciation of the currency & inflation of goods in the Republic. This book gives background on Lamar's life while it delves into the details of his successful attempts to meet the challenges presented by the times. Lamar is largely forgotten by Texas historians; the more famous names of Houston, Travis, Crockett, et al receive all the fame, but if not for his policies, the Republic of Texas might not have survived to morph into the state of Texas by the annexation of 1845. A must read for the student of Texas history for background material on the exciting events that led to the Annexation of Texas & the Mexican-American War. There are approximately 78,600  words and approximately 262 pages at 300 words per page in this e-book. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.

"The War For Texas Independence: James W. Fannin, Jr., In The Texas Revolution." by Ruby Cumby Smith is a short biography of an largely unsung Texas Revolution commander. James Walker Fannin, Jr. (1804-1836) was a 19th-century Texas Army leader during the Texas Revolution of 1835–1836. After being outnumbered and surrendering to Mexican forces at the Battle of Coleto Creek, Colonel Fannin and nearly all his 344 men, were massacred several days after they surrendered under Santa Anna's orders that all Texan rebels be executed. Fannin's force was massacred near Goliad, Texas where they were being held as prisoners. Ironically his command had been dispatched by the Texas authorities to attempt to relieve the Texans surrounded in the Alamo. The Alamo Massacre is well remembered, probably due to the presence of Travis, Crockett, & Bowie, while the Goliad Massacre is largely forgotten. At the time though, the slogans "Remember the Alamo" & "Remember Goliad "did much to galvanize Texas resistance & led to their ultimate victory. Ruby Smith's brief, stirring account of Fannin's short, glorious career in the Texas War for Independence sheds much interesting light on a nearly forgotten episode of Texas military history. A short book of approximately 22,500 words or about 75 pages at 300 words per page, it is a must read for the student of Texas military history & the events that led to Texas Independence in 1837. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.

"Late Outlaw Raids On Texas' Nueces Strip: The Mexican Raid Of 1875 On Corpus Christi, Texas And The Mexican & Indian Raid Of 1878 On Corpus Christi, Texas" by Leopold Morris & Joseph Fitzsimmons are rare looks at the hardships and dangers of frontier life in Texas even late into the 19th Century. Leopold Morris was a Texas local historian who wrote local historical works regarding south Texas. He is the author of the first short book included in this e-book, "The Mexican Raid Of 1875 On Corpus Christi, Texas," which gives a historical chronology of this 1875 raid. He used the statements of those with personal knowledge of the raid to ascertain the truth of the events from an eyewitness perspective. In this raid other evidence supports the charge that Juan Cortina, Mexican outlaw and later Mexican general, was an instigator, if not actually involved in the raid. This fact tends to support the widespread belief in Texas at that time in the connivence of, or at least the turning of, an official "blind eye" by the Mexican authorities in at least some of the incursions The second book is a reprint of the very rare pamphlet, "The Mexican and Indian Raid of 1878 on Corpus Christi, Texas." The compiler/editor of the pamphlet was Joseph Fitzsimmons. He was the chairman of the citizen's committee formed to petition the U. S. Government to redress the damages the raid caused and to provide better protection for rural south Texas ranches and towns. To this end the pamphlet reports the incidents of the raid and contains the sworn affidavits of eyewitnesses to the violence; reporting the names of those killed and wounded, and the property damaged. Both of the narrative titles in this short e-book provide a graphic picture of the potential violence of life on the South Texas frontier even as late as 1880. They are illustrative of the hardships that the hardy souls who settled Texas faced in their struggle to make a good life for themselves and their children. This is a short e-book of approximately 22,425+ words and approximately 74+ pages at 300 words per page. NOTE: This book has been scanned then OCR (Optical Character Recognition) has been applied to turn the scanned page images back into editable text. Then every effort has been made to correct typos, spelling, and to eliminate stray marks picked up by the OCR program. The original and/or extra period images, if any, were then placed in the appropriate place and, finally, the file was formatted for the e-book criteria of the site. This means that the text CAN be re-sized, searches performed, & bookmarks added, unlike some other e-books that are only scanned---errors, stray marks, and all. We have added an Interactive Table of Contents & an Interactive List of Illustrations if any were present in the original. This means that the reader can click on the links in the Table of Contents or the List of Illustrations & be instantly transported to that chapter or illustration. Our aim is to provide the reader AND the collector with long out-of-print (OOP) classic books at realistic prices. If you load your mobile device(s) with our books, not only will you have fingertip access to a large library of antiquarian and out-of-print material at reasonable prices, but you can mark them up electronically & always have them for immediate reference without worrying about damage or loss to expensive bound copies. We will be adding to our titles regularly, look for our offerings on your favorite e-book site.