History of Texas From Wilderness to Commonwealth - In Five Volumes

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History
of Texas
From Wilderness
To Commonwealth
In Five Volumes
By Louis J. Wortham, 1924
1,400+ pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable
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“I have tried in this work to tell the story of the
conversion of Texas from a wilderness into a common-
wealth in such a manner as to insure that it would be
read with enjoyment and at the same time impart to
the reader a comprehensive knowledge of the history
of my native state.”
Contents –
Volume 1
I Manifest Destiny's Path .
II After Three Centuries .
III Two Decades of Friction .
IV Moses Austin Leads Way .
V In His Father's Footsteps
VI A Year of Revolutions .
VII Waiting in the Wilds . .
VIII First Contract Completed
IX Mexico Invites the World
X The Dream of Henry Clay
XI Enter Hayden Edwards .
XII Republic of Fredonia . .
XIII Results of the Fredonian
XIV Austin Hands Over Reins
XV In Texas to Stay ....
XVI Mexico Takes Alarm . .
XVII The First Step Backward
TABLE OF CONTENTS. Volume II
XVIII. Texas Backs Santa Anna .
XIX. Expulsion of the Troops
XX. Texas Asks for Statehood
XXI. Austin Goes to Mexico .
XXII. The Arrest of Austin .
XXIII A Prisoner at the Capital
XXIV. Prospect Brightens Again
XXV. Chaos in Coahuila .
XXVI. The First Clash
XXVII Move to Preserve Peace
XXVIII. Peace Move Collapses .
XXIX. For a Consultation
XXX. Austin's Call to Arms .
XXXI. Austin Takes Command .
XXXII. "Onto San Antonio!" .
XXXIII. A Provisional Government
CONTENTS. Volume III
XXXIV. Austin Leaves the Army ... 1
XXXV. A House Divided . . .  21
XXXVI. Capture of San Antonio 47
XXXVII. The Choice Before Texas 69
XXXVIII. Collapse of Government 91
XXXIX. An Army in Confusion 117
XL. Austin's Defense of Texas 141
XLI. The Mexican Invasion 171
XLII. Fall of the Alamo 195
XLIII. Independence Is Declared 217
XLIV. The Goliad Massacre 239
XLV. Flight of the Texans 267
XLVI. Victory at San Jacinto 287
XLVII. Santa Anna a Prisoner 323
XLVIII. Houston Takes the Reins 359
XLIX. Texas Becomes a Nation 383
CONTENTS. Volume IV
L. Annexation Is Refused 1
LI. The Texan Republic 43
LII. The Texan Republic Cont) 77
LIII. The Policy of Anson Jones 103
LIV. Annexation Made an Issue 145
LV. Texas Enters the Union 179
LVI. Fifteen Years of Statehood 217
LVII. Houston Opposes Douglas 237
LVIII. Democratic Party Collapses 263
LIX. Texas Leaves the Union 301
LX. Texas During the War ...
APPENDIX. 345
CONTENTS. Volume V
LXI. First Stage of Reconstruction 1
LXII. Rise and Fall of Radicalism 45
LXIII. Texas Since Reconstruction 87
LXIV. A Century of Development Ill
LXV. The Romance of Cattle 135
LXVI. The Wonder of Petroleum 179
LXVII. Some Other Industries 203
LXVIII. The Rise of the Cities 223
LXIX. Cities of the Future 257
LXX. Other Urban C
ommunities 301
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