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Crutchfield James |
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Titolo |
It happened in Texas : remarkable events that shaped history / / James Crutchfield |
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Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : TwoDot, , 1996 |
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©2016 |
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Edizione |
[3rd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (169 p.) |
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Collana |
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It Happened In America Series |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; PREFACE; A PREHISTORIC HUNT IN THE PANHANDLE; A TREK ACROSS TEXAS; THE MURDER OF LA SALLE; THE MISLEADING MUSTANG HUNT; A FRENCH NATURALIST MEETS THE INDIANS; CONSTRUCTION OF AN EARLY CAPITAL; THE FALL OF THE ALAMO; AN ENGLISHWOMAN'S COMANCHE BONDAGE; THE TEXAN-SANTA FE EXPEDITION; THE PIG WAR; THE BROWNSVILLE SECESSION CAMPAIGN; THE BIRTH OF KING RANCH; A CARGO OF CAMELS; SAM HOUSTON'S LAST HURRAH; THE BATTLE AT SABINE PASS; THE EMANCIPATION OF JUNETEENTH; THE SALT CREEK PRAIRIE MASSACRE; BILLY DIXON'S REMARKABLE SHOT; WAITING FOR THE "SUNSET"; THE TIME THE TEXAS RANGERS LOST |
THE VIOLENT DEATH OF AN OUTLAW LEGENDTHE COURT-MARTIAL OF HENRY FLIPPER; THE GREAT RAINMAKING EXPERIMENT; SARAH BERNHARDT GOES ON TOUR; THE MURDER OF A NEWSPAPERMAN; THE GREAT GALVESTON HURRICANE; A GUSHER AT SPINDLETOP; LANGTRY'S VISIT TO LANGTRY; QUANAH PARKER COMES HOME; THE LAST GOOD-BYES OFBONNIE AND CLYDE; THE TEXAS CITY DISASTER; THE ASSASSINATION OF A PRESIDENT; THE MARCH OF THE MELON PICKERS; MASS MURDER ON THE UT CAMPUS; BARBARA JORDAN TAKES HER SEAT; SHOWDOWN AT WACO; TEXAS FACTS AND TRIVIA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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It Happened in Texas takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Lone Star state's |
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