Texas in 1837: An Anonymous, Contemporary Narrative - Softcover

 
9780292780996: Texas in 1837: An Anonymous, Contemporary Narrative
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0292780990 ISBN 13: 9780292780996
Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1988

Synopsis

Written anonymously in 1838–39 by a "Citizen of Ohio," Texas in 1837 is the earliest known account of the first year of the Texas republic. Providing information nowhere else available, the still-unknown author describes a land rich in potential but at the time "a more suitable arena for those who have everything to make and nothing to lose than [for] the man of capital or family."

The author arrived at Galveston Island on March 22, 1837, before the city of Galveston was founded, and spent the next six months in the republic. His travels took him to Houston, then little more than a camp made up of brush shelters and jerry-built houses, and as far west as San Antonio. He observed and was generally unimpressed by governmental and social structures just beginning to take shape. He attended the first anniversary celebration of the Battle of San Jacinto and has left a memorable account of Texas' first Independence Day. His inquiring mind and objective, actue observations of early Texas provide us a way of returning to the past, revisiting landmarks that have vanished forever.

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About the Author

A distinguished and meticulous scholar and editor, Andrew Forest Muir was the author of many works on Texas.

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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Publication date
1988
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0292780990
ISBN 13 
9780292780996
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
232
Editor
Andrew Forest Muir