A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879. Page: 7 of 859
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PART I.
GENERBAL DESCRIPTION OFE THE COUNTTY.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE.
Name.-Texas Claimed by both Spain and France.-Boundaries.-Area.
-Characteristics of the country. - - 17
CHAPTER II.
General Divisions of the State.-North Texas.-East Texas.-Middle
Texas.-West Texas.-Northwest Texas.-Southwest Texas.-The
Mineral Region.-The Pan Handle, or Staked Plains. - - 23
CHAPTER III.
Texas Rivers.-Their Names.-What Streams are Navigable.-Depth of
Bars at Mouth.-Inland Navigation.-Water Supply.-Artesian
Wells.-Water Power. - . - . - - 53
CHAPTER IV.
The Mountains.-Altitude of Prominent Places.-Minerals.-Copper.Lead.-Iron.-Silver.-Coal.-Guano
Caves, etc. - . " 63
PART II.
TEXAS UNDERB SPANISH D OMINATION,-1685-1820.
CHAPTER I.
Landing of La Salle.-MisfortLunes.-Fort Saint Louis.-La Salle Asassinated
on the Neches REier by his own Menl.-Fort Saint Louis in
Ruins. - - - . . .- 77
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Illustrated history of Texas, organized into ten sections: [1] General Description of the Country, [2] Texas Under Spanish Domination, 1695--1820, [3] Colonization Under Mexican Domination, 1820--1834, [4] The Revolution, [5] The Republic, From 1837 to 1846, [6] Texas as a State, from 1847 to 1878, [7] Indians, [8] Biographies, [9] History -- Counties, and [10] Miscellaneous Items.
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Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894. A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879., book, 1879; St. Louis, Missouri. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth5828/m1/7/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .