History of Texas, Vol. 1 of 2

Download or read book History of Texas, Vol. 1 of 2 written by H. Yoakum and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-26 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of Texas, Vol. 1 of 2: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846 Circumstances alone have postponed to these latter days the development of the vast resources of Texas. Galveston, her principal harbor - situated about four hundred miles from New Orleans, seven hundred from Vera Cruz, and eight hun dred from Cuba - affords her a commercial outlet sufficient for her growing purposes. When her interior shall be sup plied with railroad facilities - and in no country can they be more cheaply built she will have nothing further to desire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.