History of the North Mexican States and Texas, Vol. 2

Download or read book History of the North Mexican States and Texas, Vol. 2 written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-16 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the North Mexican States and Texas, Vol. 2: 1801-1889 But the time had approached when the first indica tions of a distant in uence that was to bear on the future destiny of Texas were manifested. The spirit of adventure which led Daniel Boone into the wilder ness of Kentucky was abroad on the margins of those unknown lands that lay beyond the frontier settle ments of the United States, and the anglo-american race was pushing westward and southward. Bold, restless men, impelled by the fascination of wild adven ture, made their way into new regions, reckless of danger and hardships. As the settlers in their on ward course approached the Spanish possessions, it was not likely that these would long remain a closed garden of Hesperides to such spirits. The uncom promising exclusion of foreigners only served as an incentive,10 and before the close of the eighteenth cen tury Americans had entered Texas and gained a foot hold. The contraband trade carried on with New Orleans, and connived at by the Spanish authorities, opened a gateway to these intruders. 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."