A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . DALLASTHE TEXAS HISTORY COMPANY 47290 UEttrary Of Congress Ttm Cones ReceivedSEP 141900 rBST COPY. Copyright, 1899, BY William G. Scarff. A// Rights Reserved. PREFACE ^ Notwithstanding more has been written in a des-I^J ultory way concerning Texas than of any other one1 M. American State, a thorough, connected, and system-^ atic history of the country and its people, from the earhest known fact to the latest recorded event, has never beensatisfactorily accomplished. It is not pretended that within thelimits of a volume of this


A complete history of Texas for schools, colleges and general use . DALLASTHE TEXAS HISTORY COMPANY 47290 UEttrary Of Congress Ttm Cones ReceivedSEP 141900 rBST COPY. Copyright, 1899, BY William G. Scarff. A// Rights Reserved. PREFACE ^ Notwithstanding more has been written in a des-I^J ultory way concerning Texas than of any other one1 M. American State, a thorough, connected, and system-^ atic history of the country and its people, from the earhest known fact to the latest recorded event, has never beensatisfactorily accomplished. It is not pretended that within thelimits of a volume of this character the desired object has beenfully attained ; but it is believed that reasonable success has beenreached in giving a very comprehensive and methodical accountof the various stages in the development of the district andpeople embraced within the vast boundaries of Texas. A pos-sible criticism of the book, as a school history, may be urgedupon the score of its somewhat elaborate and difficult treatmentof some of the topics discussed, especially in the earl


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