. Brief history of Texas from its earliest settlement to which is appended the constitution of the state. )JJ^^yi^A^. CONTENTS PAGE Frontispiece.—Sam Houston 2 GEOGRAPHY, ETC. Area.—Location.—Topography.—Principal Products.—Cattle andHorses.—Minerals and Metals.—Mineral Waters.—PrincipalTowns.—Oldest Towns.—Oldest American Towns.—Popula-tion.—Climate.—Principal Rivers.—Railroads.—Unappropri-ated Domain.—Questions on the Introduction . . .15 CHAPTER I. Texas.—Its Meaning.—La Salle.—Fate and Character of La Tribute to him.—Leons Colony.—Missions.—Second Col-ony Abandoned.—Aborigines of
. Brief history of Texas from its earliest settlement to which is appended the constitution of the state. )JJ^^yi^A^. CONTENTS PAGE Frontispiece.—Sam Houston 2 GEOGRAPHY, ETC. Area.—Location.—Topography.—Principal Products.—Cattle andHorses.—Minerals and Metals.—Mineral Waters.—PrincipalTowns.—Oldest Towns.—Oldest American Towns.—Popula-tion.—Climate.—Principal Rivers.—Railroads.—Unappropri-ated Domain.—Questions on the Introduction . . .15 CHAPTER I. Texas.—Its Meaning.—La Salle.—Fate and Character of La Tribute to him.—Leons Colony.—Missions.—Second Col-ony Abandoned.—Aborigines of Texas.—More about theIndians.—Wild Indians.—Indians Called Friendly.—Ques-tions on Chapter I . .20 CHAPTER II. Permanent Settlement.—Spanish Missions.—Original Name ofTexas.—French Claim to Texas.—More of the Missions.—Fate of the Missions.—Progress of Texas.—How Governed.—Massacre of Missionaries.:—Texas and Cohuila.—Practicallyno Government.—France gives up Texas.—Mexico Independ-ent.—Eastern Boundary.—Questions on Chapter II.
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