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Texas

Mary Austin Holley, a cousin of Stephen F. Austin, came to Texas in 1831 planning to write a book that would attract colonists and drive up land prices. It ended up a significant account of Texas's transition from colony to republic.

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title
Texas
creator
Holley, Mary Austin, 1784-1846
contributor.aui
Sibley, Marilyn McAdams
contributor.dsr
Timmons, David
publisher
Texas State Historical Association
date
1990
language
eng
description.content
Book containing details of Texas during the Anglo settlement of Texas during the early half of the nineteenth century as described by Mary Austin Holley. Includes information for settlers, including colonization laws, the Mexican Constitution, information on the land and its environs, and the people of Texas.
description.physical
viii, 410 p. : col. map ; 19 cm.
subject.LCSH
Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas.
subject.LCSH
Texas -- History.
subject.UNTL-BS
People - Groups - Pioneers
subject.LCSH
Immigrants.
subject.KWD
Empresarios
subject.LCSH
Travel.
subject.UNTL-BS
People - Ethnic Groups - American Indians
subject.UNTL-BS
Religion
subject.LCSH
Colonists.
subject.LCSH
Colonization.
subject.LCSH
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836.
primarySource
1
coverage.date
1833
coverage.placeName
United States - Texas
coverage.timePeriod
mex-tex
relation
Texas [e-book], ark:/67531/metapth846134
collection
TSHAM
institution
TSHA
resourceType
text_book
format
text
identifier.OCLC
13688804
identifier.LOCAL-CONT-NO
TSHA_0056
identifier.LCCN
85-051947
identifier.ISBN
087611074X
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