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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Republic of Texas"”.
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Gritos de la Frontera: Giving Voice to Tejano Contributions in the Formation of the Republic of Texas, 1700-1850
The intent of this thesis is to convey the distinctiveness and the contributions of Tejano culture in Texas. It focuses on the traditions of governance employed by Tejanos as well as their contributions to industry, economy and defense that Texas benefited from and still enjoys today given by Spain …
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""They Asked for Traders Amongst Them": Buffalo Robes, the Santa Fe Trade, and Social Change on the South Plains 1817-1858”
… did the actual trading played tribes and nations off each other in pursuit of profits and advantages. Buffalo robes processed by Native women sat at the foundation of this trade system. Accounts left by American traders, their mixed-ancestry children, and ethnological interviews from the …
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Anna Raguet Irion: Writing a woman's life into Texas history
… came with her family from Pennsylvania by way of Cincinnati, Ohio to Nacogdoches in 1833. Her father, Henry Wynkoop Raguet, and Sam Houston became friends and political allies during the tumultuous years of the Texas Revolution and Republic of Texas. Houston, a frequent visitor with the Raguet …
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His, Hers, and Theirs: Domestic Relations and Marital Property Law in Texas to 1850
Texas law regarding the legal status of women and their property rights developed from the mingling of Spanish and English laws. Spanish laws regarding the protection of women's rights developed during the centuries-long Reconquest, when the Spanish Christians slowly took back the Iberian Peninsula …
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The Correspondence of James Treat: June 9, 1836-April 19, 1839
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Peach Point Plantation, Jones Creek, Texas : documenting the material culture of the Austin, Perry and Bryan families.
This thesis examines the remains of Peach Point Plantation main house in Jones Creek, Brazoria County, Texas to interpret the Austin, Bryan, and Perry families through their remaining material culture. The Austins, Bryans, and Perrys comprised a unique family with a keen interest in the progress of …