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Lorenzo de Zavala

The Pragmatic Idealist

By: Margaret Swett Henson

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Lorenzo de Zavala

The Pragmatic Idealist

By: Margaret Swett Henson

Anglo historians have generally ignored Zavala except for brief references. A few contemporary Texans admired his political talents, but most suspected his motives.

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087565150X

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9780875651507

The Samuel May Williams Home

The Life and Neighborhood of an Early Galveston Entrepreneur

By: Margaret Swett Henson,Deoloce Parmalee

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The Samuel May Williams Home

The Life and Neighborhood of an Early Galveston Entrepreneur

By: Margaret Swett Henson,Deoloce Parmalee

Built in the winter of 1839-1840, this house, and the Texas pioneer who inhabited it, are the central focus of this thoroughly researched and well-written study of Galveston's merchant elite—Gail Borden, Michel Menard, Thomas McKinney, and others—a generation of leaders who did much to shape their city and Texas itself.

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Texas A&M University Press

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1625110146

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Texas Houses Built by the Book

The Use of Published Designs, 1850-1925

By: Margaret Culbertson

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Texas Houses Built by the Book

The Use of Published Designs, 1850-1925

By: Margaret Culbertson

In addition to identifying design sources actually used in Texas, Culbertson provides personal background information on several of the original owners, many of whom were prosperous and respected members of their communities. By providing such contextual information about the houses and their owners, Culbertson shows that using designs published in magazines and catalogues was socially and culturally acceptable during this period." "The book closes with an in-depth look at the use of published designs in one particular community, Waxahachie, and the place of these houses within the community and in the lives of their original owners."--BOOK JACKET.

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Texas A&M University Press

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0890968632

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9780890968635

Lorenzo de Zavala

The Pragmatic Idealist

By: Margaret Swett Henson

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Lorenzo de Zavala

The Pragmatic Idealist

By: Margaret Swett Henson

Anglo historians have generally ignored Zavala except for brief references. A few contemporary Texans admired his political talents, but most suspected his motives.

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Samuel May Williams

Early Texas Entrepreneur

By: Margaret Swett Henson

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Samuel May Williams

Early Texas Entrepreneur

By: Margaret Swett Henson

Despite his important role in the development of early Texas—he was a close associate of Stephen F. Austin, a successful businessman and land speculator, father of the Texas navy, founder of Texas' first bank, and co-founder of Galveston—Samuel May Williams is unknown to many Texans. Elitist, arrogant, shrewd, sometimes sharp in his business dealings, and politically conservative, Williams made enemies easily, and contemporary prejudice has perhaps led modern scholars to overlook his genuine significance in Texas history. Margaret Swett Henson's biography examines the career of this early entrepreneur, whose interests were closely entwined with those of Texas. Arriving in Texas in 1822 under an assumed name with little but good family connections, some mercantile experience, and fluent Spanish, Williams was hired as secretary in charge of Austin's colonial land office at San Felipe and before long had acquired large holdings of his own. In partnership with Thomas F. McKinney he set up a commission house that did a thriving business and later added a small banking function. The two men helped found the Galveston City Company and in 1848 Williams opened his Commercial and Agricultural Bank in that city. Over three decades Williams participated in the events that determined the course of Texas history and did much to advance the development of Texas and its economy—a less romantic but no less vital role than that of more popular folk-heroes. This study makes extensive use of heretofore largely unexplored manuscript material, notably the Samuel May Williams Papers at the Rosenberg Library in Galveston, Texas.

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Reveille Books

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0890961921

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9780890961926

The Samuel May Williams Home

The Life and Neighborhood of an Early Galveston Entrepreneur

By: Margaret Swett Henson,Deoloce Parmalee

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The Life and Neighborhood of an Early Galveston Entrepreneur

By: Margaret Swett Henson,Deoloce Parmalee

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Lorenzo de Zavala

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The Samuel May Williams Home

Texas Houses Built by the Book

Texas Houses Built by the Book

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Samuel May Williams

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