Under Six Flags The Story of Texas by M.E.M. DAVIS 1897 FIRST EDITION Hardcover For Sale

The story of the history of Texas from the perspective of a late nineteenth-century Texas native. In the words of the author, \"...a story of knightly romance which calls the poet even as, in earlier days, the Land of the Tehas called across its borders the dreamer of dreams. But the history of Texas is far more than a romantic legend. It is a record of bold conceptions and bolder deeds; the story of the discoverer penetrating unknown wildernesses; of the pioneer matching his strength against the savage; of the colonist struggling for his freedom and his rights.\" Map of Texas 1835, 2-page spread at pages 56-57; Map of Texas at the close of the War of Independence, page 109. Page 82 shows an image of the original Alamo and expresses Santa Anna\'s fury. B/W illustration of the University of Texas (in 1897) , page 171, and the new capitol at Austin in 1888, page 179. Frontispiece is image of main door of Mission San Jose, San Antonio. Following page 182 is a page showing pronunciations of Mexican words (example: Aguayo=Ah gwah\' yo). Tiny rubbed spot an inch above bottom front board on the spine, but binding is tight and secure with no writing in it. Moderate edgewear and rubbing to red boards on this century-old book.