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The Alamo and beyond : a collector's journey /
Here, for the first time in history, are the artifacts, relics, and documents that compose the Phil Collins collection available in a beautifully designed color book shot-through with stunning photography and crisply rendered illustrations. Collins's prose takes the reader through the joys of b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
State House/McWhiney Foundation Press,
[2012]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Did Phil Stop? A New Introduction Stephen L. Hardin; The Alamo, Collecting, and the Collector Richard Bruce Winders; Preface and Acknowledgments; The Gift Stephen L. Hardin; Dead People's Mail Donald S. Frazier; Part 1. Prerevolutionary; Original Plan of the Presidio in San Antonio ... 1725; Original Plan for the Quartel in San Antonio ... 1805; US Army Shako Plate; Three Espadas Anchas; Presidial Trooper of Northern Mexico; Alamo Defender James McGee Signs a Land Transfer ... 1811; Eagle Head Officer's Sabre
- Bowie Signs as a Witness at a Wedding ... 1820Bowie Signs Again as a Witness at a Wedding ... 1820; Jim Bowie and Jesse Robinson; James Bowie's Mexican Citizenship Document ... 1830; Crockett Writes to J.K. Paulding about The Lion of the West ... 1830; Francis W. Johnson Seeks Reimbursement for Supplies ... 1831; Béxar Mayor Ramón Músquiz Writes with His Orders ... 1831; Travis to Austin, Regarding Settling in Texas ... 1831; General Manuel de Mier y Terán Writes to Stephen F. Austin Regarding Texas ... 1831; Mexican Heavy Cavalry Officer's Sword; Spanish Pillow Dagger
- José Antonio Navarro Signs Land Transfer with Alamo DefenderThomas Miller ... 1831Coffin Bowie Knife; James Bowie's Folding Boot Knife; Collection of Items Belonging to Jesse Robinson; Brown Bess, Bullet Mould, and Powder Horn; Mexican Dragoon Sword; Brick from Anahuac; Cannonball from Fort Velasco; Mexico Cavalry Horse Bridle; Mexican Naval Officer's Sword; Alamo Defender Thomas Miller Marries Sydney Gaston ... 1832; William Travis Discusses the Future of Texas ... 1833; Tennessee Long Rifle Made for John Rodgers; Mexican Officer's Gold Belt Buckle
- Gonzales Land Transfer by Five Texian Heroes ... 1833Samuel Highsmith and Two Alamo Defenders Sign a Land Title Bond ... 1833; Brass Back Bowie Knife; Regulations for the Civic Militia ... 1834; Crockett Is Unhappy with a Biography ... 1834; David Crockett Rants about Andrew Jackson ... 1834; Stephen F. Austin's Letter from Prison ... 1834; David Crockett's Signed Autobiography ... 1834; William Travis Discusses Stephen F. Austin's Release ... 1834; Alamo Defender James Tylee's Certificate of Recommendation ... 1834; James Bowie Frees a Slave ... 1834
- Alamo Defenders Almeron Dickinson and Jacob Darst Sign an IOU ... 1834Travis Witnesses a Slave Transaction ... 1834; Alamo Defender Andrew Kent Signs an IOU ... 1835; Crockett Orders a New Shot Pouch ... 1835; Travis the Lawyer Arranges Servitude for a Mexican ... 1835; General Sam's Land Grant ... 1835; One of David Crockett's Rifles; Alamo Defender John Garvin's IOU ... 1835; Travis Prepares for War with Mexico ... 1835; José Ángel Navarro Urges Citizens to Be Ready ... 1835; Crockett Writes Optimistically about Writing Another Book ... 1835