Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-146) and index.
Contents:
Texas Facts and Trivia 138. A Trek across Texas, Southern Texas-A.D. 1534 5 -- The Murder of La Salle, Matagorda Bay-1687 9 -- The Misleading Mustang Hunt, Waco-1801 14 -- A French Naturalist Meets the Indians, San Antonio-1828 18 -- Construction of an Early Capital, Tenoxtitlan-1830 22 -- The Fall of the Alamo, San Antonio-1836 26 -- An Englishwoman's Comanche Bondage, La Villa de Dolores-1836 30 -- The Texan-Santa Fe Expedition, Austin-1841 35 -- The Pig War, Austin-1841 38 -- The Brownsville Secession Campaign, Brownsville-1850 41 -- The Birth of King Ranch, Kingsville-1853 45 -- A Cargo of Camels, Indianola-1856 49 -- Sam Houston's Last Hurrah, Austin-1861 53 -- The Battle at Sabine Pass, Sabine Pass-1863 57 -- The Emancipation of Juneteenth, Statewide-1865 60 -- The Salt Creek Prairie Massacre, Jacksboro-1871 62 -- Billy Dixon's Remarkable Shot, Adobe Walls-1874 66 -- Waiting for the "Sunset," San Antonio-1877 70 -- The Time the Texas Rangers Lose, El Paso-1877 74 -- The Violent Death of an Outlaw Legend, Round Rock-1878 78 -- The Court-Martial of Henry Flipper, Fort Davis-1881 81 -- The Great Rainmaking Experiment, San Diego-1891 85 -- Sarah Bernhardt Goes on Tour, Dallas-1892 89 -- The Murder of a Newspaperman, Waco-1898 92 -- The Great Galveston Hurricane, Galveston-1900 96 -- A Gusher at Spindletop, Beaumont-1901 100 -- Langtry's Visit to Langtry, Langtry-1904 104 -- Quanah Parker Comes Home, West Texas-1907 108 -- The Last Good-byes of Bonnie and Clyde, Dallas-1934 114 -- The Assassination of a President, Dallas-1963 120 -- The March of the Melon Pickers, Austin-1966 124 -- Barbara Jordan Takes Her Seat, Austin-1967 128 -- Showdown at Waco, Waco-1993 134 -- Texas Facts and Trivia 138.
Summary:
From the acquisition of King Ranch to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, It Happened in Texas gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from the history of Texas. Witness a surprise shipload of camels suddenly go crazy when let loose on land. Feel the ultimate adrenaline rush of striking oil, or "Black gold," at Spindletop. And meet Philip Nolan, the wild mustang-wrangling secret agent--you'll quickly be roped into the action!
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