TEXAS UNDER MANY FLAGS.

Chicago: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1930. 5 volumes (complete): xlii,435;464;292;324;314pp. Index. Table of Contents. Illustrations. Photographs. Facsimiles. Marbled end sheets and page edges. Brown faux leather embossed bindings. First edition. Externally, wear to the perimeter, most noticeable on the corners and spine, overall, good+. Internally, very good+ with clean pages and tight bindings. This is an encyclopedia of Texas history and famous Texans. The first two volumes are a general survey of Texas with the last three volumes consisting of biographies of business and civic leaders. Volumes One and Two have material on early Texas beginning with the explorers, early missions and settlements, the battles of the Revolution, Indian tribes of Texas, annexation, the Mexican War, Overland Mail, Texas in Civil War and Reconstruction, cattle trails, the railroads, lawlessness, and more. The last three volumes include biographies of the leaders of early Texas, Texas Rangers, prominent cattlemen, governors and other political leaders, and business and civic leaders throughout the state. The author, an attorney at Baker & Botts, wrote a number of publications related to Texas history. Please note: Shipping will be billed separately at cost.