TRAVELS IN THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, 1842.
SIGNED
Francis S. Latham
Austin: The Encino Press, 1971. xi,49pp. Index. Notes. Edited by Gerald S. Pierce. Illustrations. Frontis. portrait. Endpaper map by Barbara Whitehead. First edition. SIGNED by Pierce. Fine copy. Its original acetate dust jacket has one short tear at the bottom corner, else, near fine. A first-person view of Texas in 1842 by an educated, insightful observer. The author arrived in Galveston and visited Houston, La Grange, Bastrop, Austin, and San Antonio. Includes descriptions of Sam Houston, Edward Burleson, a visit to a ranch near Seguin, the Lipan Apaches, agricultural opportunities, etc.