Going to Texas Five Centuries of Texas Maps |
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| Center for Texas Studies at TCU, Center for |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87565-344-0 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Publisher: | Texas Christian University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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Illustrates the history of the Lone Star State through color plates of sixty-four historic Texas maps from the Marty and Yana Davis Map Collection, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, and includes ten essays. This book reflects much of the American movement toward Manifest Destiny and the creation of the myths of ""The West.
Illustrates the history of the Lone Star State through color plates of sixty-four historic Texas maps from the Marty and Yana Davis Map Collection, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, and includes ten essays. This book reflects much of the American movement toward Manifest Destiny and the creation of the myths of ""The West.