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Henry Stuart Foote. Texas and the Texans;... (Total: 2 )
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Henry Stuart Foote. Texas and the Texans; or, Advance of the Anglo-Americans to the South-West; Including a History of Leading Events in Mexico, From the Conquest by Fernando Cortes to the Termination of the Texan Revolution. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1841. First edition. Two 12mo volumes. viii, 13-314 pages; v, 7-403 pages. Does not include James H. Young's "A New Map Of Texas" (Philadelphia, 1842), which the publisher inserted in some of the remaining copies of the book in 1842. Original green cloth over boards. Decorative blind stamping to cover. Gilt lettering and lone star designs gilt-stamped to spines.An important contemporary history of the early days in Texas. The first volume includes five chapters on Mexican history, along with chapters on Spanish-American relations, the Burr Conspiracy, and James Long. There are also four chapters, described by Jenkins as among the best in the book, on the Fredonian Rebellion. The second volume reviews the history of colonization and the Texas Revolution, concluding with an essay by Ashbel Smith.
Raines calls this two-volume set "One of the best histories of Texas for the period covered." Streeter notes that "This is a very discursive account of Texas history down to the opening years of the Republic of Texas, but, with judicious skipping, a rather entertaining one." Finally, Eugene C. Barker remarked, "One's impatience with Foote's betrayal of the historian's obligation to tell the truth as he knows it gives way to amusement at the ingenuity of his grandiose distortions."
Condition: Mild foxing. Some dampstaining to volume two, not affecting the textblock. Minor shelf-wear, with scuffed and bumped corners. Overall, an outstanding set in very good condition.
References: Basic Texas Books 63. Graff 1376. Howes F238 ("aa"). Rader 1425. Raines, p. 84. Sabin 25019. Streeter 1377.
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2018 March 17 Western Americana & Texana Grand Format Auction - Dallas #6190 (go to Auction Home page)
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