The Evolution of a State or Recollections of Old Texas Days - University of Texas Press. "It is extremely improbable that I shall ever see Texas again, as the first of January, 1899, ushered in my ninety-second year, but I will cherish the memory of the long ago spent on her soil, and wish her a prosperous future. I am proud to note the progress she has made, though I can scarcely realize the transformation that progress has wrought," spoke Noah Smithwick, as he concluded The Evolution of a State or Recollections of Old Texas Days, a classic in the field of Texana. The author died less than ten months after dictating the above to his daughter.
He never saw Texas again, but his wish for a prosperous Texas certainly came to pass. When North Carolina-born Noah Smithwick came to Texas as a recruit for Sterling C. Smithwick was not an empresario; he held no major military command or important civil office; he amassed no great landholdings—he "had a strong aversion to tearing up God's earth. " L. I was but a boy in my nineteenth year, and in for adventure.
Rangers and Outlaws - Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Texas has had its share of lawlessness. Since the 1820s the chief deterrent to crime in a multi-million acre territory has been the Texas Ranger. Stephen F. Austin organized two companies in 1823 "for the common defense. " The provisional government in 1835 authorized a "ranging company" of 25 Rangers, later increased to three companies of 56 men each. After Annexation, Rangers gained notoriety for their exploits in the Mexican War. The rangers continued to operate under the Adjutant General's Office until 1935. John Wesley Hardin had been a killer since his teen age years.
In May 1874 he killed Charles Webb, deputy sheriff of Brown County. Hardin was tried at Comanche for the murder of Charles Webb and sentenced, on September 28, 1878, to twenty-five years in prison. In the spring of 1878, Sam Bass and his gang held up four trains within twenty-five miles of Dallas. Bass evaded them until he was betrayed by one of his own men. In 1918, Texas state representative José T. Frank A. The Texas Collection, Baylor University's Photostream. Resources 4 Educators. Using the Primary Source Adventures enables History teachers to direct their students to primary source historical documents that will dramatically enrich their learning experience.
Each Primary Source Adventure includes an introduction to the materials and links to other learning resources to help you be prepared. The lesson plan discusses the objectives, assumptions, materials, anticipatory set, instructional input, guided practice, and assessment activity for each Primary Source Adventure. Materials can be shown on audio visual equipment in the classroom, or dowloaded and printed in either Adobe PDF or MS Word format. If you would like to browse the PSA lessons in alphabetical order, click here.
Cabeza de Vaca (1528-1536) Cabeza de Vaca tells the story of his lost years in the New World, as explorer, slave, trader, shaman, and surgeon. Coronado: Misfortune's Explorer (1534) The Path to Revolution (1820s) The Path to Revolution examines the events leading up to the Texas Revolution. About Texas - Texas State Library and Archives Commission.