Evolution state recollections old (24 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. I was but a boy in my nineteenth year, and in for adventure when I started out from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with all my worldly possessions, consisting of a few dollars in money, a change of clothes, and a gun, of course, to seek my fortune in this lazy man's paradise.Noah Smithwick was an old man, blind and near his ninetieth year, when his daughter recorded these words. He had stayed on in paradise--Texas--from 1827 to 1861, when his opposition to secession took him to California. The Evolution of a State is his story of these old Texas days.A blacksmith and a tobacco smuggler, Noah Smithwick made weapons for the Battle of Concepci n, and he fought in that battle. With Hensley's company, he chased the Mexican army south of the Rio Grande after the Battle of San Jacinto. Twice he served with the Texas Rangers. In quieter times, he was a postmaster and justice of the peace in little Webber's Prairie.Eyewitness to so much Texas history, Smithwick recounts his life and adventures in a simple, straightforward style, with a wry sense of humor. His keen memory for detail--what the people wore, what they ate, how they worked and played-- vividly evokes the sights, sounds, and smells of the frontier.First published in part by the Dallas Morning News, Smithwick's recollections gained such popularity that they were published in book form, as The Evolution of a State, in 1900. This new edition of a Texas classic makes widely available for the first time in many years this best of all books dealing with life in early Texas. Shawl, Charles (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. This is a very good soft cover. Great reading. Shawl, Charles (illustrator).

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1983. First University of Texas printing. Very good soft cover. Enjoy the recollection of old Texas days! Inscription on FFEP. Shawl, Charles (illustrator).

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 258 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Zustand: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions. Shawl, Charles (illustrator).…

Hardcover. First edition thus. 1st edition thus. xiii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. ; pictorial wraps. two spots on fore edge. Jenkins BTB 189: "Of all Texas memoirs, this is the most fun to read." Greene 50 Best p. 15: "There just is not a better or more human document of early days in Texas than Noah Smithwick's. . If I could recommend only one book of early Texas, it would be The Evolution of a State." Noah Smithwick came to Texas in 1827 and stayed until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. He fought in the Battle of Concepcion during the Texas Revolution, chased the Mexican army south of the Rio Grande after the Battle of San Jacinto, and twice rode with the Texas Rangers. His stories of 'old Texas days, ' dictated to his daughter, Nanna Smithwick Donaldson, when he was blind and near his ninetieth year, stand as some of the most vivid, humorous, and detailed accounts of early Texas and of legendary Texans that Smithwick knew personally, including James Bowie, Sam Houston, and Stephen F. Austin. Shaw, Charles (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Shawl, Charles (illustrator).

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 264 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. Shawl, Charles (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No jacket, otherwise VG. Minor shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.

Zustand: New. In English.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good -. First Edition. Austin: Gammel Book Company, 1900. First Edition. Octavo (20cm); publisher's blue cloth with black lettering and decoration; [x],9-354pp; 8 illus. including frontis, all present. Boards edgeworn with some staining, soiling, and spotting to cloth and bumping at spine ends. Hinges cracked, with pages falling open easily between a few gatherings, but binding is holding. Spotted staining to edges of textblock. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. Memoir of Noah Smithwick, dictated to his daughter while nearly blind during the last years of his life. Born in North Carolina, Smithwick moved to Texas in 1827 at 19 years old, became a blacksmith, and eventually joined the army, fighting in the Texas Revolution. Jenkins notes that "of all Texas memoirs, this is the most fun to read," adding "gives us anecdotes available nowhere else on men [Smithwick] knew such as James Bowie, Sam Houston, Stephen F. Austin, David G. Bernet, Gail Borden, Padre Michael Muldoon, R.M. Williamson, and others. He tells of smuggling, counterfeiting, gambling, drinking, and dancing with a frankness lacking in most other Texas autobiographies" [Basic Texas Books 189]. Howes also notes that Smithwick was "The blacksmith who forged the knife bearing Colonel Bowie's name" [Howes S726]. [Basic Texas Books 189; Graff 3872; Howes S726; Rader 2948, Sabin 85099].…