Excerpt from A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A. D. 1879: Embracing the Periods of Missions, Colonization, the Revolution, the Republic, and the State, Also, a Topographical Description of the Country, Its Rivers, Mountains, Soils, Minerals, Agricultural Products, Live Stock, Population, Resources, Wealth, EtcWe think the reader will find the biographical department especially rich In interest. Arranged in alphabetical order are the names of more than two hundred of the men who have figured conspicuously in Texas history. Space is accorded to each some what in proportion to his historical importance, though the sketches of men still living are very brief, and mainly confined to the mere facts connected with their public life.The historical notes and topographical descriptions of the counties of the State, arranged in alphabetical order, are necessarily brief, but will give the reader a correct idea of their location, the char acter of the soil, and other particulars necessary for those seeking homes in the State.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.