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Petra's Legacy: The Life and Times of Petra Vela Kenedy

Description: PowerPoint slides for a presentation about Petra Vela Kenedy, presumably based on Vick's book (with Jane Clements Monday) PETRA'S LEGACY: THE SOUTH TEXAS RANCHING EMPIRE OF PETRA VELA AND MIFFLIN KENEDY. There is little text on the slides, apart from the names of individuals depicted in the historical photographs used to illustrate the slides.
Date: August 18, 2012
Creator: Vick, Frances (Fran) Brannen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Presentation
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 15. The Crisis of the 1850s (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture on the 1850s in Texas, covering: (1) Aftermath of U.S.-Mexican War, (2) Slave Labor versus Free Labor, (3) Compromise of 1850, (4) Bleeding Kansas, (5) Rise of the Republicans, (6) Dred Scott Decision. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-25T00:40:28/2018-08-25T01:38:27
Duration: 58 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 15. The Crisis of the 1850s

Description: Video of Dr. Torget's lecture on the 1850s in Texas, covering: (1) Aftermath of U.S.-Mexican War, (2) Slave Labor versus Free Labor, (3) Compromise of 1850, (4) Bleeding Kansas, (5) Rise of the Republicans, (6) Dred Scott Decision.
Date: 2018-08-25T00:40:28/2018-08-25T01:38:27
Duration: 58 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 14. The U.S.-Mexico War (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture on the U.S.-Mexico War, covering: (1) James K. Polk Gazes West, (2) Polk Provokes a Fight, (3) War in Northern and Central Mexico, (4) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, (5) Mexican Cession. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-24T23:45:17/2018-08-25T00:40:17
Duration: 44 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries
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World's Longest History Lesson: Unit 13. Annexation and the Road to the U.S.-Mexico War (ASL Interpretation)

Description: American Sign Language interpretation of Dr. Torget's lecture on the annexation of Texas, covering: (1) Republic of Texas on the Brink, (2) Playing the Annexation Game. Video contains picture-in-picture rendering of slides and original narration.
Date: 2018-08-24T22:45:53/2018-08-24T23:45:20
Duration: 59 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Torget, Andrew J.
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Merchant to the Republic

Description: Biographical account of the Dieterich Family's life in Texas from around 1834 to 1860, including details concerning the Santa Fe Expedition. Index begins on page 207.
Date: 2018
Creator: Bonham, Dora Dieterich, 1902-
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Cynthia Ann Parker

Description: Book examining the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, captured at age nine by Comanche Indians. This study looks at her life during her time with the Comanches, including her marriage to Peta Nocona, and her subsequent recapture by white soldiers when she was thirty-four.
Date: 2018
Creator: Jackson, Grace
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A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879.

Description: Illustrated history of Texas, organized into ten sections: [1] General Description of the Country, [2] Texas Under Spanish Domination, 1695--1820, [3] Colonization Under Mexican Domination, 1820--1834, [4] The Revolution, [5] The Republic, From 1837 to 1846, [6] Texas as a State, from 1847 to 1878, [7] Indians, [8] Biographies, [9] History -- Counties, and [10] Miscellaneous Items.
Date: 2017
Creator: Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894
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Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas

Description: Biographical view of Texas and its history including narratives of the individuals who helped shape Texas history and information about important point in history including: the pioneer days of Texas, Texas' transition from a Mexican state to being part of the United States, and the wars in which Texas citizens took part.
Date: 2017
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[State Historical Survey Committee Marker: Hall Cemetery]

Description: Photograph of the State Historical Survey Committee marker for Hall Cemetery in Howe, Texas. Text: Located on land patented by Anderson White (1801-85), on certificate issued April 23, 1850, by Peters Colony, an immigration project which had received a large land grant in this region from the Republic of Texas. Burial plot was begun Jan. 6, 1857, upon the death of White's daughter, Sarah White Haning, wife of Aaron Haning. One week later, on Jan. 13, a second grave was added, that of Haning's m… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West

[Texas Historical Commission Marker: Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County]

Description: Photograph of the Texas Historical Commission marker for Butterfield Overland Mail Route Through Grayson County in Sherman, Texas. Text: In the mid-19th century, mail traffic between the eastern United States and the Western states and territories was accomplished via Panama and Cape Horn. in 1857, Congress authorized the postmaster to contract a new overland mail service. The successful bidder for the southern route was John Butterfield, who agreed to convey mail twice weekly in 25 days per r… more
Date: 2011-12/2012-03
Creator: West, Carolyn Effie
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Private Collection of Carolyn West
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