Aransas: The Life of a Texas Coastal County
- ISBN-10
- 1571681663
- ISBN-13
- 9781571681669
- Series
- Aransas
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 475
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Authors
- William Allen, Sue Hastings Taylor
Description
Aransas: The Life of a Texas Coastal County is a wonderfully researched history of an exciting part of Texas. This is the story of a little place that has played a surprisingly large role in the history of Texas. From the early explorers, Cabeza de Vaca and LaSalle, this is where much of the early history of Texas was born. This book is in three parts and is comprehensive in telling the story of the people, the land and how they helped shaped the great state of Texas. This book takes the reader on a journey through time that spans 1,000 years that will give the reader a better appreciation of this part of Texas and the people who lived the stories.
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