San Antonio College Library

Among the early Texas pioneers was Mary Austin Holley, a cousin of Stephen F. Austin and a woman of considerable intelligence, charm, and literary ability. In this biography, Lee traces the events that brought this remarkable woman to Texas.

This historic collection is the most complete and authoritative history of the women who have contributed to the life of the Lone Star State.

Biographies of 24 pioneering women from Texas in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Born during the infant years of the Texas Republic, C.C. Slaughter (1837?1919) participated in the development of the southwestern cattle industry from its pioneer stages to the modern era. Trail driver, Texas Ranger, banker, philanthropist, and cattleman, he was one of America?s most famous ranchers. David J. Murrah?s biography of Slaughter, now available in paperback, still stands as the definitive account of this well-known figure in Southwest...

Watrous became the attorney general of the Republic of Texas in 1838 but soon resigned because of conflicts of interest over land speculation. In 1846, he was appointed by President James K. Polk to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Texas, where he became the object of severe criticism and ultimately an unsuccessful impeachment. The main charges against him were violating Texas statutes punishing those dealing in fraudulent...

Texas bad boys is about five of Texas's baddest boys and another whose destiny rested in the interpretation of a single word. The Redlands feud made Curg Border well known in East Texas. Charles "Watt" Moorman was a bushwhacking murder. John Wesley Hardin, managed to rub out fifty or more people. But he had some serious competition from his cousin Killin' Jim Miller, who murdered most of his victims for money. John Calhoun "Pink" Higgins was a dangerous...