You can read the history of Texas just by looking at a map of our state...if you know what to look for. Its all in the counties...and how they got their names.
Think of the land as a giant canvas. The names of the counties are history filled brushstrokes painted across it.
There are the broad strokes of the Spanish era and the vivid strokes of colonization. There are the bold, impromptu strokes of the Texas Revolution and the heavy, bleeding strokes of the pioneers. The eager strokes of annexation and the Mexican War. The defiant strokes of the Confederacy.
Exploring the Names Upon the Land
Zachary Taylor Fulmore assigned himself the job of reconnoitering those brushstrokes for you.
He was a founding member of the Texas State Historical Association and served as it's president from 1913 to 1915. It was during his tenure as president that he penned this volume
Once you've read it, you won't be able to look at a map of Texas without seeing dukes and generals, soldiers and statesmen, priests and rangers. You will be able to point out the Greek myth hidden in one name, the ancient structure named in another. You'll know all the pioneers, lawyers, journalists, historians, ranchers, ministers and others honored on the Texas map.
The Edition
Our limited edition of The 254 is limited to just that...254 copies...one for each of those counties.
Your copy will be personalized with your name (or that of your lucky recipient).
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