Those who fought great battles, negotiated historic treaties, and wrote the laws that brought Texas into being lie at rest in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. So do a host of writers and educators, astronauts and athletes, Texas Rangers and elected officials. Even some rogues and scoundrels have a resting place at the State Cemetery. Texas is the only state with a cemetery dedicated to its heroes and public officials, and all of the State Cemetery's honored dead helped make Texas what it is today.
This book tells the stories of the Texas State Cemetery and of many noteworthy Texans who are buried in its peaceful lawns and hillsides. It opens with a history of the Cemetery, which was established in 1851 upon the death of Edward Burleson, commander of troops at the Battle of San Jacinto and Vice President of the Republic of Texas. Subsequent chapters provide short biographies of notable Texans buried in the Cemetery from the following eras and groups: the Republic of Texas and the Civil War, public officials, cultural figures, educators, and Texas Rangers. Each chapter is introduced by a prominent person who will someday lie at rest in the Texas State Cemetery, and an epilogue by Governor Rick Perry concludes the text. Magnificent color photographs by Laurence Parent, as well as historical photographs, offer an evocative visual tour of the Texas State Cemetery and its monuments.

Texas State Cemetery (Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series)

History

Thompson, Helen

Walker, Jason

Erwin, Will

Americas

University of Texas Press

It’s the end of the eighteenth century. Ian McDowell is a tall, lanky 17-year–old who dreams of venturing to the Rocky Mountains with his two Indian friends, Horse and Turk. He decides to attend the College of Charleston first, while staying with his extended family. Thousands of miles away, Elizabeth Christopher is the 10-year-old daughter of Lord Christopher, living in a castle in Cornwall, England. Her family will soon lose almost everything and travel to Western Canada to try to recover from financial losses. This epic story takes the reader to Charleston, Kentucky, Western Canada, the Rockies, and England. Amidst tragedies and triumphs, and many twists and turns and one big surprise, the destinies of Ian and Elizabeth will eventually unite in the American West.

Destiny: Crisis and Triumph in Charleston, the American Frontier, and England: 1799-1820

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Kremer Publishing

Unable to compete in sports, tone deaf, and behind in school as a child, shy Joe Oberlin’s social awkwardness also stems from burn scars. As the Depression deepens, he learns he has a gift for unconventional farming and a family that believes in him. Then he learns to fly. A World War II fighter pilot, he sticks to his old-fashioned country values, which clash with those of an urban superior who harasses him. Supported by his flamboyant friend Crole, in the skies he faces fear and death. On the ground he meets a brilliant British woman to whom his “unconventional conventionality” matters.

Sapling in the Brambles: From Frail Country Boy to World War II Flying Ace: 1933-1945

Angus: The Unexpected Patriot: 1775-1783

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