Download or read book Texas and the Gulf of Mexico (Classic Reprint) written by Mrs. Houstoun and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Texas and the Gulf of Mexico Sufferings of emigrants - Texas an advantageous field for settlers - Climate Productions of the country - Disadvantages; Patience and Perseverance indispensable to a settler in a new country - Story of a young emigrant's sufferings; Abundance of game - Severe northers peculiar to the Gulf of Mexico - Gradual encroachment of land upon the sea - Heavy swell on the bar - Different classes of titles to land - Texas peculiarly adapted for breeding stock; History and character of General Houston, President of Texas - Run for the Presidency - Whittling - Discomfort of travelling in Texas; Commencement of an excursion up the country - The Houston steamer - Her passengers - The town of Houston - Tavern fare at Houston - Start for the prairie About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.