Yoakum, Henderson King:

$1,000 · Offered by William Reese Company

HISTORY OF TEXAS FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT IN 1685 TO ITS ANNEXATION TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1846. This is the first scholarly work on Texas after annexation, and one of the rare surviving 1855 editions, most having perished in a warehouse fire. The author, a lawyer from Tennessee, went to Texas in 1845, befriended Sam Houston, and served in the Mexican-American War. "In spite of its detractors, Yoakum's history remains a necessary source. Modern historians rally to its support, with reservations. Gambrell said Yoakum managed to achieve 'a degree of objectivity unusual for the amateur historian, and literary style not often equalled by the professional'" - Jenkins."Mr. Yoakum seems to have collected with great care all the existing material, with much that has never yet appeared in print. All contemporary accounts, personal narratives, private correspondence, individual reminiscences, newspaper statements, and official documents are called into requisition. The work...is still of very great interest and value, and is deserving of general study. The author was evidently an enthusiastic admirer of Gen. Houston" - Raines.The work contains numerous unpublished letters by Sam Houston, and about seventy percent of the footnotes in the main text refer to original manuscripts, letters, or other primary sources. The four engraved portrait plates depict Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Ellis Bean, and Thomas Rusk. The three single-page maps are titled, respectively, "San Antonio & Its E

Found via Rare Books Intel, a search across rare-book dealers, auction houses and marketplaces worldwide.