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Abstracts from the Northern Standard and the Red River District [Texas] : August 20, 1842-August 19 1848 by Lorna Geer Sheppard and Richard B. Marrin (2006, Perfect)

The Northern Standard was a weekly newspaper first published in 1842 by Charles DeMorse in Clarksville, a small town in the northeastern corner of the Republic of Texas. The paper grew to become the second largest in circulation in Texas and DeMorse was hailed as the Father of Texas Journalism. The wealth of information published in The Standard was important, both to the settlers in the mid-1800s and present-day researchers. Thousands of surnames of settlers can be found in the paper and there are details aplenty about small town daily life more than a hundred and fifty years ago. This pioneer press covered northeastern Texas, a vast region whose population increased dramatically after Texas won independence from Mexico in 1836. The authors first draw a lively historical sketch of the area before presenting the newspaper abstracts in chronological order. Genealogical information abounds: marriages, political and election news, advertisements, strays, administration of estates, court news, agricultural news, runaway slaves, land for sale, lost headright certificates, letters left at the post office, temperance meetings, church news, fraternal organizations news, riverboat traffic, and crimes committed. The abstracts are followed by footnotes and a full name index.

Author
Lorna Geer Sheppard, Richard B. Marrin
Publication Name
Abstracts from the Northern Standard and the Red River District [Texas] : August 20, 1842-August 19 1848
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Type
Not Available
Number of Pages
364 Pages

Lc Classification Number
F392.R33m37 2006
Copyright Date
2006
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Genealogy & Heraldry, Journalism, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Lccn
2006-298423
Dewey Decimal
929/.3764212
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, History

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