Gateway To Texas: History of Red River County by Stroud HC 1997 SIGNED W9
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Gateway To Texas: History of Red River County by Stroud HC 1997 SIGNED W9. Gateway To Texas: History of Red River County. Stroud, Martha Sue. Austin: Nortex, 1997. Hardcover, 446 pages, b&w photos, index. Signed and inscribed by author Stroud on the front free endpaper. Gateway To Texas: History of Red River County . Stroud, Martha Sue. Austin: Nortex, 1997. Hardcover, 446 pages, b&w photos, index. The author grew up in Clarksville, county seat of Red River County and interviewed many people who shared their memories, scrapbooks, etc. Signed and inscribed by author Stroud on the front free endpaper. The colorful history of Red River County in Northeast Texas has been greatly neglected in the past by historians. No other country in the State of Texas can boast of such a beginning, and 'Gateway to Texas..' was written to enable readers to be informed of this. The 19 chapters begin in 1684 with LaSalle's exploration and cover a period up to the 1940s. Texas under six flags, the Red River, the Native Americans who were here first, pioneer families, the County Seat, the Civil War and its effect on Texas, early medicine, education and dwellings, cemeteries, and the Orphan Train stopping in Clarksville will be discussed. The last chapter contains interviews between the author and 24 men and women of Red River County, advanced in age, who recall experiences from the past in their various walks of life. The author gathered data for this book over a 25 year period. .. libraries, museums, the historic Red River County Courthouse, cemeteries, historical markers, and in homes of those who wanted to share their family histories
