The Navy of the Republic of Texas, 1835-1845

Dienst, Alex

History

Franklin Classics

Americas

Legare Street Press

The Navy of the Republic of Texas (Classic Reprint): 1835-1845

Reference

Almanacs & Yearbooks

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The Navy of the Republic of Texas 1835-1845

Military

Deutsch Pr

Students of history are generally aware that Texas, for ten years, was an independent Republic. However, many in this select group are surprised to learn that Texas in her struggle for independence possessed a Navy powerful enough to aid her in the struggle, and to successfully combat every effort of Mexico to regain her territory. The author in his research consulted a variety of sources and reference material, including newspapers, various Texas governmental documents, Texas histories, private papers, and material from the United States Naval Department. Dr. Dienst extracted and transcribed the relevant portions of many of the documents and included footnotes. This well-prepared work is an invaluable resource for the Texas historian, both professional and amateur, as well as the genealogist. Paperback, (1909), repr. 2011, Index, 180 pp.

Janaway Publishing, Inc.

A Cactus Navy? Everyone has heard of the USS Constitution and the USS Constellation. They were the first two ships commissioned into the United States Navy.   But have you ever heard of the Liberty and the Invincible?  They were the first two ships commissioned into the Navy of the Republic of Texas. Between 1835 and 1845 the Republic of Texas had their own fleet.  In between court martialing each other, suppressing mutinies, legalizing piracy and getting stone drunk in New Orleans—they actually found the time to beat the British and Spanish- trained Mexican navy. In 1906, Alex Dienst made an exhaustive study of the Texas Navy. Using original source documents and newspaper accounts of the day—now, in many cases, long lost—he put together this intriguing book. It's a little known story of chaos and confusion, mixed with unparalleled heroism; and it deserves to be told again.

The Texas Navy (A Fireship CONTEMPORIZED CLASSIC)

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