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9780836857917
Discover what role Texas played in helping the United States achieve its "Manifest Destiny" of stretching from coast to coast. As the only state to have been its own nation, Texas has a unique history. This book chronicles its journey from frontier province of Spain and Mexico to the Texas Republic and its current status as a U.S. state. Along the way, readers discover the fascinating people, places, and events that shaped the Lone Star State. Book jacket.Steele, Christy is the author of 'Texas Joins the United States', published 2005 under ISBN 9780836857917 and ISBN 0836857917.
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