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Description
First volume describing the history of Matagorda County, Texas, written in two parts with supplementary reference information. Part 1 includes sixteen chapters that outline the general background of the county and information for each time period from European exploration through the Texas sesquicentennial (1986). Part 2 provides more detailed information about the communities, organizations and businesses, and religion and education. Index starts on page 711.

Physical Description
xx, 763 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Creation Information
Matagorda County Book Committee 1986.

Context
This book is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2016 and was provided by the Palacios Area Historical Association to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 6935 times, with 62 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.