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Gone to Texas (often abbreviated GTT), was a phrase used by Americans emigrating to Texas in the 19th century. [1] During the Panic of 1819, many left the United States and moved there to escape debt. [2]
But the phrase “Gone To Texas” has a long and colorful history — and one that might just surprise you. In the 1820s and early 1830s, when Texas was a sparsely inhabited territory of Mexico, Americans in the South saw it as a place of opportunity, a place to start over.
Gone to Texas is a 1986 American made-for-television biographical film originally titled Houston: The Legend of Texas. [1] It stars Sam Elliott in the title role, and is a biopic of Sam Houston's years as Governor of Tennessee through his involvement in the Texas Revolution. [2]
The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales is a 1973 American Western novel (also titled Gone to Texas in later editions) [1] written by Asa Earl Carter (under the pen name Forrest Carter). It was adapted into the film The Outlaw Josey Wales directed by and starring Clint Eastwood .
The life of Sam Houston, General & later president of Texas.
The initials GTT ("Gone to Texas") came into use in the first half of the nineteenth century, when Texas had the reputation for producing and harboring outlaws.
Campbell presents the epic tales of Texas history in a new light, offering revisionist history in the best sense--broadening and deepening the traditional story, without ignoring the heroes of the past. The scope of the book is impressive.
Campbell presents the epic tales of Texas history in a new light, offering revisionist history in the best sense--broadening and deepening the traditional story, without ignoring the heroes of the past.
Campbell presents the epic tales of Texas history in a new light, offering revisionist history in the best sense--broadening and deepening the traditional story, without...
Campbell presents the epic tales of Texas history in a new light, offering revisionist history in the best sense--broadening and deepening the traditional story, without ignoring the heroes of the past. The scope of the book is impressive. It ranges from the archeological record of early Native.