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Harcourt: Biographies: David Gouverneur Burnet 1788 1870 HandoutHarcourt: Biographies: David Gouverneur Burnet 1788 1870 Handout
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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9th - 10th
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870L
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Harcourt: Biographies: David Gouverneur Burnet 1788 1870

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An interesting profile of David G. Burnet, who fought for Texas independence from Mexico and served many political offices in Texas. Links to additional information on Texas history.

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convention of 1836, david g. burnet, hrw, republic of texas, texas declaration of independence, texas independence, texas president, famous texans

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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