ABSTRACT

Written in a narrative style, this comprehensive yet accessible survey of Texas history offers a balanced, scholarly presentation of all time periods and topics.From the beginning sections on geography and prehistoric people, to the concluding discussions on the start of the twenty-first century, this text successfully considers each era equally in terms of space and emphasis.

chapter |16 pages

The Country and Its Native Peoples

chapter |18 pages

Mexican Texas

chapter |14 pages

The Prelude to Revolution, 1826–1835

chapter |23 pages

The Texas Revolution, 1835–1836

chapter |23 pages

The Republic of Texas, 1836–1845

chapter |20 pages

Early Statehood, 1846–1861

chapter |22 pages

Pioneer Institutions

chapter |23 pages

Secession and War, 1860–1865

chapter |19 pages

Restoring Texas to the Union 1865–1874

chapter |20 pages

From Reconstruction to Reform 1874–1890

chapter |26 pages

Cultural Conflict on the Frontier

chapter |24 pages

Life at the Turn of the Century

chapter |27 pages

Crusades and Complacency 1910–1930

chapter |20 pages

Post Texas, 1945–1963

chapter |24 pages

Republican Texas, 1985–2008