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Texans and War
Beginning with tribal wars among Native Americans before Europeans settled Texas and continuing through the Civil War, the soil of what would become the Lone Star State has …
The Uncompromising Diary of Sallie McNeill, 1858-1867
In this annotated diary, Sallie McNeill chronicles thoughts, observations, and details of her daily life during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. This remarkably …
Tejanos and Texas under the Mexican Flag, 1821-1836
Historians have amply recorded the battles and the Anglo-Americans' military, economic, and political domination of the Mexican lands after 1836. But few studies have documented …
Black Women in Texas History
Though often consigned to the footnotes of history, African American women are a significant part of the rich, multiethnic heritage of Texas and the United States. Until now, …
Tales of the Sabine Borderlands
In February, 1830, eighteenyearold Théodore Pavie traveled west on the Camino Real from Natchitoches, in the new state of Louisiana, to Nacogdoches, Texas, which remained under …
A Long Ride in Texas
"Riddell's travel account of early Texas rewards readers with a rich assortment of period detail."--True West "A scholarly and valuable contribution to our understanding of …
Seeking Inalienable Rights
Seeking Inalienable Rights demonstrates that the history of Texans’ quests to secure inalienable rights and expand government-protected civil rights has been one of stops and …
In Struggle against Jim Crow
African American women have played significant roles in the ongoing struggle for freedom and equality, but relatively little is known about many of these leaders and activists.Most …
Black Cowboys of Texas
The life of a cowboy was hardly glamorous. Poorly fed, underpaid, overworked, deprived of sleep, and prone to boredom and loneliness, cowboys choked in the dust, were cold at …
Spanish Water, Anglo Water
In 1718, the Spanish settled San Antonio, partly because of its prolific and breathtaking springs—at that time, one of the largest natural spring systems in the known world. The …
The Texas Indians Volume 95
During an excavation in the 1950s, the bones of a prehistoric woman were discovered in Midland County, Texas. Archaeologists dubbed the woman “Midland Minnie”. Some believed her …