Overview

Written in a narrative style, this comprehensive yet accessible survey of Texas history–from early times to the present–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.

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Author:   Rupert N. Richardson ,  Adrian Anderson ,  Cary D. Wintz ,  Ernest Wallace
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   10th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.501kg
ISBN:  

9780205661688

ISBN 10:   0205661688
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   11 January 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9780367616816
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. The Land and Its Native Peoples. 2. Spanish Texas—Exploration and Occupation, 1519-1763. 3. Spanish Texas—The Last Years, 1763-1821. 4. Mexican Texas 5. The Prelude to Revolution, 1826-1835. 6. The Texas Revolution, 1835-1836. 7. The Republic of Texas, 1836-1845. 8. Early Statehood, 1846-1861. 9. Pioneer Institutions. 10. Secession and War, 1861-1865. 11. Restoring Texas to the Union, 1865-1874.   12. From Reconstruction to Reform, 1874-1890. 13. Cultural Conflict on the Frontier. 14. The Populists and Progressives, 1890-1910. 15. Life at the Turn of the Century. 16. Crusades and Complacency, 1910-1930. 17. The Great Depression and Second World War, 1930-1945. 18. Post-War Texas, 1945-1963. 19. Politics of an Urban Land, 1963-1978. 20. Republican Texas, 1978-2008 Appendix. Index.

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Rupert N. Richardson Adrian Anderson, Lamar University Cary D Wintz Ernest Wallace

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