| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 500 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The first Texans -- Exploration and adventure, 1519-1689 -- Spanish Texas, 1690-1779 -- Spanish Texas in the age of revolutions, 1779-1821 -- Mexican Texas, 1821-1835 -- The Texas revolution, 1835-1836 -- The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846 -- Frontier Texas, 1846-1861 -- Empire state of the south, 1846-1861 -- The Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Reconstruction, 1865-1876 -- Old West and New South, 1865-1890 -- An era of reform, 1891-1920 -- The "prosperity decade" and the great depression, 1921-1941 -- World War II and the rise of modern, Texas, 1941-1971 -- Modern Texas, 1971-2001 -- Texas in the new millennium |
| Summary |
Tells the story of the Lone Star State from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the 21st Century. Focusing on the state's successive waves of immigrants, it offers an inclusive view of the array of Texans who, often in conflict with each other and the land, created a history and an idea of Texas |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-485) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- State & Local -- General.
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| SUBJECT |
Texas -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85134261
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| Subject |
Texas
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Texas
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Texas (États-Unis) -- Histoire.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780198031666 |
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0198031661 |
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1423714865 |
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9781423714866 |
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1423736141 |
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9781423736141 |
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9786610481026 |
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6610481024 |
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1280481021 |
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9781280481024 |
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128236734X |
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9781282367340 |
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9786612367342 |
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6612367342 |
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