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The principle that all people make history continues to drive the Fourth Edition of our well-loved text, one that considers carefully the different cultures within the state as well as the unique heritage shared by all Texans.
Unlike other surveys of the Lone Star State, The History of Texas goes beyond accounts of well-known figures to consider the lives of ordinary Texans, as seen in the continued and expanded coverage of topics such as agriculture, industrialization, urbanization, economic disparity, migration patterns, and demographic change. Like its predecessors, the Fourth Edition features the history of folklore, music, literature, sports, religion, and other important aspects of Texas culture that help determine the flavor of Texas, past and present.
In response to the feedback of instructors and students alike, this edition has been reedited and revised, making it more accessible to student readers of all levels and representative of the very latest historical research. Additions include broader discussions of American Indian peoples, the activities in Texas of the French explorer La Salle, the lead up to and the battles and other events comprising the Texas Revolution, and the affinity between Texas and southern culture that ensued once the Republic became a state in 1845. In addition, the description of Reconstruction in Texas has been reorganized and simplified to help students grasp better this complex topic. Naturally, the final chapter has—in light of the rapid movements in politics, the economy, and culture—undergone extensive revision, bringing the coverage through the election of 2006.
Still the best-illustrated survey of Texas history, The History of Texas remains the most inclusive, relevant, and up-to-date account of all those who call the Lone Star State home.
Instructor resources are available at
http://www.harlandavidson.com/txhist/4e/English
Preface and Acknowledgements vii
Chapter 1. Contact of Civilizations 1
Chapter 2. Spaniards in a Far Northern Frontera 28
Chapter 3. Mexican Texas, 1821-1836 56
Chapter 4. Launching a Nation, 1836-1848 87
Chapter 5. Statehood, Secession, and Civil War 115
Chapter 6. Reconstruction, Republicanism, and “Redemption” 147
Chapter 7. A Frontier Society in Transition 174
Chapter 8. Texas in the Age of Agrarian Discontent 203
Chapter 9. Early Twentieth-Century Texas 240
Chapter 10. Progressivism in Texas 279
Chapter 11. Texas and the Great Depression 316
Chapter 12. From Pearl Harbor through the 1960s: Texas at Midcentury 346
Chapter 13. The Emergence of Modern Texas Politics 382
Chapter 14. Texas in Transition 416
Appendix 467
Index 470
Maps
Early Spanish Exploration 14
Frontier Institutions in Texas 30
Indian Tribes of Colonial Texas 41
Empresario Contracts 61
Ethnic Settlements, 1836 71
The Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836 83
Towns of the Republic of Texas, 1836-1845 95
The Republic of Texas 102
Land Forms of Texas 119
Ethnic Settlements, 1850 121
Military Posts 126
West Texas Forts and the Comanche Range, 1866 to 1880s 179
Cattle Trails 182
Ethnic Settlements, 1880 199
Major Texas Railroads to 1900 207
Oil Fields of Texas and Date of Discovery, 1894-1918 243
“Wet and Dry” Counties of Texas, 1911 284
Texas Counties 425
Texas Today 464
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Praise for the first edition:
"The authors present a thorough and detailed study of Texas history from earliest contact with civilizations to the present, giving balanced accounts of each era. But equally important they provide an insightful social history, especially in regard to women, blacks, and Mexican Americans. In other words, the authors have produced a college history text of highest caliber." (Southwestern Historical Quarterly, April 1991)
"This is an extremely well researched and well written text. ...The analysis is fair and unbiased, even with the most controversial of modern political issues. And the authors handle race and ethnic issues with sensitivity and fairness." (The Journal of Southern History, November, 1991)
"This work appears destined to become a standard and influential text. Teachers who choose not to adopt it are certain to find themselves lecturing out of it. If this book finds a wider readership than the usual text, there may even be hope that the persisten chauvinism that dominates the popular view of Texas might be shaken." (New Mexico Historical Review, April 1992)
"Calvert and De Leon present a multi-cultural view of Texas History. ...The interpretation of Reconstruction is thoroughly revisionist and should contribute to a better understanding of an era that is probably the most misunderstood and misrepresented in Texas history." (East Texas Historical Association, December, 1990)
