This little book presents the heroic phases of Texas history in a series of dramatic flashes. It is based on painstaking study, and the episodes are chosen with true appreciation of the essential factors in the making of the period. It is not, and does not aspire to be, a history text, but it is a successful attempt to express the historical spirit of the period vividly and veraciously. Judging from the frequent requests that come to me for pageant material on Texas history, there is a demand for such a book, and it should meet, as it deserves, a welcome reception.
EUGENE C. BARKER .
How to cite:
"Westward The Course of Empire: The History of Texas From Exploration to Annexation in a Sequence of One-Act Plays", Volume 029, Number 2, Southwestern Historical Quarterly Online, Page NaN. http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/publications/journals/shq/online/v029/n2/review_16.html
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