Fred Rider Cotten Popular History Series
State capital and home of the University of Texas, Austin is the one city that belongs to all Texans. This finely written book, illustrated with... |
Part of the inscription on the base of the San Jacinto Monument reads: "Measured by its results, San Jacinto was one of the decisive... |
The dramatic story of one of the most famous events in Texas history is told by Ben H. Procter of Texas Christian University. Procter describes in... |
Written by one of the deans of Texas history, Civil War Texas provides an authoritative, comprehensive description of Texas during the Civil War... |
Dallas first grabbed the national attention in 1936 when it hosted the Texas Centennial Exposition. Since then, the fascination with "Big D... |
In the fall of 1867 the United States Army established a permanent camp on the plateau where the North and Middle Concho rivers join. For... |
Wooster relates the history of Fort Davis from the days when Indians and later Spaniards and Mexicans inhabited the area. Fort Davis, one of the... |
Today Fort Lancaster sits as a ghostly ruin in West Texas, far removed from any major highway. However, this frontier post once played a major... |
Fort Worth has been called "the City Where the West Begins," "Cowtown," and the silent partner in the Dallas/Fort Worth... |
This well-written history of Galveston provides an overview of the city's rich and colorful past and provides readers, researchers, and tourists... |
