The Texas Heritage

by Procter, Ben; McDonald, Archie P.

• ISBN13: 9780882959948
• ISBN10: 0882959948
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-20
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Featuring four entirely new essays as well as new maps, photographs, an appendix, and a comprehensive index, this latest edition of a popular text considers the history of Texas from the pre-Columbian period to the present. A thoughtful balance of sequential and topical chapters, this engaging and affordable book -- useful as a reader or a core text -- remains a favourite of student readers and instructors alike.

Author Biography

Ben Procter is the editor of The Texas Heritage, 4th Edition, published by Wiley. ARCHIE P. MCDONALD was the author or editor of more than forty books and monographs.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	v
Introduction	xi
American Indians in Texas	3	(20)
Mark Daniel Barringer
Spain's Cultural Legacy in Texas	23	(16)
Felix D. Almaraz, Jr.
Anglo-American Arrival in Texas	39	(20)
Archie P. McDonald
Texas Independence	59	(14)
Archie P. McDonald
The Republic of Texas	73	(14)
Stanley Siegel
Statehood, 1845--1860	87	(18)
Michael L. Collins
Change and Continuity in Texas during the Civil War and Reconstruction	105	(16)
Alwyn Barr
Texas Transformed, 1874--1900	121	(20)
Donald R. Walker
Progressivism in Texas	141	(22)
Norman D. Brown
Texas from Depression through World War II, 1929--1945	163	(20)
Ben Procter
Modern Texas: The Political Scene since 1945	183	(22)
Kenneth E. Hendrickson, Jr.
A People with Many Histories: Mexican Americans in Texas	205	(20)
Arnoldo De Leon
The Civil Rights Movement in Texas	225	(22)
Robert A. Calvert
Women in Texas: A Pioneer Spirit	247	(24)
Linda S. Hudson
The Cattle Frontier in Texas	271	(16)
Eddie Weller
The Oil and Gas Industry in Texas	287	(22)
George N. Green
The Texas Rangers: An Overview	309	(12)
Ben Procter
Sports in Texas	321	(28)
James W. Pohl
Appendix	349	(4)
Index	353