Until you’ve consumed all of the best Texas History books, can you even claim to be a true fan?
1. Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans (2000)
Here is an up-to-the-moment history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider’s look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days. Never before has the story been told with more vitality and immediacy. Fehrenbach re-creates the Texas saga from prehistory to the Spanish and French invasions to the heyday of the cotton and cattle empires. He dramatically describes the emergence of Texas as a republic, the vote for secession before the Civil War, and the state’s readmission to the Union after the War. In the twentieth century oil would emerge as an important…
2. The Great Book of Texas: The Crazy History of Texas with Amazing Random Facts & Trivia (A Trivia Nerds Guide to the History of the United States) (2018)
Are you looking to learn more about Texas? Sure, you’ve heard about the Alamo and JFK’s assassination in history class, but there’s so much about the Lone Star State that even natives don’t know about. In this trivia book, you’ll journey through Texas’s history, pop culture, sports, folklore, and so much more! Whether you consider yourself a Texas pro or you know absolutely nothing about the state, you’ll learn something new as you discover more about the state’s past, present, and future. Find out about things that weren’t mentioned in your history…
3. Texas: A Historical Atlas (2012)
For twenty years the Historical Atlas of Texas stood as a trusted resource for students and aficionados of the state. Now this key reference has been thoroughly updated and expanded—and even rechristened. Texas: A Historical Atlas more accurately reflects the Lone Star State at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Its 86 entries feature 175 newly designed maps—more than twice the number in the original volume—illustrating the most significant aspects of the state’s history, geography, and current affairs. The heart of the book is its wealth of historical…
4. The History of Texas (2014)
The History of Texas is fully revised and updated in this fifth edition to reflect the latest scholarship in its coverage of Texas history from the pre-Columbian era to the present….
5. God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State (2019)
God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a red state, but the cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king, but Texas now leads California in technology exports. Low taxes and minimal regulation have produced extraordinary growth, but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. Bringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Texas native Lawrence Wright gives us a colorful, wide-ranging…
6. Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde (2017)
“Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adventure story, told with grace and authority by a master historian of American law enforcement. Frank Hamer can rest easy as readers will finally learn the truth behind his amazing career, spanning the end of the Wild West through the bloody days of the gangsters.” –Paul Andrew Hutton, author of The Apache…
7. Texas History for Kids: Lone Star Lives and Legends, with 21 Activities (For Kids series) (2015)
Encapsulating the 500-year saga of the one-of-a-kind state of Texas, this interactive book takes readers from the founding of the Spanish Missions and the victory at San Jacinto to the Great Storm that destroyed Galveston and the establishment of NASA’s Mission Control in Houston while covering everything in between. Texas History for Kids includes 21 informative and fun activities to help readers better understand the state’s culture, politics, and geography. Kids will recreate one of the six national flags that have flown over the state, make castings of local wildlife tracks, design a ranch’s branding…
8. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Texas History: Guided Reading Workbook (2014)
Series: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Texas History Paperback: 392 pages Publisher: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT; 1 edition (December 31, 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 0544326652 ISBN-13: 978-0544326651 Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 0.9 x 10.8 inches Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars 3 customer reviews Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #690,587 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #28 in Teen & Young Adult United States State & Local History #3711 in Education Workbooks (Books) #15532 in Education (Books) Would…
9. Texas Rising: The Epic True Story of the Lone Star Republic and the Rise of the Texas Rangers, 1836-1846 (2016)
The official nonfiction companion to HISTORY’s dramatic series Texas Rising (created by the same team that made the ratings record-breaker Hatfields & McCoys): a thrilling new narrative history of the Texas Revolution and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers who patrolled the violent western frontierMarch 1836: The Republic of Texas, just weeks old, is already near collapse. William Barret Travis and his brave defenders of the Alamo in San Antonio have been slaughtered. Hundreds more Texan soldiers have surrendered at Goliad, only to be marched outside the fortress and executed by order of the…
10. Reader’s Theater Scripts (2014)
Improve students’ reading fluency while providing fun and purposeful practice and performance through Reader’s Theater Scripts. Engage students through Reader’s Theater to make learning fun while building knowledge of Texas history and the significant people, events, and places that make Texas what it is today. Improve vocabulary and comprehension with repeated practice and performance of the scripts along with TEKS-based activities in the lesson plans, which include word study, comprehension questions, and extension activities. Make your classroom a Reader’s Theater classroom…
11. Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State (2017)
Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State engagingly 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 twenty-first century. Focusing on the state’s successive waves of immigrants, the book offers an inclusive view of the vast array of Texans who, often in conflict with each other and always in a struggle with the land, created a history and an idea of Texas. An Instructor’s Resource Manual and a set of approximately 400 PowerPoint slides to accompany Gone to Texas, Third Edition, are now available to adopters….
12. The Texas Rangers: The History and Legacy of the West’s Most Famous Law Enforcement Agency (2017)
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the Rangers *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In the second decade of the 19th century, the precarious state of America’s transatlantic relationships began to stabilize. The War of 1812 ended, and the border status with Canada grew somewhat more settled. Turning its efforts toward the taming of an unwelcoming West, the young country faced new and less well-understood enemies. These included a vast array of indigenous Native American tribes, a general lawlessness roaming free from an absence of social protections,…
13. The Story of Texas (Four Volumes in One) (1986)
Children of all ages will enjoy this colorful, instructive book on Texas history. Told in simple language, the story emphasizes the drama and excitement of the state’s history – from prehistoric times, when Texas was largely underwater and inhabited by strange creatures, to the modern age of space travel and computers. The text is amply illustrated by lively sketches and paintings that will make reading about history fun….
14. The Big Resource Guide to Teaching and Learning Texas History (2016)
<p>Offering a one-of-a kind teaching resource for Texas history teachers, The Big Resource Guide to Teaching and Learning Texas History, by author and teacher Tracey Williams, includes everything to make Texas history come alive in the classroom.</p> <p>The teaching units are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and contain activities, assignments, and assessments to help instructors teach the state curriculum. The Big Resource Guide to Teaching and Learning Texas History covers all major topics in Texas history and offers a graphic organizer to help students record the…
Best Texas History Books to Read
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Cult of glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers
Author(s): Doug J. Swanson
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, Year: 2020, Size: 26 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2535829
Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America
Author(s): Brenda Elsey, Joshua Nadel
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Year: 2019, Size: 8 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2369767
Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers: The Texas Victory That Changed American History
Author(s): Brian Kilmeade
Publisher: Sentinel, Year: 2019, Size: 33 Mb, Download: epub
ID: 2435020
Clio’s Laws: On History and Language
Author(s): Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Year: 2019, Size: 19 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2472889
When Good Gardens Go Bad: Earth-Friendly Solutions to Common Garden Problems
Author(s): Judy Barrett
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, Year: 2018, Size: 50 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2226345
From Santa Anna to Selena: Notable Mexicanos and Tejanos in Texas History since 1821
Author(s): Harriett Denise Joseph
Publisher: University of North Texas Press, Year: 2018, Size: 18 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2259938
Promiscuous Power: An Unorthodox History of New Spain
Author(s): Martin Austin Nesvig
Publisher: University of Texas Press, Year: 2018, Size: 14 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2340026
The Natural History of Texas
Author(s): Brian R. Chapman; Eric G. Bolen
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, Year: 2018, Size: 59 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2348492
The Woolly West: Colorado’s Hidden History of Sheepscapes
Author(s): Andrew Gulliford
Publisher: Texas A University Press, Year: 2018, Size: 66 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2373623
The Natural History of Flowers
Author(s): Michael Fogden; Patricia Fogden
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, Year: 2018, Size: 89 Mb, Download: pdf
ID: 2401027
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