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Lone Star Blue and Gray: Essays on Texas in the Civil War (open access)

Lone Star Blue and Gray: Essays on Texas in the Civil War

Book containing sixteen essays from the Southwestern Historical Quarterly and other scholarly journals. The essays are related to the state of Texas during the Civil War and cover such topics as military actions, Texan feelings towards the Union, and supply issues.
Date: 1995
Creator: Wooster, Ralph A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign (open access)

Almonte's Texas: Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign

Book containing Mexican Col. Juan N. Almonte's 1834 report concerning the measures necessary to prevent the loss of Texas, as well as fifty of his letters, and the journal he kept while at the side of Santa Anna during the Texas rebellion in 1836.
Date: 2003
Creator: Jackson, Jack, 1941-2006 & Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno, 1803-1869
System: The Portal to Texas History
Documents of Texas History (open access)

Documents of Texas History

Book containing 141 documents pertinent to the history of Texas. These range from reports by Spanish explorers in the sixteenth century to speeches and legal cases from the twentieth century. Each document is preceded by brief introduction by the editors.
Date: 2002
Creator: Wallace, Ernest; Vigness, David M., 1922-1979 & Ward, George B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mistress of Manifest Destiny: A Biography of Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, 1807-1878 (open access)

Mistress of Manifest Destiny: A Biography of Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, 1807-1878

Book containing a biography of Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, a journalist, publicist, and advocate for military, political, and class reforms. Includes her time in New York, Texas, and Cuba, as well as her coverage of the Mexican War.
Date: 2001
Creator: Hudson, Linda S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Army Exploration in the American West, 1803-1863 (open access)

Army Exploration in the American West, 1803-1863

Book containing the history of the role of the United States Army and its Topographical Engineers in exploring lands west of the Mississippi River between 1838 and 1863. This includes surveys of battlefronts, railroads, and boundaries.
Date: 1991
Creator: Goetzmann, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1864 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1864

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: January 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Americans in Texas History: Selected Essays (open access)

Mexican Americans in Texas History: Selected Essays

Book containing eleven essays from the Texas State Historical Association's "Mexican Americans in Texas History" conference. The essays discuss the history of Mexicans in Texas, their social and political culture, and conflicts with Anglo-Americans.
Date: 2000
Creator: Zamora, Emilio; Orozco, Cynthia & Rocha, Rodolfo
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1871, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1871, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1871~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1869 and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1869 and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, trade, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1869~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Portable Handbook of Texas (open access)

The Portable Handbook of Texas

Book containing a brief history Texas from prehistoric times to the end of the twentieth century. Following this is a series of alphabetical arranged articles which cover various aspects of Texas history, including significant communities, people, institutions, and agencies.
Date: 2000
Creator: Barkley, Roy R., 1941- & Odintz, Mark F., 1953-
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County (open access)

Land is the Cry!: Warren Angus Ferris, Pioneer Texas Surveyor and Founder of Dallas County

Book containing the biography of Warren Ferris, a man from New York who pursued business opportunities in the frontiers of New York, the Rocky Mountains, and Texas.
Date: 1998
Creator: Starling, Susanne
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1872, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1872, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1872~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1867 with Statistics, Descriptive and Biographical Sketches, etc., Relating to Texas. (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1867 with Statistics, Descriptive and Biographical Sketches, etc., Relating to Texas.

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, notable days, and weather, as well as discussions of legal, political and social issues of the time.
Date: December 1866
Creator: The Glaveston News
System: The Portal to Texas History
Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library (open access)

Basic Texas Books: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Works for a Research Library

Annotated bibliography of 224 books about Texas history prior to 1940, including bibliographic details and critical discussion points for each, such as the author's opinions, the opinions of other critics, background on the author and writing of the book, strengths and weaknesses of the text, representative quotations, and references to other books. It also contains an appendix of additional bibliographies to Texas history. Index starts on page 617.
Date: 1988
Creator: Jenkins, John Holmes
System: The Portal to Texas History
Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times (open access)

Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times

Compilation of essays about black leaders in Texas who made significant contributions within their communities or the state. The introduction and essays include commentary and context provided by the editors. Index starts on page 223.
Date: 2007
Creator: Barr, Alwyn & Calvert, Robert A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1870, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1870, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: January 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 2002-2003 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 2002-2003

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. A general index is on page 629.
Date: 2001
Creator: Ramos, Mary G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 2000-2001 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 2000-2001

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. A general index is on page 631.
Date: 1999
Creator: Ramos, Mary G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1873, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1873, and Emigrant's Guide to Texas

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1873~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 2004-2005 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 2004-2005

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 642.
Date: 2004
Creator: Alvarez, Elizabeth Cruce
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1998-1999 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1998-1999

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 631.
Date: 1997
Creator: Ramos, Mary G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1996-1997 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1996-1997

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 631.
Date: 1995
Creator: Ramos, Mary G.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Women in Early Texas (open access)

Women in Early Texas

Book containing biographies of fifty women who were involved with the development of Texas. The women come from a wide variety of classes and ethnic groups, and many of the authors are descended from their subjects.
Date: 1993
Creator: Carrington, Evelyn M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Almanac, 1992-1993 (open access)

Texas Almanac, 1992-1993

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, wildlife, science, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time. The general index and advertisers index begin on page 626.
Date: 1991
Creator: Kingston, Mike
System: The Portal to Texas History