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
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
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
Women and Texas History: Selected Essays (open access)

Women and Texas History: Selected Essays

Book containing thirteen essays presented at the Texas State Historical Association's "Women and Texas History" conference. The essays relate to the role of women in the history of Texas.
Date: 1993
Creator: Downs, Fane & Jones, Nancy Baker
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
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