Remembering School Days (open access)

Remembering School Days

A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 2017
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Family Secrets (open access)

Texas Family Secrets

Collection of stories by forty local writers describing family histories and anecdotes in the Grayson County, Texas area. Each story is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 2017
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Millennium Book: The Way Things Used to Be (open access)

Texas Millennium Book: The Way Things Used to Be

A collection of reminiscences, each preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author.
Date: 2017
Creator: Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War in Texas; A Review of Facts and Circumstances, showing that this contest is a Crusade Against Mexico, set on foot by Slaveholders, Land Speculators, &c. In Order to Re-Establish, Extend, and Perpetuate the System of Slavery and the Slave Trade. (open access)

The War in Texas; A Review of Facts and Circumstances, showing that this contest is a Crusade Against Mexico, set on foot by Slaveholders, Land Speculators, &c. In Order to Re-Establish, Extend, and Perpetuate the System of Slavery and the Slave Trade.

Opinion piece describing the history and reasons for the Texas Revolution, including the position that it was intended to support slavery in Texas.
Date: 2017
Creator: Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839
System: The Portal to Texas History
Adobe Walls Bride: The Story of Billy and Olive King Dixon (open access)

Adobe Walls Bride: The Story of Billy and Olive King Dixon

Story of the lives of Billy and Olive King Dixon in the Texas Panhandle from recollections and historical research. This book covers their marriage, parenthood, home building, etc. in the Texas Panhandle. Index begins on page 275.
Date: 2018
Creator: McCarty, John L. 1901-1974
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memories of the 20th Century: Stories by Eleanor Monroe (open access)

Memories of the 20th Century: Stories by Eleanor Monroe

Collection of stand-alone autobiographical anecdotes written by Eleanor Monroe about her family and life in Sherman, Texas.
Date: 2017
Creator: Monroe, Eleanor; Lincecum, Jerry Bryan & Redshaw, Peggy A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alone by the Sea: The Story of Jane Wilkinson Long, Mother of Texas (open access)

Alone by the Sea: The Story of Jane Wilkinson Long, Mother of Texas

Historical narrative of the live of Jane Wilkinson Long, wife of James Long who led a filibustering attempt into Texas in 1819. This work covers her early marriage life in Louisiana and her subsequent life in Texas.
Date: 2018
Creator: Moore, Effie Missouria Pitchford
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boundaries of Oklahoma (open access)

Boundaries of Oklahoma

Book discussing the history of Oklahoma's borders and boundaries, including the borders of the Indian nations within the territory and those of the individual counties. Index starts on page 137.
Date: 2017
Creator: Morris, John W.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Her Name Was Ann: A Pioneer Teacher in Texas (open access)

Her Name Was Ann: A Pioneer Teacher in Texas

Story of Ann Thompson Morriss, born in Mississippi, who moved to Texas with her family in 1848. The book covers the family's arrival to America through Morriss's life and teaching career in the state.
Date: 2018
Creator: Morriss, Annie Mae
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the Revolution in Texas, Particularly of the War of 1835 & '36; Together With the Latest Geographical, Topographical, and Statistical Accounts of the Country, From the Most Authentic Sources. Also, an Appendix. (open access)

History of the Revolution in Texas, Particularly of the War of 1835 & '36; Together With the Latest Geographical, Topographical, and Statistical Accounts of the Country, From the Most Authentic Sources. Also, an Appendix.

Book outlining the history of the Texas Revolution and a description of Texas geography, with a map, as well as an appendix containing personal accounts and text excerpts about specific events.
Date: 2017
Creator: Newell, Chester
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543 (open access)

Spanish Explorers in the Southern United States, 1528-1543

Book containing three translated narratives of early Spanish explorers in what would become the Southern United States. This includes the paths taken by the explorers, the people they encountered, and hardships they endured.
Date: 2017
Creator: Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, 16th cent. & Castañeda de Nájera, Pedro de, 16th cent.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536 (open access)

The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536

Translation of the original narrative by Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, about his trip across North America, as well as historical notes and supporting documentation, such as other personal accounts.
Date: 2017
Creator: Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century & Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840-1914
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion (open access)

Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion

This book "is a compendium of America's Indian Wars and the mountain men, soldiers, cowboys and pioneers who took part in them" (dust-jacket). It includes information about all the major American Indian battles, the lives of notable men who fought in the battles, and the combat techniques employed. The index begins on page 247.
Date: 2017
Creator: O'Neal, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History
Elizabeth Mcanulty Owens: The Story of Her Life (open access)

Elizabeth Mcanulty Owens: The Story of Her Life

Reminiscences from Elizabeth Owens' daughters discussing her life and the history of the town of Victoria, Texas.
Date: 2018
Creator: Owens, Elizabeth McAnulty, 1827-1905
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Folk Songs (open access)

Texas Folk Songs

Collection of musical scores, including Anglo-American love songs, ballads, comic songs, spirituals and party songs, as well as Afro-American spirituals and secular songs. The index begins on page 187.
Date: 2017
Creator: Owens, William A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Through Unexplored Texas: Notes Taken during the Expedition Commanded by Captain Randolph Barnes Marcy, United States Army, in the Summer and Fall of 1854 (open access)

Through Unexplored Texas: Notes Taken during the Expedition Commanded by Captain Randolph Barnes Marcy, United States Army, in the Summer and Fall of 1854

Book about the 1854 expedition lead by Randolph Barnes Marcy through the frontier of Texas. Includes meetings with settlers and Native Americans, geography, and wildlife.
Date: 2017
Creator: Parker, W. B. (William B.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
To Become a Texian: The Letters and Journeys of Caroline Cox Morgan and Her Family, 1839-1857 (open access)

To Become a Texian: The Letters and Journeys of Caroline Cox Morgan and Her Family, 1839-1857

Edited collection of transcribed letters written to and from Caroline Cox Morgan with the addition of contextual information and notes about the family history. Index starts on page 172.
Date: 2017
Creator: Peel, Ann Macklin & Morgan, Caroline Cox
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Lady and a Lone Star Flag (open access)

A Lady and a Lone Star Flag

Book discussing the history of Texas and of the creation of the Lone Star Flag by Joanna Elizabeth Troutman, which was lost at Goliad after the massacre there.
Date: 2018
Creator: Pope, Henry David
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Woman of Texas: Mrs Percy V. Pennybacker (open access)

A Woman of Texas: Mrs Percy V. Pennybacker

Book discussing the role of Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, originally born in Petersburg, Virginia, who worked to expand the woman's place in American society. Index begins on page 359.
Date: 2018
Creator: Richmond, Rebecca
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ranch and Range in Oklahoma (open access)

Ranch and Range in Oklahoma

Reprint of a book containing historical information about ranching in Oklahoma during the cattle drive era, as well as maps showing the different cattle drive trails that ran from Texas through Oklahoma. Index begins on page 122.
Date: 2017
Creator: Skaggs, Jimmy M.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954 (open access)

The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954

This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folklore in Texas and Mexico, including folk songs and ballads, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, sermons, stories about games and celebrations, folklore of Texas plants, and information about folk remedies. The index begins on page 349.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coffee in the Gourd (open access)

Coffee in the Gourd

Collection of miscellaneous folklore of Texas and Mexico, including folk songs, information about Indian pictographs, legends, superstitions, and weather lore. The index begins on page 105.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coyote Wisdom (open access)

Coyote Wisdom

This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds (open access)

Diamond Bessie & The Shepherds

This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including folk dramas, myths, folk music, stories about farming and agriculture, religious folk stories, and information about folk customs, dances and folk art. The index begins on page 157.
Date: 2017
Creator: Texas Folklore Society
System: The UNT Digital Library