Texas : crossroads of North America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Teja, Jesús F. de la, 1956- (Author), Tyler, Ronnie C., 1941- (Author), Young, Nancy Beck (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Cengage Learning, [2016].
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Undefined Texas
  • First Texans, first encounters: Prehistory to 1554
  • New Spain's Northeastern frontier to 1767
  • New Opportunities, new rivalries, 1767-1800
  • New neighbors, new challenges, 1800-1821
  • Mexican Texas, 1821-1835
  • Part II. Defining Texas
  • Revolution,1835-1836
  • Texas Independent, 1836-1845
  • Statehood and Civil War, 1845-1865
  • Reconstruction 1865-1874
  • Creating and infrastructure, 1876-1898
  • Part III. Texas Defined
  • A contradictory movement: Texas progressivism 1900-1929
  • Depression and War, 1929-1945
  • A "Confluence of Anxieties" : Texas from 1946 to 1960
  • The Conundrum of Lyndon Johnson's Texas, 1960-1978
  • Recognizing old and new realities.