Texas History & Figures

Updated June 9, 2026
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The crossing El Paso, the Southwest, and America's forgotten origin story
Parker, Richard (Journalist)
Paper Book
A radical work of history that re-centers the American story around El Paso, Texas, gateway between north and south, center of indigenous power and resistance, locus of European colonization of North America, centuries-long hub of immigration, and underappreciated modern blueprint...
Women in Texas history
Boswell, Angela, 1965- author.
Paper Book
Winner, 2019 Liz Carpenter Award, sponsored by the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) In recent decades, a small but growing number of historians have dedicated their tireless attention to analyzing the role of women in Texas history. Each contribution--and...
The city in Texas a history
McComb, David G.
Paper Book
Texans love the idea of wide-open spaces and, before World War II, the majority of the state's people did live and work on the land. Between 1940 and 1950, however, the balance shifted from rural to urban, and today 88 percent of Texans live in cities and embrace the amenities of urban culture....
It happened in Texas [electronic resource] remarkable events that shaped history
Crutchfield, James
Paper Book
In It Happened in Texas, author James A. Crutchfield illuminates thirty-three lively episodes from the history of the Lone Star State. From the acquisition of King Ranch to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, It Happened in Texas gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and...
Eats a folk history of Texas foods
Sewell, Ernestine P.
Paper Book
Big wonderful thing a history of Texas
Harrigan, Stephen, 1948- author.
Paper Book
2020 Philosophical Society of Texas Nonfiction Book Prize 2019 Nonfiction Book Award Finalist, Writers' League of Texas 2021 Citation from the San Antonio Conservation Society "Harrigan, surveying thousands of years of history that lead to the banh mi...

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