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The Texas Centennial of 1936, commemorated by statewide celebrations of independence from Mexico, proved to be a powerful catalyst for...

To most Americans, Hawaii means ukuleles and native dancers, Waikiki and Diamond Head. Hawaii is a romantic image learned from...

The lawless days Old West lasted only a short time, but the stories of its outlaws and the havoc they...

Popular lore has long depicted the Karankawa Indians as primitive scavengers (perhaps even cannibals) who eked out a meager subsistence...

The Southern High Plains of northwestern Texas and eastern New Mexico are rich in Paleoindian archaeological sites, including such well-known...

Since 1976, newcomers and natives alike have learned about the rich history of the magnificent place they call home from Colorado:...

This concise guidebook gives a brief overview of the 1961 Freedom Rides, a crucial moment in American history in which...

The valleys, mountains, and deserts of Utah have been home to native peoples for thousands of years. Like peoples around...

A vibrant narrative history of three hallowed Manhattan blocks—the epicenter of American cool. St. Marks Place in New York City...

From the Jaws of Victory: The Triumph and Tragedy of Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker Movement is the most...

This is a succinct survey of the numerous contributions to the history of the American west. In the past twenty-five...

Linking geological history to the early American experience, Stone by Stone presents a fascinating picture of the land the Pilgrims...

During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was rocked by a series of political transitions. Despite its century-long heritage of solidly...

Although the stirring story of the Texas revolution has been told many times from a military standpoint, now James Bevill...

The Knights of Pythias fraternal organization was founded in 1865. African American men were denied membership and created their own...

This first environmental history of Colorado's iconic Rocky Mountain National Park reveals how nature was constructed to accommodate consumerism. The...

Michael Lesy’s disturbingly satisfying account of Chicago in the 1920s—the epicenter of murder in America—could be fiction, but it’s ......

Texas is a place where legends are made, die, and are revived. Fort Worth, Texas, claims its own legend –...

"I have talked about luscious wines and succulent fruit and exquisite dinners. But there may be no more evocative experience...

First settled by Stephen F. Austin's colonists in the early nineteenth century, Colorado County has deep roots in Texas history....