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

This expanded edition of Texas A&M University: A Pictorial History gives a panoramic view of Texas A&M, from its infancy...

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:...

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

Since the early twentieth century, technological transfers from the United States to Latin American countries have involved technologies of violence...

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...

The year was 1909, and a youthful Jesse Nusbaum had resigned his teaching position at the Normal School at Las...

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

The mid-nineteenth century was a tumultuous yet formative time for the Mesilla Valley, home to present-day Las Cruces, New Mexico....

  During his thirty-eight-year career as a military officer, Henry Clay Merriam received the Medal of Honor for his service in...

The story told here is a critical yet unknown chapter in the creation of the American Republic. Claudio Saunt vividly...

Ripped from today’s headlines, Unsolved is the first ever book to examine the sacrifices made by American’s heroic law enforcement...

In the early part of the eighteenth century, the Spanish colonial mission Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga was relocated from far...

This is a powerful story of an African-American man's struggle to raise his son in a period of overt discrimination...

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