Houston was a restless man from early boyhood to old age. He moved about as his family had, unable to strike roots anywhere, unwilling to accept conditions as they were. He envied the wild liberty of the red men among whom he sometimes lived and remained a homeless exile for much of his life. His life exemplified an American type that had long fascinated Europeans. The place in which he would untimately make his mark was all but empty when he first arrived. The great Southwest had abundant space, few people - much potential and little actuality. Populated by only scattered bands of roving Indians, it developed slowly. It existed under teh nominal sovereignty of Spain and later of Mexico before obtaining its independence. But is had neither enjoyed the benefits nor suffered from the hardships of tight governmental control. Remote from the centers of power, population, and authority, Texas lingered on largely undeveloped. It was therefore open to incursions from the United States by restless settlers like Houston. An influx of settlers from the United States, whether authorized or not, created significant friction that sometimes erupted into violence. Disputes sprang up from differences in language, religious belief, outlook and interests. A clash of cultures between the remote Mexican government and the heedless, headstrong American settlers culminated in revolt and Texan independence. Houston played a pivotal role in the events that unfolded and Campbell tells his story.

Sam Houston and the American Southwest (Library of American Biography)

Campbell, Randolph B.

HANDLIN, Oscar

Biographies & Memoirs

Harpercollins College Div

Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State engagingly tells the story of the Lone Star State, from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the twenty-first century. Focusing on the state's successive waves of immigrants, the book offers an inclusive view of the vast array of Texans who, often in conflict with each other and always in a struggle with the land, created a history and an idea of Texas. An Instructor's Resource Manual and a set of approximately 400 PowerPoint slides to accompany Gone to Texas, Third Edition, are now available to adopters. Please contact your local Oxford University Press representative for details.

Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State

History

Americas

Oxford University Press

In Gone to Texas, historian Randolph Campbell ranges from the first arrival of humans in the Panhandle some 10,000 years ago to the dawn of the twenty-first century, offering an interpretive account of the land, the successive waves of people who have gone to Texas, and the conflicts that have made Texas as much a metaphor as a place. Campbell presents the epic tales of Texas history in a new light, offering revisionist history in the best sense--broadening and deepening the traditional story, without ignoring the heroes of the past. The scope of the book is impressive. It ranges from the archeological record of early Native Americans to the rise of the oil industry and ultimately the modernization of Texas. Campbell provides swift-moving accounts of the Mexican revolution against Spain, the arrival of settlers from the United States, and the lasting Spanish legacy (from place names to cattle ranching to civil law). The author also paints a rich portrait of the Anglo-Texan revolution, with its larger-than-life leaders and epic battles, the fascinating decade of the Republic of Texas, and annexation by the United States. In his account of the Civil War and Reconstruction, he examines developments both in local politics and society and in the nation at large (from the debate over secession to the role of Texas troops in the Confederate army to the impact of postwar civil rights laws). Late nineteenth-century Texas is presented as part of both the Old West and the New South. The story continues with an analysis of the impact of the Populist and Progressive movements and then looks at the prosperity decade of the 1920s and the economic disaster of the Great Depression. Campbell's last chapters show how World War II brought economic recovery and touched off spectacular growth that, with only a few downturns, continues until today. Lucid, engaging, deftly written, Gone to Texas offers a fresh understanding of why Texas continues to be seen as a state unlike any other, a place that distills the essence of what it means to be an American.

This biography explores the life of Sam Houston and his important role in the development of the Southwest. The book examines the actions and ideas of Sam Houston, relating his life to the broader themes and developments of the time in which he lived. For anyone interested in the life of Sam Houston, the history of the American Southwest, or the history of Texas.

Sam Houston and the American Southwest (2nd Edition)

Longman

As Texas emerged from the Western frontier relatively late in the formation of the USA, it is frequently and incorrectly perceived as fundamentally Western in its political and social orientation. In fact, most of the settlers of this area were emigrants from the South, and many brought with them their slaves and all aspects of slavery as it had matured in their native states.

An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865

Louisiana State University Press

Winner of the Coral Horton Tullis, Summerfield G. Roberts, and Friends of the Dallas Public Library Awards Because Texas emerged from the western frontier relatively late in the formation of the antebellum nation, it is frequently and incorrectly perceived as fundamentally western in its political and social orientation. In fact, most of the settlers of this area were emigrants from the South, and many of these people brought with them their slaves and all aspects of slavery as it had matured in their native states. In An Empire for Slavery, Randolph B. Campbell examines slavery in the antebellum South’s newest state and reveals how significant slavery was to the history of Texas. The “peculiar institution” was perhaps the most important factor in determining the economic development and ideological orientation of the state in the years leading to the Civil War.

An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821–1865

LSU Press

Although many historians have studied Reconstruction, few have sought to determine how the turbulent era of reunification and readjustment after the Civil War was played out on a local level. In this groundbreaking work, award-winning historian Randolph B. Campbell examines six Texas counties during that period, revealing a diversity of experience that challenges popular generalizations.The counties Campbell explores―Dallas, Colorado, Harrison, Jefferson, McLennan, and Nueces―represent the various regions of Texas and thus its considerable geographic, economic, and demographic diversity. He ponders how the major post-Civil War policies, shaped in Washington and Austin, were interpreted in these outlying areas and thoughtfully measures the degree of change they brought to the lives of all residents―conservative whites, Republicans, and freedmen. Reconstruction at the grass roots in Texas, Campbell asserts, varied greatly from county to county, depending on such factors as demography, economic growth, and the extent of federal intervention. In the case of Texas, and possibly other states as well, Campbell concludes, assumptions about Reconstruction need to be qualified to recognize the distinct ways in which various localities experienced the period. Campbell also dispels common conceptions about Reconstruction, maintaining that whites were hurt far less than is often claimed and that at least one generation of African Americans bene-fitted a good deal more than is often recognized. Campbell’s compelling work is the first systematic examination of Reconstruction at the county level. It provides convincing evidence for useful, general conclusions about how local conditions determined the way in which most citizens dealt with Reconstruction and its pivotal issues that forever shaped their state’s politics and society.

Grass Roots Reconstruction in Texas, 1865–1880

Book by Bowman, Larry G., Campbell, Randolph B.

Our National Heritage: Essays in American History Before 1865

Bowman, Larry G.

Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co.

Planters and Plain Folk: Agriculture in Antebellum Texas

Lowe, Richard G.

Southern Methodist Univ Pr

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Sam Houston and the American Southwest (Library of American Biography)

Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State

Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State

Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State

Sam Houston and the American Southwest (2nd Edition)

An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821-1865

An Empire for Slavery: The Peculiar Institution in Texas, 1821–1865

Grass Roots Reconstruction in Texas, 1865–1880

Our National Heritage: Essays in American History Before 1865

Planters and Plain Folk: Agriculture in Antebellum Texas