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| Note: Each chapter ends with a Conclusion and Suggested Readings | |
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| Undefined Texas | |
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| Land and Life Before the First Humans in Texas | |
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| The First Texans The Agricultural Revolution Arrives Buffalo Peoples and Fishermen | |
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| First Meetings, First Conflicts, 14921693 Dawn of Texas History Elusive Riches--Harsh Realities | |
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| The Paso del Norte Corridor La Salle and the Spanish Rediscovery of Texas | |
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| New Spain's Northeastern Frontier, 17141767 The French Challenge Spanish Texas Takes Shape | |
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| The Rio Grande Frontiers The Failure of Missionary Expansion in Texas | |
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| The Age of Reform, 17671800 Reorganization of the Frontier | |
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| The Death and Rebirth of Spanish East Texas Sunset for the Missions | |
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| The Birth of the Texas Cattle Kingdom | |
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| New Rivals, New Challenges, 18011821 Louisiana Fortress Texas Insurrection on the Frontier A Howling Wilderness | |
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| Defining Texas | |
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| The Americanization of Texas, 18211835 Colonization Efforts, 18211829 Growth of Political and Cultural Tensions, 18291833 | |
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| The Burgeoning American Presence and the Impetus to Revolution, 18331835 | |
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| Revolution, 18351836 | |
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| The Revolution--Early Months (OctoberDecember) | |
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| The Revolution--Victory and Defeat (DecemberMarch) | |
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| The Revolution--The Winning of Independence (MarchApril) | |
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| Texas Independent, Texas Annexed, 18361859 | |
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| The Quests for Annexation and Empire, 18361841 Challenges and Opportunities in the Republic of Texas Marginalized Groups in the Republic | |
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| The Annexation Quest Continues, 18411845 | |
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| The New State Takes Shape | |
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| Secession, War, and Their Aftermath, 18601876 Texas and the Confederacy | |
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| The War in Texas and Its Impact Reconstruction | |
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| Texas Redefined | |
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| Toward Modernization, 18761898 Economic Recovery Expansion into West Texas The Political Will, 1876-1898 | |
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| The Early Twentieth Century: One Party, Half a Dozen Fights, 19001929 | |
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| The Texas Economy in 1900 | |
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| The Climate for Reform Pressure for Reform Fergusonism and Texas on the World Stage | |
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| Depression and War, 19291945 | |
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| The Great Depression | |
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| The New Deal World War II | |
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| A "Confluence of Anxieties": Texas from 1946 to1972 Stressing the One-Party System | |
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| The Conservatives Take Charge | |
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| The Lyndon Johnson Era | |
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| Recognizing Old and New Realities Diversity in Texas Politics and Culture Developing Economic Opportunity Governing a Changing State Tending the Land | |
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| Texas Governors | |
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| Comparative Population Statistics | |
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| Glossary of Spanish Terms | |
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| Index | |