The Texans
Author: Time-Life Books
Publisher: Time Life Medical
Published: 1975
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Text and numerous illustrations trace the history of Texas during the nineteenth century.
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The European Texans
Author: Allan O. Kownslar
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781585443529
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discusses the experiences of European immigrants in Texas, and examines their social and cultural contributions to the Lone Star State. Includes illustrations, biographical sketches, recipes, and excerpts from personal letters.
The Irish Texans
Author: John B. Flannery
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A history of the early Irish settlers in Texas.
Texans on the Brink
Author: Brian R. Chapman
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2019-03-26
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 1623497310
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What good is a rattlesnake? What purpose do animals serve? All species play a vital role in their biological communities, and the removal of just one can have a noticeable and catastrophic ripple effect. Yet social and political pressures frequently pit species conservation against economic progress and prosperity, and scientists fear that we may be in the midst of a mass extinction event. Brian R. Chapman and William I. Lutterschmidt make the case that the effort to preserve animals is the responsibility of every Texan and that biodiversity contributes enormous economic value to the citizens of Texas. Texans on the Brink brings together experts on eighty-eight endangered and threatened animal species of Texas and includes brief descriptions of the processes that state and federal agencies employ to list and protect designated species. Species accounts include a description of the species accompanied by a photograph, an easy-to-read account of the biology and ecology of the species, and a description of efforts underway to preserve the species and its required habitat. Sobering examples of species that were once part of the Texas fauna but are now extinct or extirpated are also given to further demonstrate just how vulnerable biodiversity can be. All species require healthy habitats, and every species—even a rattlesnake—provides important services for the biotic communities in which they live. It is imperative to learn as much as we can about these animals if we are to preserve biodiversity successfully in Texas.
The German Texans
Author: Glen E. Lich
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13:
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The African Texans
Author: Alwyn Barr
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2004-02-19
Total Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9781585443505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Immigrants of African descent have come to Texas in waves—first as free blacks seeking economic and social opportunity under the Spanish and Mexican governments, then as enslaved people who came with settlers from the deep South. Then after the Civil War, a new wave of immigration began. In The African Texans, author Alwyn Barr considers each era, giving readers a clear sense of the challenges that faced African Texans and the social and cultural contributions that they have made in the Lone Star State. With wonderful photographs and first-hand accounts, this book expands readers’ understanding of African American history in Texas. Special features include · 59 illustrations · 12 biographical sketches · excerpts from newspaper articles · excerpts from court rulings The African Texans is part of a five-volume set from the Institute of Texan Cultures. The entire set, entitled Texans All, explores the social and cultural contributions made by five distinctive cultural groups that already existed in Texas prior to its statehood or that came to Texas in the early twentieth century: The Indian Texans, The Mexican Texans, The European Texans, The African Texans, and The Asian Texans.
The English Texans
Author: Thomas W. Cutrer
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →English introduced barbed wire, dipping vats, steel windmills, Johnson grass, and the Jersey Lilly saloon.
A Texan Plan for the Texas Coast
Author: James B. Blackburn
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2017-10-13
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1623495784
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this powerful call to action, conservationist and environmental lawyer Jim Blackburn offers an unconventional yet feasible plan to protect the Texas coast. The coast is in danger of being damaged beyond repair due to the gradual starvation of freshwater inflows to its bays, the fragmentation of large tracts of land, and general public neglect. Most importantly, it is threatened by our denial that the coast faces major threats and that its long-term health provides significant economic benefits. To save coastal resources, a successful plan needs to address the realities of our current world. The challenge is to sustain an economy that creates optimism and entrepreneurship while considering finite natural resources. In other words, a successful plan to save the Texas coast needs to be about making money. Whether visiting with farmers and ranchers or oil and chemical producers, Blackburn recognizes that when talking about the natural environment in monetary terms, people listen. Many of the services we get from the coast are beginning to be studied for their dollar values, a trend that might offer Texas farms and ranches the potential for cash flow, which may in turn alter conservation practices throughout Texas and the United States. Money alone cannot be the only motivation for caring about the Texas coast, though. Blackburn encourages Texans to get to know this landscape better. Beautifully illustrated and accessibly written, A Texan Plan for the Texas Coast weaves together a challenging but promising plan to protect the coast through economic motivation, thoughtful litigation, informed appreciation, and simple affection for the beauty and life found on the Texas coast.
Lone Star
Author: T. R. Fehrenbach
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2014-04-01
Total Pages: 949
ISBN-13: 1497609704
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The definitive account of the incomparable Lone Star state by the author of Fire & Blood: A History of Mexico. T. R. Fehrenbach is a native Texan, military historian and the author of several important books about the region, but none as significant as this work, arguably the best single volume about Texas ever published. His account of America's most turbulent state offers a view that only an insider could capture. From the native tribes who lived there to the Spanish and French soldiers who wrested the territory for themselves, then to the dramatic ascension of the republic of Texas and the saga of the Civil War years. Fehrenbach describes the changes that disturbed the state as it forged its unique character. Most compelling is the one quality that would remain forever unchanged through centuries of upheaval: the courage of the men and women who struggled to realize their dreams in The Lone Star State.
Why Texans Fought in the Civil War
Author: Charles David Grear
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2012-09-01
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1603448098
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In Why Texans Fought in the Civil War, Charles David Grear provides insights into what motivated Texans to fight for the Confederacy. Mining important primary sources—including thousands of letters and unpublished journals—he affords readers the opportunity to hear, often in the combatants’ own words, why it was so important to them to engage in tumultuous struggles occurring so far from home. As Grear notes, in the decade prior to the Civil War the population of Texas had tripled. The state was increasingly populated by immigrants from all parts of the South and foreign countries. When the war began, it was not just Texas that many of these soldiers enlisted to protect, but also their native states, where they had family ties.
