If you’re in search of strong secondary source material on Texas, the list below will help get you started. This is just a sample of the many distinctive books and websites available on the history and cultures of the Lone Star State.
Books
- Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986. By David Montejano
(Austin: University of Texas Press, 1987) - The Art of Texas: 250 Years. By Ron Tyler
(College Station: Texas Christian University Press, 2019) - Black Texans. By Alwyn Barr
(Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996) - Black Women in Texas History. By Bruce Glasrud and Merline Pitre
(College Station: A & M University Press, 2008) - Civil War and Revolution on the Rio Grande Frontier: A Narrative and Photographic History. By Jerry Thompson and Lawrence T. Jones III (Out of Print – please check local library.)
(Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 2004) - The Comanche Empire. By Pekka Hamalainen
(New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009) - Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State. By Randolph B Campbell
(New York: Oxford University Press, 2012) - The Path to a Modern South: Northeast Texas between Reconstruction and the Great Depression. By Walter L Buenger
(Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001) - Sam Houston. By James Haley
(Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2004) - Sleuthing the Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other Mysteries of the Texas Revolution. By James Crisp
(New York: Oxford University Press, 2005) - Spanish Texas, 1519-1821. By Donald E Chipman
(Austin: University of Texas Press, 1992) - Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas. By Gregg Cantrell
(New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001) - Texas Women: Their Histories, Their Lives. Edited by Elizabeth Hayes Turner, Stephanie Cole, and Rebecca Sharpless
(Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2015) - Texas Women and Ranching: On the Range, at the Rodeo, and in Their Communities . Edited by Deborah M Liles and Cecila Gutierrez Venable
(College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2019) - Women and the Texas Revolution. By Mary L. Scheer
(College Station: University of North Texas Press, 2012) - Women in Texas History. By Angela Boswell
(College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2018)
Texas-Specific Digital Resources
- Portal to Texas History
Known for primary documents, but features many secondary sources as well - Texas Beyond History
The virtual museum of Texas cultural heritage - Texas Genweb Project
Assorted historic publications are embedded in these county-based volunteer pages - Texas Historical Commission Historic Sites Atlas
If it has a historical marker, you’ll find the text here - Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas Online
Scholarly articles on all aspects of Texas history
Broad Digital Resources with Texas Material
- Google Books
When looking for a specific title, you may find a preview here - Internet Archive
You might find “it” digitized here - JSTOR
Index and database of scholarly articles which may be available for free through your local public or academic library - TexShare Databases
Primary and secondary sources which may be available for free through your local public or academic library - WorldCat
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