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  • Rip Ford's Texas

    Series series Personal Narratives of the West
    An original source history detailing the years of Texas's independence and annexation from a nineteenth-century Texas Ranger and politician.The Republic of Texas was still in its first exultation over independence when John Salmon "Rip" Ford arrived from South Carolina in June of 1836. Ford stayed to participate in virtually every major event in Texas history during the next sixty years. Doctor, ... Read more

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  • A Time to Stand

    The Epic of the Alamo

    by Walter Lord ...
    The #1 New York Times –bestselling author of The Miracle of Dunkirk tells the story of the Texans who fought Santa Anna's troops at the Battle of the Alamo."Probably the best of all Alamo accounts . . . a history which should last." — The New York Times Book ReviewLooking out over the walls of the whitewashed Alamo, sweltering ... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Exodus from the Alamo

    The Anatomy of the Last Stand Myth

    The award-winning historian provides a provocative new analysis of the Battle of the Alamo—including new information on the fate of Davy Crockett.Contrary to legend, we now know that the defenders of the Alamo during the Texan Revolution died in a merciless predawn attack by Mexican soldiers. With extensive research into recently discovered Mexican accounts, as well as forensic evidence, ... Read more

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  • The Texas Rangers

    Wearing the Cinco Peso, 1821–1900

    by Mike Cox ...
    " A lively, enlightening history of one of the oldest, most esteemed law-enforcement agencies in America." — BooklistStarting in 1821 with just a handful of men, the Rangers' first purpose was to keep settlers safe from the feared and gruesome Karankawa Indians, a cannibalistic tribe that wandered the Texas territory. As the influx of settlers grew, the attacks increased and it became clear that a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Blood of Heroes

    The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--and the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation

    by James Donovan ...
    A sweeping, action-packed saga of the legendary last stand at the Alamo, by the author of the bestselling A Terrible Glory.On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican army led by dictator Santa Anna reached San Antonio and laid siege to about 175 Texas rebels holed up in the Alamo. The Texans refused to surrender for nearly two weeks until almost 2,000 Mexican troops unleashed a final assault. The ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Lone Star

    A History of Texas and the Texans

    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 ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Line in the Sand

    The Alamo in Blood and Memory

    Acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and James Olson use a wealth of archival sources—including the diary of José Enrique de la Peña—to retell the story of the Alamo for a new generation of Americans.In late February and early March of 1836, the Mexican Army—commanded by General Antonio López de Santa Anna—besieged a small force of Anglo and Tejano rebels at a mission known as the Alamo. The ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Texian Iliad

    A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836

    Series series Texas Classics
    Winner, T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award, Texas Historical CommissionSummerfield G. Roberts Award, Sons of the Republic of TexasHonorable Mention, Certificate of Commendation, American Association for State and Local HistoryHardly were the last shots fired at the Alamo before the Texas Revolution entered the realm of myth and controversy. French visitor Frederic Gaillardet called it a "Texian Iliad" in ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Cult of Glory

    The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers

    **“Swanson has done a crucial public service by exposing the barbarous side of the Rangers.” —The New York Times Book ReviewA twenty-first century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, oppression, and corruption**The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Lone Star Nation

    by H. W. Brands ...
    The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War emythologizes Texas’s journey to statehood and restores the genuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in American history. • “A balanced, unromanticized account [of] America’s great epic.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom Stephen Austin, Texas’s reluctant founder, to the alcoholic Sam Houston, who ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Gold!

    The Story of the 1848 Gold Rush and How It Shaped a Nation

    by Fred Rosen ...
    A riveting true account of gold rush fever in mid-nineteenth-century America, rich with the thrilling exploits of daring fortune seekers and dangerous outlawsAmerica was never the same after January 24, 1848. It was on that day that a carpenter named James Marshall discovered a tiny nugget of gold while building a sawmill at Sutter's Fort, just east of Sacramento, California. Marshall's find ... Read more

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  • Eternity Street

    Violence and Justice in Frontier Los Angeles

    "[A] fascinating account of the twisted threads of murder, ethnic violence and mob justice in 19th century Southern California." —Jill Leovy, author of Ghettoside: A History of Murder in America, in the Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles is a city founded on blood. Once a small Mexican pueblo teeming with Californios, Indians, and Americans, all armed with Bowie knives and Colt revolvers, it was among ... Read more

    $12.99 USD