Table of Contents

Maps and Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgment

1. The First Texans
2. Exploration and Adventure, 1519-1689
3. Spanish Texas, 1690-1779
4. Spanish Texas in the Age of Revolutions, 1779-1821
5. Mexican Texas, 1821-1835
6. The Texas Revolution, 1835-1836
7. The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846
8. Frontier Texas, 1846-1861
9. Empire State of the South, 1846-1861
10. The Civil War, 1861-1865
11. Reconstruction, 1865-1876
12. The Old West, 1877-1900
13. The New South and the Populist Revolt, 1877-1900
14. The Progressive Era, 1901-1920
15. The "Prosperity Decade," 1921-1929
16. The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
17. The Rise of Modern Texas, 1945-1971
18. Modern Texas, 1971-2000
19. Texas in the New Millennium, 2001-2016
20. The Texas Mystique in the Twenty-First Century

Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Select Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Randolph B. "Mike" Campbell is Regents Professor of History at the University of North Texas. He is the author of several books, including Sam Houston and the American Southwest, Third Edition (2006).

Reviews

"The new standard history of America's most unusual state. It is a balanced account, beautifully written with verve and wit."--William H. Goetzmann, The University of Texas at Austin
"One of the best crafted, most thoroughly researched, and masterfully presented histories in one volume ever written about this state. It is nothing short of an historical tour de force."--Light T. Cummins, Austin College
"The best, most comprehensive account of the Lone Star saga that I know of; the place to start if you prefer Texas history to Texas mythology."--Fritz Lanham, Houston Chronicle