Written in a narrative style, this comprehensive yet accessible survey of Texas history–from early times to the present–offers a balanced, scholarly presentation of all time periods and topics. From the beginning sections on geography and prehistoric people, to the concluding discussions on the start of the twenty-first century, this text successfully considers each era equally in terms of space and emphasis.
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Written in narrative style, this comprehensive, general survey of Texas history -- from early times to the present -- offers a balanced, scholarly presentation of all eras and topics.
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Some sixty years ago, as the world was moving from depression to war, Professor Richardson completed the first edition of Texas: The Lone Star State, written as a comprehensive, general history of Texas and intended primarily for use in college history courses. Many years later, near the end of the 1960s, Professor Richardson, recognizing the evolutionary character of historical studies and the need to provide new insight and ideas, added two authors, Ernest Wallace and Adrian Anderson, in the preparation of the third and subsequent editions. As we move into the new millennium, a new author, Cary D. Wintz, has joined in the preparation of this, the eighth edition of Texas: The Lone Star State. Professor Wintz, whose suggestions influenced the preparation of the seventh edition, brings to the book his broad and comprehensive knowledge of Texas history and his long experience in the study of specialized areas, some of which were scarcely recognized at the time of the original edition.
When Professor Richardson prepared the final draft of his manuscript for the first edition of Texas: The Lone Star State, he wrote in his preface that his mission was to "provide, as far as the limitations of a single volume will permit, a complete survey of the history of Texas." His goal was to present not only the topics affording "adventure, contest, and color" but also "the more prosaic but equally important subjects." In search of balance, he sought to tell the story of "cotton pickers" and "priests and conquerors," of "filibusterers" and "farmers"—a complete story, to the extent possible.
In keeping with his purpose, Professor Richardson wrote history in narrative or "storytelling" form. Where circumstances demanded and space permitted, he analyzed and interpreted events and issues, but the essence of his work was the evolution of his story and his effort to present it in an account that was complete and fair as possible. The events of the years since the first publication of Texas: The Long Star State have been included in successive editions. And, the discovery of new information has sometimes led to reexamination of past events. More often, however, it is an increased awareness of the contributions and role of minorities, women, and other groups that were ignored or inadequately recognized in the past that has led to a new and, it is hoped, a more complete and meaningful story.
In reexamining the past, many of the old traditions or "myths" have been carefully scrutinized and found lacking in terms of meaning and sensitivity; others have been altered or modified. Such changes are appropriate and necessary to the preservation of a free people. But though old myths must be constantly reviewed and examined so that they will not distort our history, care must also be taken to make sure that new myths, which inevitably arise, do not likewise mislead us in our understanding of our heritage.
New materials have been added to bring the text up to date in this edition, and where new scholarship is available, some of the earlier chapters have been revised. In a few instances, the organization has been changed for the sake of clarity, and unfortunately, some material of older editions has been deleted to save space. Considerable care has been taken to add a comprehensive listing to recently published books and articles in the bibliographies at the end of each chapter.
Nothwithstanding these changes and additions, the narrative character of earlier editions is continued in the current edition of Texas: The Lone Star State. It was prepared with the hope that it is in keeping with Professor Richardson's purpose of providing a complete story and that the integrity of his scholarship will be maintained.
We are indebted to many people in the preparation of this eight edition. We thank the reviewers: James A. Wilson, Southwest Texas State University and Jerry Thompson, Texas A&M International. Most of all, we are indebted to the late Professor Rupert Norval Richardson for the opportunity to continue with his work. His scholarship, honor, integrity, and basic goodness as a human being and a historian will always be an inspiration. We are further indebted to the late Professor Ernest Wallace, who also contributed significantly to the success of this book. In addition, both of use owe a debt to our many colleagues and friends whose counsel and knowledge have been invaluable in the preparation of this edition as well as earlier ones. Special recognition is owed to Professor Ralph Wooster, who provided wise advice, especially concerning maps and Civil War matters. Likewise, we are grateful to the teachers, students, and general readers, whose criticism and constructive suggestions have helped greatly in the work of revision. And we are especially grateful to our wives, Sally Anderson and Celia Wintz, whose patience endured much, and whose learned and perceptive criticism was invaluable on many occasions.
Adrian Anderson
Cary Wintz
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Texas: The Lone Star State by Richardson/Anderson/Wintz/Wallace ISBN 0-13-028414-9 Noticed the following terms were not indexed: sitios* varas* league* forestry dept highway commission is listed incorrectly petticoat lobby Black Mutiny, p409 *I'd like to suggest a glossary for future editions of the book for words such as these. There were many more terms, especially the Spanish terms, for which I'd have appreciated a glossary. Add to the list above empresario, labor (of land) for the glossary. General comments I would like the next edition to use some form of chapter numbering in either the header or footer of each page so that when I am looking for Chapter X, I don't have to know the name of all chapters to know if I'm in front of or behind that chapter. The map on Page 50 is bad in that it appears to show the Neches River emptying into the Gulf of Mexico, whereas it should be shown disappearing into the Neutral Ground territory on the west of Orange County. It would be good to show the outline of the Sabine Lake in this map. Page 124 implies that the women "manufactured cartridges..." during 1836. I do not think that even paper cartridges were introduced up north until the late 1840s. They may have well been involved in casting balls, packing powder, etc. but I think cartridge case bullets are still in the future from this war. Page 138 - the spelling of Lamar's middle name as "Buonaparte" I question from documents I saw years ago in the special records collection of the Gray Library, but I am not certain of this. Page 173 - it is not clear at first reading to me whether 27% of the population was slaves (text) or 27% of the population were slave owners (graph) or both. Page 274 Chart - No indication of the beach railroad between Galveston/Bolivar and Sabine Pass. I also found no mention of Arthur Stillwell in the index and think that story is worthy of at least a sentence or two. When did the Southern Pacific RR cross the Sabine River into Orange? It appears here that it did not as late as 1890, but I think it was prior to that. Also on this same chart, the line types are not differentiated enough to be certain what railroad is what in some places. I think a good county reference map that is indexed would be a welcome addition. Too often in the text, the county name is mentioned, but the frontpiece map is not indexed and is too busy to enable a student to find a county easily. Also, a good boundary map with all the meridians marked would help. The map on Page 163 misses three of them or it would suffice. Page 292 Chart - again, the trail line types are not easily differentiated, especially where they cross or run together. Page 293 - Santa Gertrudis is not explained as the name of the Creek on which King built his ranch HQ, nor after which the breed of cattle (only breed developed in the US) was named. I was also disappointed to not find Richard King's role in the transport of cotton out of Mexico mentioned. The chart on page 217 implies a skirmish at Corpus Christi, but I seem to remember from Ben Lea's _History of the King Ranch_ that the yankees came ashore and went to King's ranch headquarters, and King narrowly escaped the skirmish, when the Yankees took up residence in his house for a spell. Maybe that doesn't qualify as a military engagement, but I think it was. Pages 350... I found it difficult to follow which governor followed which with the subject matter jumping around so. ?When did Texas pass the election of US Senators to the popular vote instead of electing them in the state house? I could not find this. I think a good opportunity was missed on Page 399 to inform young students of the wordplay that was used to permit the San Jacinto monument to be built taller than the Washington Monument. Page 407 - Texas and Texans In The War : The second sentence in this paragraph appears to be scrambled, or is a poor construct, or is missing a comma behind "San Antonio" and "war." Page 435-6; The story of the Killer Bees/Dirty 30 and the tactics used would be noteworthy, I think.
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This is a textbook, and a relatively small one at that. Readers will be surprised at how little physical material they receive for the price, but that's just a first impression.
This book is the best history of Spanish and Mexican Texas I've yet seen. It covers that period very well. The chapters are short, and each chapter is divided into subtopics of one or two paragraphs. It's very neatly arranged, and works well as a reference. The book is not a narrative history, and it doesn't read that way. This is a get-to-the-point text of dates, places, small maps and demographic data intended more for USE than enjoyment. It's an excellent, well-refined little book, as one can imagine for a volume now in its 10th edition.
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Received the wrong and very old edition but seller gave me a refund and let me also keep the book. Would buy from again.
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