Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State

by Randolph B. Campbell (Author)

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In Gone to Texas, historian Randolph Campbell ranges from the first arrival of humans in the Panhandle some 10,000 years ago to the dawn of the twenty-first century, offering an interpretive account of the land, the successive waves of people who have gone to Texas, and the conflicts that
have made Texas as much a metaphor as a place.
Campbell presents the epic tales of Texas history in a new light, offering revisionist history in the best sense--broadening and deepening the traditional story, without ignoring the heroes of the past. The scope of the book is impressive. It ranges from the archeological record of early Native
Americans to the rise of the oil industry and ultimately the modernization of Texas. Campbell provides swift-moving accounts of the Mexican revolution against Spain, the arrival of settlers from the United States, and the lasting Spanish legacy (from place names to cattle ranching to civil law). The
author also paints a rich portrait of the Anglo-Texan revolution, with its larger-than-life leaders and epic battles, the fascinating decade of the Republic of Texas, and annexation by the United States. In his account of the Civil War and Reconstruction, he examines developments both in local
politics and society and in the nation at large (from the debate over secession to the role of Texas troops in the Confederate army to the impact of postwar civil rights laws). Late nineteenth-century Texas is presented as part of both the Old West and the New South. The story continues with an
analysis of the impact of the Populist and Progressive movements and then looks at the prosperity decade of the 1920s and the economic disaster of the Great Depression. Campbell's last chapters show how World War II brought economic recovery and touched off spectacular growth that, with only a few
downturns, continues until today.
Lucid, engaging, deftly written, Gone to Texas offers a fresh understanding of why Texas continues to be seen as a state unlike any other, a place that distills the essence of what it means to be an American.

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Dale M. Parish

History is good, but they should have had a Texan read it.

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2019

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I thoroughly enjoyed the history in this book, starting with the first inhabitants 12,000 years ago and on up through the political evolution of the state. A lot of behind-the-scenes of Texas History stories we all know was very interesting, but the poor guy who read this MP3 audio mispronounces almost every Texas place name, river name, and people's names except Smith and Jones. Recommended in spite of that.

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Eric Mayforth

Lone Star History

Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2013

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Texas has as colorful a history as any state in the Union. As Randolph Campbell asserts in this look back at the state's past, Texas has been attracting immigrants for centuries and continues to do so today. Campbell notes that while people in the Southeast in the 1830s and 1840s may have literally inscribed "Gone to Texas" or "GTT" on homesteads that they were about to abandon, many, many millions more have done so figuratively. Since 1983 I have been glad that my father was in the latter group--my family left Michigan and 30 years ago today I set foot in the Lone Star State for the first time ever as a new resident.

"Gone to Texas" starts in prehistoric times and chronicles the social, military, political, and economic history of Texas through the early years of the twenty-first century. For the first few centuries after Europeans first explored the area, Texas was Spanish, and Campbell's description of that period is great. Other countries and peoples began to covet the area, and the book describes the Anglo settlement after Texas became Mexican--the author ably examines the Texas Revolution and some of the myths surrounding it. The book's look at Texas during the years that it was independent and during the Civil War is also especially good.

Texas began to grow especially rapidly after the Civil War, quickly becoming one of the most important states in the Union. Campbell remembers what each of the governors, some of whom were pretty colorful characters, accomplished after Reconstruction, and recalls all of the vital events of the state's history in the twentieth century, including oil booms and busts, industrialization, the development of the education system, participation in the World Wars, desegregation, continued migration of people from other parts of the country, economic diversification, and the rise of the Republican Party.

Campbell closes by offering his opinion on what makes Texas distinct from the rest of the country. The book includes excellent maps, pictures, and illustrations, and the two appendices give population information since 1850 and list the governors of Texas going back to Spanish times. "Gone to Texas" is marred only in one place by annoying political commentary about the lack of a state income tax, and is an outstanding recollection of the people and events that have made the Lone Star State what it is today.

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yellow rose

A pleasure, definitely added to my library

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016

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Besides owning and reading the classic Texas histories, I'm one of those who had several years of Texas history through school, visited many of the historic sites ( some many times), and found an ancestor's name on the San Jacinto monument. I know how to pronounce the place names, too, the Texas pronunciation of Spanish place names (OK, a dig at the Audible version). And this book covers areas previously unknown to me, sometimes has a new outlook on an event or person, and the writing is good.

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Wondering which Texas history to buy?

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2007

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It really depends on what you like, but I think this is the best of the lot. Better than Fehrenbach. Better than Haley. A word of warning about all Texas histories: They tend to subordinate everything to politics. This one does a better job than the others concerning Texas' rich cultural history, but the major emphases are still what you'd expect. Spanish settlement. Texas Revolution. Civil War. Development of the Oil Empire and its relation to state politics. I really hope someday we get a good comprehensive cultural history of the state, but until then this one will have to do. And it does quite well.

This book is very well written and researched, with a nice balance of biography, demographics and narrative. I'd say it's probably a bit more scholarly than popular, but the writing is still easily accessible. Buy this one if you're serious about Texas history.

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davinci7_gis

It's not better than Lone Star but I still like it

Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2018

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It's not better than Lone Star but I still like it. In fact, this book quotes directly from Lone Star...pg 16 in Gone to Texas is very similar to Lone Star page 14. Anybody who writes about Texas should always get at least one star.

Here's Lone Star:
https://www.amazon.com/Lone-Star-History-Texas-Texans/dp/0306809427/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1536777244&sr=8-3&keywords=Lone+Star

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DENNIS ODANIEL

Interesting

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021

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Very good read- a good history of the state

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great reference

Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2013

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This is an infinitely readable history of Texas presented in a palatable format. In a few instances, I found discrepancies with T.R. Fehrenbach's works, which are considered the gold standard. That said, this book was written fifty years after his venerable works and may have the benefit of more recent research. (Where there was a discrepancy, I stayed with Fehrenbach's data.) This nice book has earned a spot in my reference library.

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