Fredonia
Mier y Teran
April 6, 1830 Decree
Velasco
Anahuac
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Goliad
Battle of Concepcion
Battle of the Alamo
Goliad Massacre
Battle of San Jacinto
Republic of Texas
Frontier Forts
Mier Expedition
All About Texas Series: Volume 3
Revolution to
Statehood
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Early Statehood
Mexican War
Annexation
Texas Constitution
Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo
Immigration
Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 19, Part II
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter113
Chapter 113. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
§113.6. Social Studies, Grade 4.
(a) Introduction. (1) In Grade 4, students examine Historical content focuses on
Texas history including the Texas revolution, establishment of the Republic of
Texas, and subsequent annexation to the United States. (3) History. The student
understands the causes and effects of the Texas Revolution, the Republic
of Texas, and the annexation of Texas to the United States. (A) analyze the
causes, major events, and effects of the Texas Revolution, including the battles
of the Alamo and San Jacinto; (B) describe the successes and problems of the
Republic of Texas; (C) explain the events that led to the annexation of Texas
to the United States; (D) explain the impact of the Mexican War on Texas; and
(E) identify leaders important to the founding of Texas as a republic and state,
including Sam Houston, Mirabeau Lamar, and Anson Jones.
(7) Geography. (A) describe a variety of regions in Texas and the Western
Hemisphere such as political, population, and economic regions that result from
patterns of human activity;
(8) Geography. (A) identify clusters of settlement in Texas and explain their
distribution; (B) explain patterns of settlement at different time periods in Texas;
(D) explain the geographic factors that influence patterns of settlement and the
distribution of population in Texas, past and present.
(9) Geography. (A) describe ways people have adapted to and modified their
environment in Texas, past and present; (B) identify reasons why people have
adapted to and modified their environment in Texas, past and present, such as the
use of natural resources to meet basic needs; and (C) analyze the consequences
of human modification of the environment in Texas, past and present.
(10) Economics. (B) explain the economic patterns of early European immigrants
to Texas and the Western Hemisphere.
(11) Economics. (B) identify the economic motivations for Anglo-
History
American colonization in Texas.
(13) Economics. (A) explain how people in different regions of Texas earn their
living, past and present; (B) explain how geographic factors have influenced the
location of economic activities in Texas; (C) analyze the effects of immigration,
migration, and limited resources on the economic development and growth of
Texas;
(15) Government. (B) identify characteristics of Spanish and Mexican colonial
governments and their influence on inhabitants of Texas.
(16) Government. (A) identify the purposes and explain the importance of the
Texas Declaration of Independence, the Texas Constitution, and the Treaty of
Velasco; and (B) identify and explain the basic functions of the three branches
of state government.
(17) Citizenship. (A) explain the meaning of selected patriotic symbols and landmarks of Texas, including the six flags over Texas, San José Mission, and the San
Jacinto Monument; (D) describe the origins and significance of state celebrations
such as Texas Independence Day and Juneteenth. (C) identify the importance
of historical figures such as Sam Houston, Barbara Jordan, and Lorenzo de
Zavala who modeled active participation in the democratic process;
(20) Culture. The student understands the contributions of people of various
racial, ethnic, and religious groups to Texas.
§113.7. Social Studies, Grade 5.
(a) Introduction. (1) In Grade 5, students learn about the history of the United
States from its early beginnings to the present with a focus on colonial times
through the 20th century.
7) Geography. (A) describe a variety of regions in the United States such as
political, population, and economic regions that result from patterns of human
activity; (B) describe a variety of regions in the United States such as landform,
climate, and vegetation regions that result from physical characteristics
(8) Geography. (A) identify and describe the types of settlement and patterns of
land use in the United States; (B) describe clusters of settlement in the United
States and explain their distribution; (C) analyze the location of cities in the United
States, including capital cities, and explain their distribution, past and present;
and (D) explain the geographic factors that influence patterns of settlement and
the distribution of population in the United States, past and present.
(9) Geography. (A) describe ways people have adapted to and modified their
environment in the United States, past and present; (B) identify reasons why
people have adapted to and modified their environment in the United States,
past and present, such as the use of human resources to meet basic needs;
and (C) analyze the consequences of human modification of the environment
in the United States, past and present.
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(14) Economics. (A) analyze how people in different parts of the United States
earn a living, past and present; (B) identify and explain how geographic factors
have influenced the location of economic activities in the United States; (C) analyze the effects of immigration, migration, and limited resources on the economic
development and growth of the United States; (D) describe the impact of mass
production, specialization, and division of labor on the economic growth of the
United States; (E) analyze how developments in transportation and communication have influenced economic activities in the United States; and (F) explain
the impact of American ideas about progress and equality of opportunity on the
economic development and growth of the United States.
§113.23. Social Studies, Grade 7.
(a) Introduction. (1) In Grade 7, students study the history of Texas revolution,
republic, and statehood. The focus in each era is on key individuals, events,
and issues and their impact.
(1) History. (A) identify the major eras in Texas history and describe their defining
characteristics; (B) apply absolute and relative chronology through the sequencing of significant individuals, events, and time periods; and (C) explain the significance of the following dates: 1519, 1718, 1821, 1836, 1845, and 1861.
(2) History. (B) identify important individuals, events, and issues related to
European exploration and colonization of Texas, including the establishment of
Catholic missions; (C) identify the contributions of significant individuals including
Moses Austin, Stephen F. Austin, and Juan Seguín during the colonization
of Texas; (D) identify the impact of the Mexican federal Constitution of 1824
on events in Texas; (E) trace the development of events that led to the Texas
Revolution, including the Law of April 6, 1830, the Turtle Bayou Resolutions, and
the arrest of Stephen F. Austin; and (F) contrast Spanish and Anglo purposes
for and methods of settlement in Texas.
(3) History. (A) explain the roles played by significant individuals during the Texas
Revolution, including George Childress, Lorenzo de Zavala, James Fannin,
Sam Houston, Antonio López de Santa Anna, and William B. Travis; and
(B) explain the issues surrounding significant events of the Texas Revolution,
including the battle of Gonzales, the siege of the Alamo, the convention of
1836, Fannin’s surrender at Goliad, and the battle of San Jacinto.
(4) History. (A) identify individuals, events, and issues during the Republic of
Texas and early Texas statehood, including annexation, Sam Houston, Anson
Jones, Mirabeau B. Lamar, problems of the Republic of Texas, the Texas Rangers, the Mexican War, and the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo; and (B) analyze
the causes of and events leading to Texas statehood.
§113.24. Social Studies, Grade 8.
(a) Introduction. (1) In Grade 8, students study the history of the United States
from the early colonial period through Reconstruction. The knowledge and skills
in subsection (b) of this section comprise the first part of a two-year study of
U.S. history. Students analyze the various economic factors that influenced the
development of colonial America and the early years of the Republic and identify
the origins of the free enterprise system. Students use critical-thinking skills,
including the identification of bias in written, oral, and visual material.
(1) History. The student understands traditional historical points of reference in
U.S. history through 1877.
(2) History. The student understands the causes of exploration and colonization
eras. The student is expected to: (A) identify reasons for European exploration
and colonization of North America.
(5) History. (A) describe major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the
new Republic such as maintaining national security, creating a stable economic
system, setting up the court system, and defining the authority of the central
government
(6) History. (B) explain the political, economic, and social roots of Manifest Destiny; (C) analyze the relationship between the concept of Manifest Destiny and
the westward growth of the nation; (D) explain the major issues and events of
the Mexican War and their impact on the United States; and (E) identify areas
that were acquired to form the United States.
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Students examine Texas history including the Texas revolution, establishment of the Republic of Texas, and annexation to the United
States.
§113.6. Social Studies, Grade 4. (3) History. A, B, C, D, E (7) Geography A (8) Geography A, B, D. (9) Geography A,
B, C. (10 & 11) Economics. B. (13) Economics. A, B, C. (15) Government B. (16) Government. A, B. (17) Citizenship
A, D. (20) Culture. §113.7. Social Studies, Grade 5. 7) Geography A, B. (8) Geography A, B, C, D. (9) Geography A,
B, C. (14) Economics A, B, C, D, E, F. §113.23. Social Studies, Grade 7. (1) History A, B, C. (2) History B, C, D, E, F.
(3) History A, B. (4) History A, B. §113.24. Social Studies, Grade 8. (1) History. (2) History A. (5) History A. (6)
History B, C, D, E.
Events leading to the Revolution
Anglo Americans thought there would
be democracy in Texas with the new
Mexican Constitution of 1824.
Searchable
Mexican Constitution of 1824
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/text/1824index.html
Haden Edwards
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/
fredonian4.htm
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/
online/articles/EE/fed4.html
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/
indian/early/stone-fort.html
Old Stone Fort
Archie P. McDonald
The Old Stone Fort at
Nacogdoches, built in
1779 and torn down
in 1902, began as a
trading center but also
served as a jail, capitol of governments,
courthouse, lodge
hall, meeting place,
and saloon.
Ages 12 & up, 41 pages, ©1981.
PB
38-110-57-X
$9.95
http://texashistory.unt.edu/young/
educators/Path_Revolution/index.
shtml
Causes of the
Texas Revolution
When Mexico won
independence from
Spain and wrote a new
Democratic Constitution in 1824, Anglo Settlers thought that Texas
had a bright future as
part of the Republic
of Mexico. But events
both in Mexico and in Texas over the next
12 years caused conflict to grow between
Mexican Leaders and Anglo and Tejano
settlers in Texas.
Follow the events leading Texas to independence from Mexico, from the Fredonia
Rebellion to the “Come and Take It” Cannon,
from Anahuac to San Jacinto.
Includes: Republic of Mexico; Seeds of Misunderstanding; Fredonia Rebellion; Decree
of April 6, 1830; Turtle Bay Resolution; Convention of 1832 and 1833; Austin in Mexico
City;Trouble in Texas; Texas Revolution
27 minutes, color, ©2007.
VHS 47-208-28-1
DVD 47-208-29-2
Activity Sheets
4th
47-208-28-4
7th
47-208-28-7
$44.95
$49.95
$9.95
$9.95
1832 Battle of Velasco
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/
anahuac&velasco.htm
Lesson Plans Quest for Freedom
Star of the Republic Museum
http://www.starmuseum.org/Quest.htm
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/consultations1.htm
http://www.wallisville.com/stories/turtle.
pdf
http://www.texasescapes.com/AllThingsHistorical/Turtle-Bayou-ResolutionsAM305.htm
War of Independence 1832-1836
Sons of Dewitt County
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/independcon.htm
Henry Smith
First American
Governor of
Texas
Smith settled
around Brazoria in
1 8 2 7 and w here
he was a farmer,
school teacher and
surveyor. He was severely wounded in the
Battle of Velasco in June
1 8 3 2 .
Smith supported separation
of Texas from Mexico rather than struggling
for independence within the Republic under
the Constitution of 1824. Smith was not a
delegate at the subsequent Independence
Convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos
in March 1836 and was not called on as
a part of the interim government that
emerged from the meeting.
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/consultations4.htm
http://www.lsjunction.com/people/
smithh.htm
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History
The Mexican Government feared the
new American arrivals to Texas were
growing to strong and that Mexico
would lose control to the United
States. Empressario brothers Haden
and Benjamin Edwards added to their
fear when they started trying to take
land from preexisting landgrants from
Spanish and Mexican citizens in Nacogdoches. Haden was in the United
States on business when Benjamin and
a small group of men decided to forcibly
take over the land and start their own
country “Fredonia.” They stayed at the
Old Stone Fort, the capital of their new
country in Nacogdoches.
The Primary Source Adventure, “The
Path to Revolution,” examines events
leading up to the Texas Revolution.
Materials for this adventure include
excerpts from a Pictorial History of
Texas, and numerous images. After
completing this adventure, learners
will understand the political foundation
and underlying conflicts which set the
stage for the coming Revolution. The
website is:
1835
Texans earned their independence from Mexico in 1836 through a
series of events including the Battle of Gonzales . . .
Battle of Gonzales was an unfortunate milestone in the breakdown of
relations between the Mexican government and its American colonists.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/navy/
felipe.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/GG/qeg3.html
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/batgon.
htm
http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/The_
Battle/Before_the_Battle/Gonzales/
http://the-alamo-san-antonio.com/
battle_san_jacinto_tamu.htm
Eyewitness accounts
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/
batgoneye.htm
Messenger on
the Battlefield
Melinda Rice
Isabelina Montoya is
happy in 1835 when her
older sister, Feliciana,
accepts the marriage
proposal of a handsome
Mexican soldier. At 11,
Isabelina is old enough
to help plan the wedding! But then Texas
goes to war against Mexico, and Isabelina’s
family is divided.
History
Hannah and Jackie, knowing they must
stop Nick and bring him back safely, follow
by trunk in hot pursuit. After falling down a
riverbank, Hannah is rescued by Lieutenant
Ramirez, a member of the Alamo de Parras
Company of dragoons sent to retrieve the
Gonzales “Come and Take It” cannon. The
girls are escorted to his camp, where they
learn about life in the Mexican army and the
tensions that are building in Texas.
Teaching Suggestions
http://www.ttup.ttu.edu/Supplements/JourneyToGonzalesTeachingSupplement.pdf
Ages 9 & up, 174 pgs, ©03/2008.
HC
136
42-726-24-6
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William C. Binkley
This classic interpretive study examines the
Texas Revolution against
the background of political and cultural tension
that developed on the
Mexican frontier.
Ages 12 & up, 140 pgs, ©1994.
HC
PB
48-227-88-4
$8.95
21:30 minutes
DVD
39-031-21-1
$16.00
The Texas
Revolution:
From Anahuac to San
Jacinto
This informative and entertaining program retraces the
Texans’ five-year push for
freedom. It starts with the
first rumblings of discontent
at Anahuac in 1832 and builds to the realization of independence in 1836.
Stephen L. Hardin
In this highly readable
history, Stephen L. Hardin
discovers more than a
little truth in both of those
views. Drawing on many
original Texan and Mexican sources and onsite inspections of almost every battlefield,
he offers the first complete military history of
the Revolution. From the war’s opening in the
“Come and Take It” incident at Gonzales to
the capture of General Santa Anna at San
Jacinto, Hardin clearly describes the strategy
and tactics of each side. His research yields
new knowledge of the actions of famous
Texan and Mexican leaders, as well as fascinating descriptions of battle and camp life
from the ordinary soldier’s point of view.
Age 12 & up, 373 pgs, halftones, line drawings,
maps and diagrams, ©1994.
PB
60 minutes, color, live action, ages 8 and up, ©
1986, 1989
VHS
DVD
12-FG2-08-1
12-FG2-09-2
An exceptional classroom
tool for the teaching of the
time period between October 2, 1835 and April 21,
1836 - which is considered to be the most critical
era in Texas History!
TEKS 4.2cd, 4.3ae, 4.6ab, 4.11b, 4.15b,
4.16a, 4.17ad, 4.18c, 4.20abc, 4.22abcf,
4.23a, 4.24a, 7.1abc, 7.2cde, 7.3ab, 7.4a,
7.8a, 7.9a, 7.14ab, 7.16a, 7.19a, 7.21acd,
7.22a.
Ages 8 to 12, 80 pgs, illustrated ©2004.
WB
37-TTR-20-5
46-731-02-7
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The Texas Fight
for Independence
$34.95
$34.95
Texas the
Revolution
$12.95
A Military History
of the Texas
Revolution
Once a Nation
From the Star of the Republic Museum, the story
of independence and the
beginning of the Texas
nation. Narrated by Bill
Moyers.
38-110-41-3
Texian Iliad
Ages 8 & up, 106 pages.
Journey to
Gonzales
Melodie A. Cuate
Nick is on a mission. Deeply troubled by the loss of
a young friend at
the Battle of San
Jacinto, he wants
desperately to return to the scene of
the battle—to alter
history. But when he furtively opens the
mysterious trunk, now in Mr. Barrington’s
attic, he is transported instead to Gonzales
in 1835. There he meets many historical
characters, including the young Alamo
defenders William King, John Gaston, and
Galba Fuqua. (Will, Johnny, and Galba
are introduced in Book One of the series.)
Once befriended by them, Nick finds himself
caught up in the excitement precipitating the
Battle of Gonzales.
The Texas
Revolution
From the Alamo to
San Jacinto
John Albert Torres
Read about Texas’s fight
for independence from
Mexico in John Albert
Torres’s addition to The
Wild History of the American West series. Torres describes the Battle
of the Alamo in detail as well as some of the
men who lost their lives, including Davey
Crockett and Jim Bowie.
Ages 9 & up, 128 pgs, Illus. with color photographs and illustrations © 2006
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. . . the siege of the Alamo from February 23 to March 6,
Imagining Texas
Alamo
Pre-Revolutionary
Texas Newspapers,
1829-1836
Carol Lea Clark
Godwin Brown Cotton
established the first permanent press in Texas
in 1829. The Texas
Gazette was a largely
promotional press used to communicate
Stephen F. Austin’s reports of the status of
Texas to the Mexican government, to recruit
new settlers, and to provide news and entertainment to the people of Texas.
Primary Source, 124 pgs, ©2002.
PB
97-042-84-4
$18.00
Today in the
Republic of Texas
Karen Clemens
Warrick
Description: In
1836, a smal l
group of rebels
inside the Alamo
stood up against
a Mexican army.
The rebels—including David Crockett, Jim
Bowie, and William Travis—were fighting for
the independence of Texas. The group knew
time was short and scrambled to prepare for
battle. Riders with messages pleading for
additional troops snuck out under the night’s
cloak of darkness. The rebels’ courageous
defense during the Mexicans’ final charge
became an inspiration for other Texans fighting for a change, one that eventually led to
Texas becoming an American state.
Ages 9 & up, 128 pgs, Illus. with color and blackand-white illustrations ©2008.
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44-440-71-0
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Includes tons of information, Lesson Plans, even worksheets on how
to build a model of the Alamo
VOTED BEST ALAMO WEBSITE
http://www.thealamo.org
Alamo Timeline from Daughters
of the Republic of Texas
http://www.humanities-interactive.org/
texas/alamo/index.html
Alamo de Parras’ Teacher’s Guide
http://www.geocities.com/the_tarins@
sbcglobal.net/adp/toc.html
$31.93
Alamo
Drawing upon rare archival materials, eyewitness
battle accounts, and stirring reenactments, this
American Heritage presentation takes us inside
the Alamo itself, where
we relive the devastating battle and examine
its lasting legacy.
Reference, 184 pgs, drawings, photos, maps,
©1986.
HC
61-029-37-9
Behind the most famous battle cry in American history is a story of ambition
and heroism, greed and vanity, desperation
and defeat. THE HISTORY CHANNEL®
PRESENTS: THE ALAMO examines the
epic battle through four acclaimed programs
from THE HISTORY CHANNEL® and A&E,
presenting a compelling picture of the
forces,personalities and events that converged at the San Antonio mission in 1836.
“Remember the Alamo” new research dispels
some long-held beliefs about what really
happened in the showdown between Santa
Anna’s army and Davy Crockett, William
Barret Travis, Jim Bowie, and their group of
American volunteers.
Set of 2 DVD inlcudes Timeline of Events; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
DVD
01-E71-01-0
$34.95
The Alamo
Mission to Fortress
Henry Guerra, historian,
narrates the history of the
Alamo from its beginning in
1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero, under Spanish rule, through March 6,
1836 when the battle of the
Alamo was fought during
the Texas Revolution against Mexico.
Comes with 21-page Teachers Guide.
VHS
DVD
26-MMA-13-6
$39.95
26-MMA-14-7
$47.95
Heroes of the Texas
Revolution
Profiles of the legends who
bravely fought for Texas
independence, including
Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie
and William B. Travis.
Comes with TG 21 minutes.
VHS
DVD
26-MMH-21-7
26-MMH-22-8
$39.95
$47.95
Battle of the Alamo
Relive American history
in this re-creation of the
Battle of the Alamo. Recent
footage shot at the fort and
archival artwork of American hero Davy Crockett
illustrate firearms, battle
negotiations, and the patriotic fervor that led a handful of Americans
to defend the Alamo mission rather than
surrender their destiny to the Mexicans.
Teacher’s Guide included, 53 minutes ©1997
VHS
DVD
68-715-87-0
68-810-77-7
$49.95
$49.95
Lone Star
Legacy:
Texas Republic and
the Mexican War
Examines the emigration
from the United States
to Mexican-owned Texas
and the development of
Texas as a slave owning state. Also discusses
Moses Austin’s decision to allow settlers to
own slaves, even after the Mexican Congress
abolished slavery throughout the Republic.
Living history segments show life at a fort
during the Mexican War, and examine Sam
Houston’s victory over the Mexican Army.
26 minutes, ©2001.
VHS
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History
Hal Kopel
For nine years the Republic of Texas stood alone as
a new nation against overwhelming odds. Hostile
Indians, invading Mexican
armies and a disinterested
United States. These turbulent times are presented to the reader as
if being reported for a newspaper of the day.
Beginning in the late 1835 with the Texian
capture of the Alamo.
Includes original diaries and histories written at the time as well as contemporary
descriptions of Texas have been used to
give the reader an exciting journey through
the Republic of Texas.
Victory or
Death on
the Texas
Frontier
1836
1836
where William B. Travis, the commander of the Alamo sent forth
couriers carrying pleas for help to communities in Texas.
The Alamo
Tom McGowen
Discusses historical events
surrounding the
Battle of the
Alamo, including
the roles played
by Mexican
General Santa
Anna and Americans Stephen
Austin, Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett, Sam
Houston, and others. In Alamo, McGowen
focuses on politics and motives that drove
the Americans to revolt against Mexico.
Uniforms, weapons, and battle strategy for
both sides are described in detail. Students
will discover that events in history do not
occur in isolation. Rather, they are part and
parcel of a larger picture.
Ages 10 to 12, 48 pgs, color and b/w photos and
engravings, ©2003.
LB
02-242-08-3
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History
The Alamo
Tim McNeese
Describes the historical background,
events, and aftermath
of the 1836 attack on
the Alamo, in which
Jim Bowie and Davy
Crockett were among
the many Texas killed
or captured by Santa Anna’s troops.
Ages 10 & up, 112 pgs, color & b/w illustrations,
chronology, further reading, sidebars, bibliography, index, ©2003.
HC
93-071-01-4
$30.00
The Alamo:
Flash Point Between
Texas and Mexico
Mary Dodson Wade
The editor’s introduction
surveys the history leading to the fierce battle at
the Alamo on March 6,
1836. The readings, a
number of them eyewitness accounts, include William Barret Travis’s famous letter
of February 24. The book includes a roster
of defenders who died.
The Alamo
Illustrated
History
George Nelson
This work is an indepth review of the
long and complex
story of this intriguing site. Over 100
old maps and pictures, along with
a review of 300
years of historical records from various archives provide the reader with vivid eyewitness
accounts of how the Alamo looked and evolved,
together with the rich human history that has
taken place there. Included in the book are six
color birds-eye views by the author.
83-668-95-1
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Ages 10 & up, 128 pgs, photos & illusts, ©1996.
LB
133-915-89-4
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Alamo
Frank Thompson
Describes the political and military
organization of both
sides in the conflict,
the weapons and
equipment available to them, and
the enduringly famous personalities
involved. He reveals
contemporary writings and reported views of those whose help
was repeatedly begged for, and also of those
who wanted desperately to help but arrived
too late to relieve the Alamo.
Narrating the dramatic battle in fascinating
detail, Thompson builds an accurate picture
of one of the greatest periods in American
history. Complementing the narrative are
more than one hundred superb illustrations,
many in full color, including maps, contemporary paintings, and specially commissioned
color photographs of artifacts.
PB
38-411-94-2
$24.95
Alamo Defenders:
A Genealogy
Bill Groneman
Personal accounts, notes,
bibliography, sketches and
photos. Important reference for all Alamo buffs.
$7.95
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10-157-57-X
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61-907-70-0
The Alamo
$26.60
Remembered
Tejano Accounts and
Perspectives
Timothy M. Matovina
The accounts in this new
collection demonstrate,
their strongest allegiance
was to their fellow San
Antonians, with whom they
shared a common history and a common
plight as war raged in their hometown.
Primary Source, 160 pgs, 15 halftones, ©1995.
PB
46-751-86-9
$18.95
Battle of the Alamo
Ben Proctor
Details the background,
character, and motives of
the prominent figures at the
Alamo and the course and
outcome of the battle itself.
Ages 12 & up, 36 pgs, illust.,
©1986
PB
38-920-84-7
$9.95
Best of the Real
West: Battle of the
Alamo
Ages 10 & up, 128 pgs, 71 color illus. 65 b&w illus,
Notes, Bib, Index, ©2005.
Primary Source, Ages 12 & up,
©1990.
138
Roy Sorrels
Discussed are the events
which led up to the fight,
reasons for the American
defeat, and key players
in this important piece of
Texas history.
“battle itself is covered in
great detail, with diagrams of Santa Anna’s
battle plans for storming the Alamo, photos
and drawings, and primary source document with a retrenching plea for reinforcements and a vow to ‘never surrender or
retreat.’”—Booklist
Primary Source, 160 pgs, 15-halftones ©1995.
Primary Source, Ages 10 & up, 64 Pgs, ©1996.
PB
Alamo In American
History
Through original footage,
authentic diaries, paintings,
photos and expert commentary, this award-winning
series reawakens the adventure of our most fabled era.
The four episodes expose the truth of some
of the most celebrated American stories
and figures: The Battle of the Alamo, Wild
Women; Texas Rangers· Sitting Bull.
2 disc set.
DVD
01-032-93-4
$29.95
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On the eighth day of the siege, a band of 32 volunteers from Gonzales
arrived, bringing the number of defenders to nearly two hundred.
Exploring the
Alamo Legends
Wallace O. Chariton
After years of researching all available Alamo records, including primary
letters and accounts by
participants, government
documents from the period, newspaper articles,
diary entries, and even
receipts. No one-Sam Houston, Santa Anna,
William B. Travis, and past and present historians included-is exempt from scrutiny.
Ages 12 & up, 266 pgs, ©1992.
PB
48-222-55-6
$19.95
Eyewitness
to the Alamo
Outnumbered:
Bill Groneman
Did a small group of defenders surrender to Santa
Anna at the beginning of
the siege? Was Crockett
executed or did he die
fighting? Did Bowie fight
from his sickbed? Was
Travis prepared to surrender the garrison
before the battle? Some eyewitnesses claim
to know the true story behind the myths, but
are all of the witnesses credible?
Ages 12 & up, 288 pgs, ©2001
PB
48-228-46-5
1836
Davy Crockett’s
Final Battle at the
Alamo
Eric Fein
Chapters include: A
New Adventure, Davy
Crockett Goes to San
A n t o n i o ; Tr o u b l e
Comes to Town, Battle Begins, Remember the Alamo!Ages 9 & up, 32 pgs, color
photos, index, primary sources, glossary,
websites, ©2004.
LB
107-943-47-X
$23.95
$19.95
Life at the
Alamo
A Photographic Journey
Mark Lemon
For more than 170 years, the true nature
and appearance of the Alamo, the cradle
of Texas liberty, has eluded historians and
artists alike. Partially demolished soon after
the famous battle, the mission/fortress’s
appearance grew more and more indistinct.
But the truth was lurking all along, in old
sketches, plats, diagrams, and later archeological digs. Now for the first time, all of the
available sources have been meticulously
consulted and brought together to create
the most accurate illustrated book on the
true appearance of the Alamo in 1836 ever
produced.
The reader is taken through the entire compound, inside and out, room to room, and
shown areas never before depicted. For
clarity, the compound is divided into sectors,
each chapter covering a sector, which is then
explored in detail. Through extremely realistic photo-illustrations, as well as dramatic
original artwork with explanatory text, the
author breathes new life into the 1836 Alamo,
and makes it real.
Primary Source, 176 pgs, 100+ color ills ©2008.
HC
38-337-18-0
$49.95
Ages 7-9, 32 pgs, ©2003.
LB
113-106-95-0
$26.79
On to the Alamo
Richard Penn Smith
Col. Crockett’s Exploits
and Adventures in Texas, first published after
Crockett’s death and disingenuously attributed
to him, was written by
Richard Penn Smith as a
narrative that promoted
a sanitized account of
the Alamo as a heroic
effort by Americans to stem the Mexican
“invasion” of Texas.
Ages 11 & up, 176 pgs, ©2004.
PB
31-437-64-6
$13.00
Remember The Alamo
Paul Walker
Remember the Alamo presents a fresh
look at one of the most famous battles in
American history. The story has been told
countless times in everything from comic
books to feature films. Always it is the brave
Americans—Jim Bowie, Davy Crockett,
William Travis, and others—fighting the
overwhelming forces of a cruel dictator for
the right to live in a Texas independent of
Mexican rule. Too often, little mention is
made of the Tejanos—Mexican Texans—
who put their lives on the line to fight alongside the other defenders at the Alamo. And
what about Santa Anna? Was he so wrong
in trying to keep Americans from taking
over his country? Clearly there is more to
the story.
Paul Robert Walker has studied the evidence—messages sent out from the Alamo
before the battle, reports written by Tejano
and Texian leaders, eyewitness accounts
from a slave and the handful of women and
children who were spared by Santa Anna,
and stories told by Mexican officers and
soldiers. He has consulted with experts,
examined the historic sites, and read the
most recent scholarly theories to present
the story of the Alamo through the eyes of
Texians, Tejanos, and Mexicans as you’ve
never heard it before.
Ages 8-12, 64 pgs, © 2007.
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History
The Illustrated Alamo 1836
Sally Senzell Isaacs
The Picture the Past
series looks at the
many kinds of communities in America’s
past. Each book describes what made
each community different and what children and adults did each
day. Life at the Alamo In this book, discover
how Spanish people from Mexico set up
the home of the Alamo in Texas in the early
1700s. Find out how life changed for the Native Americans of Texans. Learn how Americans moved into Texas and, after battles with
the Mexicans, made Texas part of the United
States. Then use a recipe to make a popular
treat from the time-picadillo!
Link literature to Social Studies
Sacrificed at the
Alamo
Richard B. Winders
Students of the battle often wonder why William
B. Travis and his small
garrison were left alone
to meet their fate at the
hands of General Santa
Anna. Author Richard B.
Winders, the historian
and curator at the Alamo, examines events
that led to this epic struggle and concludes
that the Texan victories of 1835 created
discord among rebel leaders as various
factions strove to direct the revolution to
meet their own specific goals. That bickering resulted in an almost total breakdown
of Texan military forces as individual commands were swept into the political battle.
The democratic fervor of the 1830s worked
against building a cohesive Texan Army
and was largely responsible for the twin
tragedies of the Alamo and Goliad.
Ages 10 & up, 160 pgs. illust, maps, index,
©2004.
38-510-80-4
History
HC
$24.95
Travis
Letter
February
24, 1836
“To the People of Texas and all Americans
in the World—Victory or Death”
Reproduced on antiqued parchment.
LL
17-TLT-26-9
Tejano boy inside the Alamo
Boy in the Alamo
Margaret Cousins
“...undoubtedly the best
children’s book about the
Alamo ever written.”—San
Antonio Express-News
SSC Suggested -4th
Grade History
Ages 9 & up, 180 pgs,
©1986.
PB
Sherry Garland
Fifteen-year-old Lorenzo
Bonifacio never intended to
be a soldier. But when the
solados raid his tiny Mexican village, Lorenzo finds
himself forced to join General Santa Anna’s army . .
. as the army makes its way across Mexico to
San Antonio de Bexar, where rebellious norteamericanos have barricaded themselves
inside an old mission called El Alamo.
Ages 10 & up, 256 pgs, ©2001.
HC
140
Ages 10 & up, 144 pgs, 11/2006.
HC
Ages 11 & up, 176 pgs, ©2004.
PB
31-437-64-6
42-725-92-8
$13.00
Tejano boy Forced to fight with
Mexican Soldiers
Victor Lopez at the
Alamo
James Rice
Only fourteen years old
Tejano, Victor Lopez is
forced to join the Mexican
Army to fight at the battle
of the Alamo.
$17.95
Texas Jack at
the Alamo
James Rice
Texas Jack, a longeared jackrabbit, tells
the story of the Alamo
and the men who
fought and died there.
Suggested reading by the SSC-4th
Grade History
Ages 8 & up, 32 pgs, illustrations, ©1989.
HC
30-897-25-X
$18.00
Richard Penn Smith
The story, which was a
huge success in its day,
created a myth of the battle that pervaded the collective American memory
for more than 150 years
and reinforced the image
of Davy Crockett as the
“King of the Frontier.”
$15.95
Voices
of the
Alamo
Sherry Garland
In Voices of
the Alamo,
the story
begins in
the 1500s with the Native Americans who
inhabited the area we now call Texas. To
1904 when Clara Driscoll and Adina De Zavala (Lorenzo’s daughter) collect money to
save the Alamo from being torn down to build
another hotel in Downtown San Antonio.
Great for teaching sequencing!
Page by page, different voices—among
them Spanish, Tejano, Texian, Mexican, and
American—are heard, as they describe history from their individual viewpoints.
Ages 5 & up, 40 pgs, color illustrations, glossary,
bibliography, ©2000.
HC
30-802-22-5
$15.95
Ages 10 & up, 242 pgs,
©2001.
Ages 10 & up, 128 pgs, illustrated, bib, ©1994.
$14.95
15-017-44-5
Reporter’s original account
On to the Alamo
Women & Children
of the Alamo
36-510-12-X
Melodie A. Cuate
While seeking inspiration among the historical
artifacts contained in the
mysterious trunk, Hannah,
her brother Nick, and her
friend Jackie are suddenly
thrown back through time,
finding themselves at an old Spanish mission
in San Antonio. It’s the Alamo, and the famous
battle is about to begin!
In the Shadow of
the Alamo
Travis Letter
http://www.lsjunction.com/docs/
appeal.htm
PB
$12.95
Mexican boy Forced to fight with
Mexican Soldiers
$1.95
Crystal Sasse Ragsdale
The riveting story of the
Alamo ends in tragedy
with no brave defender
left alive to tell his tale,
but there were others
who did survive the final
massacre—more than a
dozen women and children. The thirteen
days of the siege and fall of the Alamo
have been studied, examined, probed and
researched by students and historians for
over 150 years, but here is the Alamo’s
story by the ones who were there. Includes
mini-biographies and primary source documents from survivors.
08-722-26-8
Journey to the
Alamo
PB
30-548-66-3
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1836
the Runaway
Scrape
Begins March 13
Remember the
Alamo! Runaway
Scrape Diary of
Belle Wood
Austin’s colony,
1835-36
Lisa Waller Rogers
After a two-month siege
by Texian volunteers in
late 1835, the Mexican Army surrendered
San Antonio and retreated across the Rio
Grande. Late January 1836, Belle’s brother,
Mac, followed Colonel Travis to the Alamo.
The troop build-up was “just a precautionary
measure.”
Just three weeks later, Mexican General
Santa Anna arrived in San Antonio with thousands of troops, taking the 150 Alamo men
by surprise. When the Alamo fell, “the news
came upon me like a clap of thunder,” Belle
wrote. “My brother, Mac, is dead.”
Belle’s diary tells how her family joins the
throng heading east for the U.S. border.
Theirs is a miserable, month-long journey.
Danger and death are ever present.
Ages 10 & up, 176 pgs, 10-illustrations, ©2003.
HC
42-724-97-2
$15.95
See Also-Novels
Sam Houston is My Hero
PB
38-652-77-8
$11.95
Runaway Scrape Websites
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/RR/pfr1.html
http://www.bjgeiger.com/texas/history/
revolution/retreat.html
http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/East_
Texas_all_things_historical/RunawayScrapeAMD302.htm
Eyewitness Accounts
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mustergon.htm
Flash Cards
http://www.quia.com/jfc/328618.html
Goliad
Presidio La Bahia
The Other Alamo
William R. Bradle
The Alamo fell in thirteen days, with all its
defenders killed. One
hundred miles away,
Goliad surrendered
after a single day’s
battle, with the prisoners then executed
by firing squad. Only
twenty escaped by flinging themselves into
the San Antonio River. Historians note that
the Alamo was a fortress that should not have
been defended and was, while Goliad was
a fortress that could have been defended
but was not.
After the fall of Goliad and the Alamo, Sam
Houston retreated to east Texas. His army
grew, as the struggle was now for independence and survival. Houston caught Santa
Anna at San Jacinto, defeating his army in
an eighteen-minute battle. The battle cry
of the Texans was “Remember the Alamo!
Remember Goliad!” Everyone knows the
Alamo, but the story of Goliad has been
forgotten, until now. The tragic events at
Goliad shaped Texas as much as those at
the Alamo, and William Bradle reminds us
of the horror, charity, bravery, and mercy
endured there.
This fast-moving narrative presents the
struggles of the participants, both Texan
and Mexican, and reveals the overriding
egos and bad planning on both sides of
the war. It is historically accurate, based on
actual documents and the many books, both
scholarly and popular, written on the Texas
revolution.
Ages 12 & up, 256 pgs, appendix, index ©2007.
HC
30-804-57-0
$26.00
Websites
James Fannin and his 350 men, who surrendered to Mexican forces with the understanding that they would be treated as
prisoners of war, and then were massacred
on orders from Santa Anna
Its Place in the
History of Texas
This 54 minute video includes dramatic reenactments, historical documents
and photos and interviews
with renowned historians to
bring to life the rich saga of
Presidio La Bahia and its
important place in the history of Texas.
54 minutes.
VHS
DVD
History of La Bahía
Craig H. Roell
This book tells the sad tale
of James Fannin and his
men who fought the Mexican forces, surrendered
with the understanding
that they would be treated
as prisoners of war, and
then under orders from
Santa Anna were massacred.
Ages 12 & up, 108 pgs, photos, map, ©1994.
PB
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/goliadframe.htm
38-111-41-X
$9.95
Hesitant Martyr in the
Texas Revolution
James Walker
Fannin
Gary Brown
Sometimes misunderstood historical figure,
whom most remember as
the commander who lost
twice as many men as
were killed at the Alamo and San Jacinto
combined. Now the story can be completely
examined with the help of all Fannin’s known
correspondence during the campaign at
Goliad. Read and judge for yourself if history
has been fair to James Walker Fannin.
Ages 12 & up, 272 pgs, b/w illus, ©2000.
PB
48-227-78-7
$18.95
Angel of Goliad
Francisca Alvarez
and the Texas War
for Independence
http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/
The_Battle/April_21st_1836/
Includes Fannin’s Fight, Men of Goliad,
Letters, Centralista Accounts, Fannin’s
Execution, Angel of Goliad and Survivor Accounts
$34.95
$34.95
Remember Goliad!
http://www.presidiolabahia.org/massacre.
htm
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/
online/articles/GG/qeg2.html
12-FG5-10-1
12-FG5-11-2
Joanne Randolph
Francisca Alvarez, traveling with her husband
who was a Mexican
army officer, saves the lives of twenty captured Texan soldiers in Goliad Texas.
Ages 9 & up, 32 pgs, color photos, index, primary
sources, glossary, websites, ©2004.
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History
As the colonists learned that Santa Anna
was continuing his march eastward, panic
ensued. All over Texas, people either joined
the fight for independence or fled for safety
in the mass exodus known as the Runaway
Scrape.
1836
the massacre at Goliad of
James Fannin and 350 men
and the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, to finally
win their independence from Mexico.
Battle of San
Jacinto
James W. Pohl
San Jacinto was one
of the decisive battles
of the world.” The
exciting story of the
pivotal battle of the
Texas Revolution.
Ages 12 & up, 49 pgs,
16 illustrations, map,
©1989.
PB
38-490-81-2
$9.95
History
Journey to
San Jacinto
Melodie A. Cuate
“To teach kids history, try time travel.
Cuate, a veteran
s c h o o l t e a c h e r,
spins the tale of
a seventh-grader
Hannah, her brother Nick, and her
friend Jackie. They
are intrigued by a mysterious trunk belonging to Hannah’s new history teacher. When
they open it, something magical happens,
and they travel back in time to the Alamo,
where the famous siege is underway.”—
Southern Living
Where has Mr. Barrington gone? Follow
Hannah, Nick, and Jackie back in time to
the Texas Revolution as they search for
clues leading to the missing Texas history
teacher. Mr. Barrington’s niece, Miss Barrington, begins the countdown to the past
when she opens the lid on the mysterious
trunk belonging to her uncle. She and the
girls suddenly find themselves in 1836,
traveling with a Texian soldier transporting
ammunition for General Sam Houston only
days before the Battle of San Jacinto.
Meanwhile, Nick discovers what life is like
as a soldier after the Mexican army finds
him hiding in a tree. Join the children on
their historic adventure as the Battle of
San Jacinto unfolds before their eyes and
they become acquainted with the famous
Texian and Mexican soldiers who shaped
the future of Texas.
Ages 10 & up, 160 pgs, 04/2007.
HC
42-726-02-9
$17.95
ROT 1836-46
Stephen Hardin
In 1836, when Texas
won its independence
from Mexico, many expected the Republic of
Texas to join the Union
immediately.
http://www.dallashistory.org/history/
texas/houston_report.htm
Detailed information on the Battle
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/batsanjacinto.htm
Primary Source, 64 pgs,
©98.
PB
http://www.lsjunction.com/events/jacinto.htm
©2003.
CD
The presentation
begins with the early days of settlement. “The
Lone Star Dream” of Moses Austin was later
fulfilled by his son, Stephen F. Austin. The
story continues with the Texas Declaration
of Independence and the various battles
and ends with the capture of Santa Anna at
San Jacinto.
Vivid images are created of the fight to free
Texas from Mexico’s rule, prompting audiences to ponder the plight of the Alamo in its
early beginnings, while picturing it now as a
well-visited graveyard and sanctuary. K. R.
performs as though he had first-hand knowledge of the harrowing fight for Texas’ independence. The lonesome guitar solos and
the western twang of the songs place each
listener right along with old Ben Milam.
This musical narrative has gained interest
from educators as a new and exciting teaching tool, using lyrics that stimulate visual
images and vocals that inspire sing-a-long
participations.
CD
91-615-20-1
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91-615-20-3
$21.95
Road to San
Jacinto:
Fathers of
Texas
K.R. Wood
This epic of history
tells the story of
the Texas Revolution in song and
narration.
$7.95
K.R. Wood
A Bi-Lingual CD! The
story of Texas Settlement and Revolution
War spotlighting the
Tejano Heroes.
Sam Houston’s Official Report of
the Battle of San Jacinto
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/
republic/san-jacinto/report-01.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/
online/articles/SS/qes4.html
83-668-63-3
Los Tejanos
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/
republic/san-jacinto.html
SSC Suggested Grade 4 History ©2002.
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Lone Star:
San Jacinto Museum Presentation
http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/
The_Battle/
Officers and Enlisted Men
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/
sjvetsunit.htm
1836
Texas Gains
Independence
Mary Dodson Wade
Focuses on April 21,
1836, in the battle of
San Jacinto in which
the Texans under Sam
Houston defeated
Santa Anna’s Mexican forces. The editor’s
introduction provides an overview, while the
selections bring the reader the pivotal events
in the words of participants.
Ages 10 & up, 64 pgs, ©1997.
PB
83-668-62-5
$7.95
With Santa
Anna in Texas
Translated Carmen
Perry
Provides us with a
unique view inside
Santa Anna’s army.
He is not hesitant
in his praise or condemnation of his fellow officers and his
analysis of the Texas
campaign. He also,
describes in detail the beauty of the land and
farms as well as the sufferings of the average
Mexican soldado.-Charles Yates
Primary Source Diary, 248 pgs, ©1975.
PB
38-965-27-7
$13.95
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People of the Texas
Revolution & Republic
Alvarez, Francisca
Bonham, James Butler
Francisca
Alvarez
Angel of Goliad
Tracie Egan
In 1836, a Mexican
woman saves the
lives of twenty Texan
soldiers captured by
the Mexican army in
the town of Goliad,
Texas.
Ages 9 & up, 32 pgs, color photos, index, primary
sources, glossary, websites, ©2004.
LB
107-941-09-4
$23.95
Austin, Stephen F. (4th & 7th)
Stephen Austin
Heroes of Texas
HC
44-440-01-X
Websites
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/
alamo/bonham-letter.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/BB/fbo14.html
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/
alamo/bonham-01.html
Bowie, Jim
Jim Bowie was born
in Kentucky in 1796,
he had a reputation
with a hunting knife,
became a successful farmer and
businessman. He
died fighting in the
battle of the Alamo
in 1836.
Ages 9 & up, 48 pages,
Full-color laminated cover, Color photos throughout, Chronology, Historical Timeline, Chapter
Notes, Further Reading, Web Addresses, Glossary, Index © 2007.
LB
92-155-31-7
$20.95
Stephen F.
Austin and the
Founding of
Texas
James Haley
In a time where thousands pushed westward to find their fortune, Stephen Austin
went west to found a
colony. The fierce struggle between Austin’s
settlers and the Mexican government would
lead to the birth of Texas and countless
stories of heroes and heroism. Jailed by
Mexican authorities, Austin fought a long,
bitter struggle for the survival of Texas. Many
may not know that Austin’s dream almost did
not come true.“
Ages 9 & up, 112 pgs, color photos, glossary, index, pronunciation guide to new words, ©2003.
LB
107-957-38-1
$34.60
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/
a_c/austin.htm
$24.95
Websites
http://www.lsjunction.com/people/bowie.
htm
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/BB/fbo45.html
Jim Bowie
Frontier Legend,
Alamo Hero
J. R. Edmondson
Through a chronological narrative, enriched
with diary entries, letters, and other primary
documents, students
will learn to think about
history from the perspective of both individuals and society.
Ages 9 & up, 112 pgs, color photos, index, bibliography, glossary, web sites, library binding, primary
sources, timeline, ©2003.
LB
107-957-34-9
$34.60
Jim Bowie
Frontier Legend
Robert Hollman
Jim Bowie was one of the
best-known frontiersmen
of his day. He wrestled
alligators, rode wild mustangs, and helped Texas
win its independence.
He was famous for the
knife that still bears his name. He led a life
of adventure and excitement that ended
with his death as one of the defenders of
the Alamo. In this book you can follow the
adventures of Jim Bowie as told by his faithful dog and friend Gator. From the moment
Jim snatches the small puppy from the jaws
of an alligator until the final moments at the
Alamo, Jim and Gator share a life of friendship and adventure.
Ages 9 & up, 145 pgs, ©2006
PB
14-754-81-7
$9.95
Jim Bowie
Hero of the Alamo
Jim Bowie:
Jean Flynn
A biography of the restless
adventurer who made his
reputation with a hunting
knife, became a successful farmer and businessman, and died in the siege
of the Alamo. Chapters include: The wild
Bowie boy; A Legend Begins; The Deadly
Duelist; A Texas Citizen; A Family Begins;
and Texas Revolution.
Ann Graham Gaines
In Jim Bowie: Hero of the
Alamo, author Ann Graham Gaines traces the
life of Jim Bowie, from his
childhood on the American frontier to his courageous death at the Alamo. Highlighting the
spirit of adventure that led Bowie to Mexico
and involved him in the war for Texas independence, Gaines examines the personal
side of this legendary frontiersman.
Ages 9 & up, 64 pgs, ©1980.
Ages 11 & up, 128 pgs, , b/w photos.
A Texas Legend
PB
10-684-52-2
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History
Russell Roberts
Breezy and engaging
narratives that highlight the most important information in the
life of the Stephen F.
Austin a person who
shaped the United
States of America
James Butler Bonham is
remembered for having
ridden back into the Alamo
from Gonzales to inform
his fellow defenders of the
hopelessness of their situation and for joining them
in their gallant stand.
For more on James Butler Bonham
Bowie, Jim
Burleson, Edward
Crockett, David (3rd & 7th TEKS)
Burleson was best
known for his service
as commanding general ast the siege and
storming of Bexar in
1835, as second in
command to Houston at San Jacinto, as
fierce protector of the Texas frontier
during its early expansion and finally as
vice president of the Republic.
Websites
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/BB/fbu40.html
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/mcardle/sanjac/
sanjac051.html
Davy Crockett
Rick Burke
Davy Crockett was a
fighter, entertainer, Congressman, and frontiersman. Can you imagine
what his life must have
been like? What was he
like as a person? Read
this book in the American Lives series to get to know Davy Crockett.
Find out how he tried to make the world a better
place by standing up for what he believed in.
Find out how Davy helped his family survive
hard times, why Davy was elected to government jobs, why Davy decided to live in Texas.
Read about the person’s family, childhood,
school years, and working years.
Ages 7 -9, 32 pgs, color, ©2005.
LB
History
$26.79
At the Convention
of 1836, Burnet was
chosen as interim
president of the newly formed Republic
of Texas following
the adoption of the
Texas Declaration
of Independence on
March 2, 1836. His
vice-president was
Lorenzo de Zavala. Burnet successfully
ran for Vice President of the Republic of
Texas in 1838 on the ticket of Mirabeau B.
Lamar. He ran for the presidency against
Sam Houston at the end of Lamar’s term
but lost. A long term political opponent of
Houston, Burnet opposed annexation into
the United States after the annexation of
Texas in 1845, Burnet served as the state’s
first Secretary of State..
Marianne Johnston
Davy Crockett’s name
has become synonymous with the setting
of the American frontier.
Students will learn the
facts about this American original, who was a
farmer, hunter, solider, and politician, as well
as more of the stories that made him famous
during and after his lifetime.
Ages 8 & up, 24 pgs, color photos, index, bibliography, glossary, web sites, library binding, primary
sources, timeline, ©2001.
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Davy Crockett
Frontier Hero
J. T. Moriarty
Surveys the life of the
American frontiersman
who became a member of Congress and
died trying to defend the
Alamo.
David Burnet
Ruth Carnes
The ad interim president
of Texas grew up in New
Jersey and arrived just in
time for the revolution.
Ages 9 & up, 32 pgs, color photos, index, primary
sources, glossary, websites, ©2004.
Ages 9 & up, 64 pgs,
Spanish
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American Frontier
Legend
Davy Crockett may never have worn the distinctive cap, and he was
already an American
legend before his death
cemented his place in
folklore. Explore the remarkable life of this
American original through period art, artifacts
and accounts and interviews with leading
historians.
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http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/burnetdg.
htm
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/BB/fbu46.html
Websites
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/CC/fcr24.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/alamo/
peopleevents/p_crockett.html
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Davy Crockett:
Legend of the Wild
Frontier
Richard Bruce Winders
The famous “coonskin”
politician was always
more than the selfpromoted backwoods
Everyman. An astute
and agile leader, Crockett would come of age
during the Creek Wars, and die a hero at
the battle of the Alamo in Texas. Today we
can distinguish between the legend and the
history of Davy Crockett, as we survey the
facts of his life and the fantasies of more
than a century of stories told in songs, films
and books.
Ages 9 & up, 112 pgs, color photos, index, bibliography,
glossary, web sites, primary sources, timeline, ©2003.
LB
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What’s So Great
About
Davy Crockett
Russell Roberts
According to legend, frontiersman Davy Crockett
could “lick his weight in
wildcats” and died at the
Alamo only after killing
hundreds of enemy soldiers. Did he always
wear a coonskin cap and buckskins? Or was
he just an ordinary man, a hunter and politician who usually dressed in everyday clothes
and died like any other ordinary man at the
Alamo? Find out in this book, which seeks
to separate fact from fiction while exploring
the life and death of one of the most colorful characters in American history—David
“Davy” Crockett
Ages 6 & up, 32 pgs, color photos, chronology,
further reading, web addresses, glossary, index,
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de Cos, Martin Perfecto
Appointed commander of military
forces in Texas he
was sent to disarm any rebellious
citizens in September 1835. He surrendered to Texan
forces under the
leadership of Stephen F. Austin at San Antonio de Bexar.
He lead Mexican soldiers at the Battle of
the Alamo. He arrived at the Battle of San
Jacinto with over twelve-hundred reinforcements for Santa Anna at San Jacinto. He
was taken prisoner at the Battle of San
Jacinto on the same day.
Websites
http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/the_battle/commanders_of_the_field/mexican/cos/
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/CC/fco76.html
Lorenzo de
Zavala
Ages 9 & up, 56 pgs, color photos, Chronology,
Timeline, Glossary, Further Reading, Web Addresses, Indexes, ©2003.
LB
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Lorenzo de
Zavala:
North to the Rio
Grande
Martín De León
Fay Venable
The first vice-president
of the Republic of Texas,
Lorenzo de Zavala, was
a former state governor
in Mexico. He is remembered not only as a great
statesman, diplomat, and signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence, but also as
a man highly esteemed. He was greatly
respected for his honesty both in public and
private life.
In the words of one historian, de Zavala “deserves to be ranked among the first four or
five” leaders of the Texas Revolution.
SSC Suggested -7th Grade History and
4th Grade Government. 4th and 7th Grade
TEKS Biography
Ages 11 & up, 56 pgs, ©1985.
PB
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Ages 8 & up, 64 pgs, 5 b&w sketches, ©2007.
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Websites
$14.95
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/DD/fde8.html
Writing Mexican-Americans into Seventh
Grade Texas History (Howell Initiative)
http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/history/
lcummins/MexicanAmericanLessonPlans/
MartindeLeon/MartindeLeonResources.htm
Lesson Plans
http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/history/
lcummins/MexicanAmericanLessonPlans/MartindeLeon/MartindeLeonLessonPlan1.htm
Robert Holloman
Every little girl loves
a doll. Most dolls love
the little girls too. In this
story follow the adventures of Patty the rag
doll and her very special
friend, Susannah Dickinson. Listen as Patty
tells her toy friends the story of Susannah
from her childhood days to her marriage to
Almeron Dickinson. Go with them as they
travel to Texas and become early citizens
of the state. Be with them as they watch the
battle of Gonzales where the Texas revolution began. Follow them to San Antonio
where Susannah runs a boarding house
with many interesting guests such as Davy
Crockett. Finally share a small room in an
old Texas mission known as the Alamo as
one of the most famous battles in Texas
history swirls around them. Learn from her
friend, Patty the rag doll, the story of one of
the first women heroes of Texas... Susannah Dickinson.
Ages 9 & up, 140 pgs, ©12/2007.
PB
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Susanna of
the Alamo
John Jakes
“Remember the
Alamo!” Resonates through
history— a cry
that evokes
memories of Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie,
and William Barrett Travis—three of the
many heroes who died there. But few
remember Susanna Dickinson, the woman
of quiet courage and unwavering resolve
who survived the massacre to tell its story.
Were it not for Susanna, the Alamo might
have been forgotten.
Suggested reading by the Social Studies
Center for Educator Development-4th
and 7th Grade History.
Ages 6 & up, 40 pgs, illustrations, ©1986.
PB
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http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/giants/
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http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/sdickinson.
htm
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/DD/fdi6.html
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/mcardle/alamo/
alamo77.html
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History
Judy Alter
Don Martín De León was
the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony
in Texas, in the days
before statehood. Other
empresarios, such as
Moses Austin and Sterling C. Robertson,
were Anglos who had been drawn to Texas
by the lure of land. De León established his
colony in southeast Texas, near the Gulf
Coast, and founded the city of Victoria. He
and his six sons governed the colony.
Though Don Martín died in 1833, his sons
actively supported the Texas fight for independence by giving money and goods to the
Texas Volunteers. But the family suffered
from a general prejudice against people of
Mexican descent—they lost their land and
livestock and had to leave Texas.
Susannah
Dickinson
Kathleen Tracy
Outside of the borders
of Texas, Lorenzo de
Zavala’s name is little
known. But he was an
important statesman
who became Vice President of the Republic of
Texas in 1836. A trusted
aide to Stephen Austin, de Zavala fought for
Texas independence and then campaigned
for Texas to join the United States. Although
de Zavala may not be as well known as Sam
Houston and Stephen Austin are, his vision
and contributions to the state of Texas have
forever earned him a place of honor and
importance in American History.
de Leon, Martin (4th TEKS)
Tejano Empresario
Dickinson, Susanna
Zavala (4th & 7th TEKS)
Dodson, Sarah
Houston, Margaret
Sam (4th Lea
& 7th TEKS)
Sarah’s Flag for
Texas
Jane Knapik
Living in Texas in the
1830s, twenty-three-yearold Sarah sees many
significant changes as
the area moves to declare
its independence from
Mexico.
Ages 9 & up, 96 pgs, ©1993
PB
10-680-22-5
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Websites
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/EE/fes2.html
I Am Houston
Mary Dodson Wade
Sam Houston was a man
as large as the events in
which he took part. From
his early years among
the Cherokees in Tennessee through the time
he served as president,
senator, and governor of
Texas, the Hero of San Jacinto was as colorful as the clothes he wore.
Ages 9 & up, ©1993.
HC
PB
Websites
U of Houston Digital History
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/mexican_
voices/voices_display.cfm?id=49
http://www.houstonculture.org/hispanic/
alamo.html
Fannin, James Walker (7th TEKS)
History
Hesitant Martyr in
the Texas Revolution
James Walker
Fannin
Gary Brown
Sometimes misunderstood historical figure,
whom most remember
as the commander who
lost twice as many men
as were killed at the Alamo and San Jacinto combined. Now the story can be
completely examined with the help of all
Fannin’s known correspondence during the
campaign at Goliad. Read and judge for
yourself if history has been fair to James
Walker Fannin.
Ages 12 & up, 272 pgs, b/w illus, ©2000.
PB
48-227-78-7
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Websites
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/FF/ffa2.html
Sam Houston Websites
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/
d_h/houston.htm
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/giants/
houston-01.html
http://www.famoustexans.com/samhouston.htm
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/HH/fho73.html
http://www.shsu.edu/~smm_www/FunStuff/
Album/
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Sam Houston:
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Esparza, Gregorio
Houston,
Margaret
Lea
Jones, Anson
(4th &
7th TEKS)
For Texas and the
Union
Walter M. Woodward
One of the leaders and
founders of Texas, Sam
Houston confronted all
the prevailing issues of
the day. Adopted into
a Native American tribe, he fought for fair
treatment of Indians in the halls of Congress.
Faced with the dissolution of the Union during the Civil War, he tried to lead Texas away
from secession. A frontiersman, soldier, and
patriot. Houston’s influence can be felt well
beyond the borders of the Lone Star State.
Ages 9 & up, 112 pgs, color photos, index, bibliography,
glossary, websites, primary sources, timeline, ©2003.
LB
107-957-39-X
Anson Jones was a
doctor, businessman,
congressman, and the
last president o fthe
Republic of Texas.
Websites
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/exhibits/presidents/
jones/intro.html
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/JJ/fjo42.html
Lamar, Mirabeau (4th & 7th TEKS)
Known as the
Father of Texas
Education Lamar
stressed the need
for public education in Texas.
Mirabeau Lamar
was elected the
first vice president of the Republic of Texas
in 1836 and was
elected president 1838-1841. Unlike Sam
Houston who was in favor of Texas annexation to the United States, Lamar wanted to
stay a republic. Lamar relocated the Texas
capital from Houston to Austin.
$34.60
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Lamar
What’s So Great
About Sam
Houston
Susan Sales Harkins
Sam Houston is remembered in the name of a
major city in the place he
loved—Texas. Not only did
he defeat Santa Anna’s
army to free Texas from Mexico, he worked
hard to make the Republic of Texas a state
and, as the Civil War loomed, to keep it in
the Union. He served as president of the
Republic of Texas, and then as a senator
and governor of the state of Texas. But that’s
not all. Before Andrew Jackson sent him to
Texas, Houston had already been successful
as a congressman and governor of Tennessee, and as a self-appointed advocate for the
Cherokee Indians. He had fought bravely in
the War of 1812 at the Battle of Horseshoe
Bend. Read all about this amazingly practical man who, above all else, heeded his
mother’s advice to live a life of honor.
Ages 6 & up, 32 pgs, color photos, chronology,
further reading, web addresses, glossary, index,
©2006.
LB
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Second
President of
Texas
Judy Alter
Mirabeau B. Lamar
was a brave Texas
hero during the Battle of San Jacinto in
1836 and the Mexican War of 1846. He was
the first person to serve as vice president
of the Republic of Texas and the second
president, after Sam Houston.
He is also known as the Father of Texas
Education, and a number of elementary and
high schools across Texas are named Lamar
in recognition of his early dedication to public
schools. Lamar University in Beaumont is
also named for him.
Lamar also is called the Poet President
of Texas because he wrote many poems
throughout his life, beginning when he was
a boy in Georgia.
Ages 9 & up, 64 pgs, ©2005.
HC
38-510-97-9
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Jane Long Websites
Long, Jane
Jane Long: A Child’s
Pictorial History
Elizabeth Morgan
Text & photographs trace
the life of the fearless pioneer who became known as
the Mother of Texas.
Ben Milam was one of the
first causalities of the Texas
Revolution. Most noted for
his quote “Who will go to
San Antonio with Old Ben
Milam.
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http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/adp/archives/
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Catherine Gonzalez
http://www.texasescapes.com/CFEckhardt/BenMilam.htm
Mother of Texas
Biography of Jane Long,
first known American woman
to enter Texas and bear a
child.
Ages 10 & up, 64 pgs, ©1982.
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Heroes of Texas
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Jane Wilkinson
Long:
Texas Pioneer
Neila Skinner Petrick
Jane married Dr. James
Long when she was
only sixteen. Dr. Long
dreamed of conquering
“Tejas” and used his
wife’s fortune to build an
army. Jane and her family soon joined him on
the Bolivar Peninsula, only to be left again as
Dr. Long attempted to conquer Mexico. Jane
learned of her husband’s death in Mexico.
Now a widow, Jane joined Stephen Austin’s
pioneers in the Austin colony and obtained
a land grant. She built an inn in Brazoria that
soon became a meeting place for revolutionaries like Stephen Austin, William Barret
Travis, and Sam Houston.
Ages 5 & up, 32 pgs, color illust., ©2004.
HC
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Defending
Mexican Valor in
Texas
José Antonio
Navarro’s
Historical Writings,
1853–1857
José Antonio Navarro
(1795–1871) played
a central role in Texas
history. A close associate of and facilitator
for Stephen F. Austin, he was a signatory
of Texas Declaration of Independence from
Mexico, an important figure in the drafting of
the Texas Constitution, and a State Senator.
At the end of his life, the name of José Antonio Navarro was a household word in San
Antonio and was well-known and respected
across Texas. However, in later years Navarro never received the recognition due him
as one of the most influential of the founding
fathers of Texas. Navarro’s narratives, written
between 1853 and 1857, constitute the first
Tejano publication of Texas history.
Primary Source, 128 pgs, 12 illus. Notes. Bib.
Index.©1995, 2008.
HC
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38-337-24-1
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Websites
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/giants/navarro/
navarro-01.html
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/Navarro.htm
Ages 9 & up, 56 pgs, color photos, Chronology,
Timeline, Glossary, Further Reading, Web Addresses, Indexes, ©2004.
HC
92-152-09-5
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With Santa Anna
in Texas
Translated Carmen Perry
Provides us with a unique
view inside Santa Anna’s
army. He is not hesitant
in his praise or condemnation of his fellow officers and his analysis of
the Texas campaign. He
also, describes in detail the beauty of the
land and farms as well as the sufferings
of the average Mexican soldado.-Charles
Yates
Primary Source Diary, 248 pgs, ©1975.
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Seguin, Juan (7th TEKS)
History
Ages 12 & up, 312 pgs, 6 x 9.
$24.95
Navarro, Jose Antonio
Jane Long of
Texas 1798-1880
Neila Skinner Petrick
Regarded by many as
the “Mother of Texas,”
Jane Wilkinson Long is
curiously absent from most
history books. Now, this
painstakingly researched
novelization reveals the fascinating life of
the little girl who would grow up to become
both a spy and revolutionary in Texas’s fight
for independence from Mexico.
William W. Lace
A biography of the Antonio Lopez de Santa
Anna Mexican General,
president, and statesman most famous for
his part in the battle of
the Alamo.
Milam, Ben
Ages 9 & up, 104 pgs, photos, glossary.
10-158-61-4
Santa Anna
h t t p : / / t e x a s h i s t o r y. u n t . e d u / b r o w s e /
subject/People/Individuals/Jane_
Long/?PHPSESSID=d5cbab0
Suggested reading by
the Social Studies Center for Educator
Development for 4th Grade History
HC
Santa Anna (7th TEKS)
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/LL/flo11.html
Juan Seguin:
Frontier Legends
Robert Hollman
Heroes come from everywhere. During the fight
for Texas independence
many people sacrificed for
Texas freedom. No one did
more than Juan Seguin.
A member of a prominent Texas family,
Juan Seguin served Texas well during its
uncertain beginnings. Join Juan and his
friend Pablo Gomez as they live through
one of the most exciting times in Texas
History. Follow the adventures of Juan and
Pablo from their childhood to the battles of
the Texas revolution. Ride with them from
the Alamo as they carry a message from
Colonel William Travis through enemy lines
to the people of Texas.
Ages 10 & up, 119 pgs, ©2007.
PB
14-754-95-7
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http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/
s_z/seguin.htm
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
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Smith, Deaf (7th TEKS)
Deaf Smith:
Scout, Spy, and
Texas Hero
Jo Harper
Deaf Smith couldn’t hear
for beans, but he came to
be a great hero in Texas’
fight for independence
from Mexico. Folksy,
funny, well-researched
easy-reader story of a hero who overcame
his handicap.
7th Grade TEKS Biography
Ages 9 & up, 46 pgs, 6 x 9, illustrated.
PB
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Website
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/
articles/SS/fsm10.html
Travis, William B. (7th TEKS)
William Barret
Travis:
Victory or Death
History
Jean Flynn
The story of the Texas
lawyer who became commander at the Alamo.
Ages 10 & up, 64 pgs,
©1982.
PB
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The Cost of
Freedom:
William Barret
Travis
America has always
paid a high price for the
cause of freedom! The
siege of an old Spanish
mission, called the Alamo, ranks as one of the
most important battles
in American history.
Lone Star Legends
Peggy Reimers
The Lone Star Legends is a box collection
of 25 paperback biographies of famous
Texans. An invaluable teaching tool for every
Texas classroom.
Biographies included: Moses Austin; Mollie Bailey; James Butler Bonham; James
Bowie; David G. Burnet; David Crockett;
Susanna Dickinson; James W. Fannin;
Sam Houston; Anson Jones; King Ranch;
Stephen F. Austin; Mirabeau B. Lamar;
Jane Long; Ben Milam; Jose Antonio Navarro; Elizabet Ney; Cynthia Ann Parker;
Quanah Parker; Sally Scull; Erasmo &
Juan Seguin; Deaf Smith; The Texas
Rangers; William B. Travis; Lorenzo de
Zavala
The similar structured biographies examine
the rich and complex history of Texas. Every
book identifies the contributions of significant individuals and events occurring in the
1800s. Each profile provides factual content
divided into sections: Vital Statistics; Early &
Later Years; Education; Marriage & Family;
Political Appointments; Occupations; Arrival
in Texas; Why a Legend? Texas Honors and
a glossary with highlighted vocabulary words
throughout the text.
Ages 8 & up, 8 to 12 pages each, glossary, and
bibliography ©2006.
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Famous Texans Fact Cards
Biographical sketches reveal the rich
heritage of the people of Texas. Information
about a variety of people who have shaped
the state of Texas, from early days to the
present, is presented on one 8.5 x 11 doublesided card for each person. The individuals
chosen for this set include people from many
ethnicities and several centuries. There are
adventurers and artists, congressmen and
cattlemen, athletes and artists, women and
men. For each of 40 people you will learn
about the person’s: childhood, education,
career, what each contributed to Texas and
to our nation.
People Included are: Lance Armstrong, Stephen F. Austin, Henry Bonilla, Jim Bowie,
Chief Bowles, Jesse Chisholm, Henry Cisneros, Bessie Coleman, Davy Crockett, J.
Frank Dobie, Miriam Ferguson, Henry Flipper, George Foreman, Henry B. Gonzalez,
William Goyens, O. Henry, Buddy Holly,
Sam Houston, Lady Bird Johnson, Lyndon
B. Johnson, Scott Joplin, Barbara Jordan,
Mirabeau Lamar, Jane Long, Elisabet Ney,
Chester Nimitz, Georgia O’Keefe, Cynthia
Ann Parker, Quanah Parker, Selena Perez,
Bill Pickett, Katherine Ann Porter, Ann Richards, Nolan Ryan, Juan Seguin, Katherine
Stinson, Lee Trevino, William B. Travis,
Babe Zaharias, Lorenzo de Zavala
43 cards, 8.5x11, on card stock, in a looseleaf
binder © 2001
NB
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Bilingual transcription of the Treaty of
Velasco, acknowledging Texas’ independence signed by President of the Republic
of Texas, David G. Burnet and General
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, President
General in Chief of the Mexican Army
http://www.lsjunction.com/docs/velasco.
htm
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/mjtce.html
George C. Childress is credited as
the author of the Texas Declaration of
Independence.
Several times after the end of the Revolution Mexican soldiers marched into Texas
and attacked towns, because they did not
agree to the Treaty of Velasco.
One of the first jobs of the new government was to protect its citizens from the
Mexican’s and Indian attacks. A series of
forts were built on the frontier to separate
Mexico and Indian lands from the rest
of Texas. Texas Rangers protected the
land and the Texas navy kept the coastal
towns safe.
Frontier Forts of
Texas
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/
republic/declare-01.html
Fort Belknap, Fort
Bliss, Fort Brown, Fort
Clark, Fort Concho,
Fort Davis, Fort Mason,
Fort Sam Houston
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/fch28.html
http://www.lsjunction.com/docs/tdoi.htm
Texas
Declaration
of Independence
As 187 soldiers bravely defended the Alamo,
Texas declared its independence from
Mexico on March 2, 1836. Texas soon won
its freedom with a victory at San Jacinto in
April.
17-TDI-22-0
$1.95
Constitution of the
Republic of Texas 1836
http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/constitutions/text/1836cindex.html
Our Federal
Constitution, Our
Texas Constitution
This 86-page set is tailored to fulfill the required
study of both the Federal
and Texas Constitutions.
Both units start with the
inception of the countries
and follow the changes in our government
through current day.
Classroom Reproducible Set in Pocket Folder
64-page Classroom set, 12-page Teacher’s Answer Key,
6-page US Constitution Test, 4-page Texas Constitution
Test, and a Certificate of Completion, ©2002.
LL
77-291-06-1
$64.95
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44-440-81-8
$24.95
Cynthia Ann
Parker
The Life and the
Legend
Margaret Schmidt
Hacker
Author Margaret
Schmidt Hacker devoted five years to
researching the life
of the Cynthia Ann
to reveal the history
behind the myth. This is the tragic story of
the abduction of a nine year old girl who
returned reluctantly to white society when
she was 24. A fascinating portrait of her life
among the Comanches on the Texas frontier. Balanced account of a pioneer woman
captured by Indians in the Southwest.
Ages 10 & up, 52 pgs, ©1990.
Washington, Texas was the first capitol
of the Republic of Texas, today called
Washington-on-the-Brazos. Other temporary capitols of the Republic include:
Galveston, Harrisburg, Velasco, Columbia, Houston. In 1839 Waterloo changed
it’s name to Austin where our current
capitol was built in 1888.
Capitols of
Texas
From the first capitol, housed in a crude
wooden building, to
the present beautiful
building, the events
which shaped Texas
are recounted.
Includes Washington-onthe-Brazos, Columbia, Houston, and Austin.
Original paintings by Clinton Baerman illustrate this beautiful publication.
PB
44-440-64-8
A Novel
Charles Brashear
Little is known or
documented, however, about her life
afterward. Charles
Brashear ’s novel
recreates the decade that Cynthia
Ann spent among
her kin in the villages and countryside of North Texas.
Ages 12 & up, 192 pgs, ©1999.
HC
PB
97-041-87-2
15-956-02-6
$21.50
Comanche
Captive
$24.95
Tracie Egan
A biography
of the pioneer
woman who as
a child was captured and raised
by the Comanche Indians.
$15.00
Where the Broken Heart Still Beats
PB
38-652-09-3
Cynthia
Ann Parker
Cynthia Ann Parker
Life and the Legend
$15.00
Killing Cynthia
Ann
Ages 12 & up, 172 pages, color prints, ©1970.
HC
97-041-87-2
$7.00
Ages 9 & up, 32 pgs, color photos, index, primary
sources, glossary, websites, ©2004.
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History
LL
Ages 10 & up, 218 pgs,
color prints, ©1966.
One of the most famous stories of Indian
raids is that of Fort Parker in 1836. Several hundred Caddo, Comanche and Kiowa
captured five residents of the Fort, Cynthia
Ann, who was 9 years old at the time, was
one of them.
Texas’ frontiers in the 1840s were buffeted by disputes with Mexico and attacks by Indian tribes who refused to give up their lifestyles to
make way for new settlers. To ensure some measure of peace in the far reaches of Texas, the U.S. Army established a series of military forts
in the state. After a series of escalating events, including the sudden siege of San Antonio, the Texas Rangers sent out a call for volunteers.
The Texans encountered the Mexican army at Mier all of the surviving Texans were captured. The Texan prisoners subsequently escaped from
prison and were recaptured. A furious Santa Anna demanded that they all be executed. The ensuing decision, to execute one-tenth of the group
through a drawing of black beans from a jar, is one of the most legendary events in Texas history.
A Brave Boy and
a Good Soldier
History
John C. C. Hill
and the Texas
Expedition to Mier
Mary Margaret McAllen
Amberson
Shortly before his fourteenth birthday, John
Christopher Columbus
Hill left home with his father and older brother
to join the ill-fated 1842 Texas expedition to
Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to end any questions over ownership of Texas. John Hill’s capture and subsequent adoption by President
Antonio López de Santa Anna is one of the
most fascinating and curious to come out of
this extraordinary episode in Texas history.
On Christmas Day, 1842, the Texans encountered the Mexican army at Mier, during
the fight, his brother was seriously wounded;
and all of the surviving Texans were captured.
The Texan prisoners subsequently escaped
from prison and were recaptured. Santa
Anna demanded that they all be executed.
The decision, to execute one-tenth of the
group through a drawing of black beans from
a jar, is one of the most legendary events in
Texas history.
Ages 10 & up, 100 pages, 17 illustrations, map,
notes, bibliography ©2006.
HC
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Soldiers of
Misfortune
The Somervell and
Mier Expeditions
Sam W. Haynes
The Somervell and Mier
Expeditions of 1842, culminating in the famous
“black bean episode” in
which Texas prisoners
drew white or black beans to determine who
would be executed by their Mexican captors. But were the Texans really martyrs in
a glorious cause, or undisciplined soldiers
defying their own government? How did the
Mier Expedition affect the border disputes
between the Texas Republic and Mexico?
Ages 12 & up, 287 pgs, illustrations, ©1990.
PB
46-731-15-9
$15.95
Websites
http://www.smu.edu/swcenter/tjgreen/
tjg_home.htm
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Frontier Children
Linda Peavy
Enriched by over 200
vintage photographs,
Frontier Children is a
visual and verbal montage of childhood in
the nineteenth-century
West. From a wide
range of primary and
secondary sources,
have brought together stories and images
that erase the stereotypes and bring to life
the infinite variety of the experience of growing up in the American West.
Frontier Children combines a wide-ranging
historical description with a stunning collection of images. The subjects are characters
who have been neglected in the standard
treatments of the frontier West. Frontier
Children shows us how much we have been
missing.
Ages 10 & up, 176 pgs, 196 duotone illustrations,
and 10 line drawings, ©1999.
HC
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45-131-61-6
45-135-05-0
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$19.95
Frontier Texas
Robert Pace & Donald
Frazier
The West Texas frontier—the area encompassing the region
stretching from Fort
Worth to the Caprock,
from Palo Duro Canyon
to the San Saba River—
has been a crossroads
of humanity for thousands of years. Early
humans hunted mammoths and other game in
the region. Then came the Jumanos following
the great bison herds, then the Apaches, the
Comanches, the Spaniards, and the Texans.
By 1845, with Texas’ entrance into the United
States, more formal efforts to tame the frontier
brought forts and soldiers. Cattlemen and their
herds shared the plains with the buffalo and
the Plains Indians.
The military abandoned the region during
the Civil War, only to return with force upon
its completion. The vast postwar expansion
of the cattle industry and the systematic
slaughter of the buffalo herds ensured that
Americans would claim the region permanently and that the Plains Indians’ dominance
of the frontier had come to an end. By 1880
barbed wire, windmills, railroads, and towns
demonstrated that the frontier had been
permanently transformed.
Ages 12 & up, 272 pgs, photos, maps, ©2005.
HC
38-510-83-9
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Pioneer Life in Texas
Learn about the Pioneer‘s
daily life, transportation, social life, housing, clothing,
daily chores, community, and
food of these pioneers.
20 mins, worksheets available for
$9.95 ©2003.
VHS
DVD
47-205-25-1
$44.95
47-205-26-2
$49.95
Recollections of
Early Texas:
The Memoirs of John
Holland
“John Holland Jenkins was
thirteen and a half years
old when the Alamo fell
in 1836 and he became
a soldier of the Texas Republic under General Sam
Houston.... [But] it was not until 1884, when
he was past sixty years old, that he began
writing down...the reminiscences that, as
now put into book form, light up for whoever
will read [them] the earliest days of early
English-speaking Texas.” —Foreword by J.
Frank Dobie
Ages 12 & up, 308 pgs, ©1958.
PB
46-770-37-7
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Soldiers, Sutlers,
and Settlers
Garrison Life on the
Texas Frontier
Robert Wooster
Texas’ frontiers in the
1840s were buffeted by
disputes with Mexico and
attacks by Indian tribes who refused to give
up their lifestyles to make way for new settlers. To ensure some measure of peace in
the far reaches of Texas, the U.S. Army established a series of military forts in the state.
These outposts varied in size and amenities,
but the typical installation was staffed with officers, enlisted men, medical personnel, and
civilian laundresses. Many soldiers brought
their families to the frontier stations.
Ages 12 & up, 256 pgs, 70 line drawings, index.
PB
38-440-64-7
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Websites
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/republic/mier/mier-01.html
http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/miersalado.htm
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Texas Tears and
Texas Sunshine
Jo Ella Powell Exley
Texas Tears and Texas
Sunshine are the names
of popular quilt patterns,
and in this volume, now
in its seventh printing,
sixteen pioneer women describe how they
pieced together a life for
their families on the harsh frontier. Their firstperson narratives, selected and edited by Jo
Ella Powell Exley, provide a gripping, highly
personal history of the state from Stephen
F. Austin’s original settlement through the
taming of its last frontier in the west.
The stories in Texas Tears and Texas Sunshine cover nearly a century, from the log
cabin days of Anglo colonization and the Old
Three Hundred to the settlement of the South
Plains in the early twentieth century. Through
the years, Indian raids, frontier-style “society
balls,” the Runaway Scrape, plantation life,
yellow fever, trail drives, and the bloody
Council House fight in San Antonio provided
some of the blocks for this quilt.
Ages 12 & up, 296 pgs, 20 b/w photos, bibliography, index.
HC
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38-964-53-X
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Edited by
Francis
Edward
Abernethy
A book of
folk building in Texas, Built in Texas ranges
across the state in word and photograph to
explore the building by settlers who tarried
on the timbered lands of East Texas and built
with the readily available pine logs in the traditions of their fathers. Those in the Western
Cross Timbers used oak; European migrants
into Central Texas stacked rocks into houses
in the fashions learned in the Old Country.
West Texans of the Pecos, who had neither
rocks nor logs to build with, mixed mud and
grass, made adobe brick, and built in traditions borrowed from the Mexican-Indian
population already settled there.
These were the folk, building out of the
environment, wasting nothing. Germans,
Poles, Norse, and Alsatians coming straight
from the Old World had to adapt to the new
materials and learn from the older Anglo
settlers the methods of putting the materials together.
Immigration of
Cultures
These culture cards
present information
about the settlement
patterns and cultures
of 30 ethnic groups who
immigrated to Texas. Each card includes:
early arrivals, country of origin, reasons
for leaving home, when and where settled
in Texas, Cultural folkways of the group,
amazing people of the group, a photograph
illustrating some cultural aspect of the group
with an open-ended questions, and a web
site for additional information about many
of the groups.
Texans All Series
This five-volume set, which explores the
social and cultural contributions made to the
Lone Star State by five distinctive cultural
groups, is excellent for classroom use and
is an invaluable introduction to the roots
of Texas culture for the general reader.
Features in this set include a wealth of illustrations, boxed biographical sketches,
primary source documents (newspapers,
court rulings, personal letters, journals and
more), English translations of ethnic poetry
and prose, recipes for traditional dishes,
immigration statistics and timelines.
5 HC
5 PB
Cultural Groups included: Tigua, Comanche, Alabama-Coushatta, Kickapoo, Black
Seminole, African-American, Mexican,
Puerto Rican, Spanish, French, Irish, Danish,
Norwegian, Dutch, German, Czech, Polish,
Russian, Roma, Italian, Greek, Lebanese
and Syrian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean,
Vietnamese, Filipino, Asian-Indian, and
Anglo-American.
TEKS 4.20a, 4.20b, 4.20c, 7.19a, 7.19b
Ages 8 & up, 72 pgs, ©2003.
KIT
19-720-20-X
$45.00
Thomas W. Cutrer
The solid contributions
of English settlers, from
barbed wire to steel windmills, are enhanced by
interesting anecdotes and
witty quotes.
Ages 9 & up, 188 pgs, illustrated, ©1985.
19-010-12-6
$14.95
Ages 12 & up, 240 pgs, illustrated, ©1996.
$12.95
Reference, 291 pgs, 276 photos, 4 maps, 13 illustrations, Index, ©1979.
PB
38-410-92-X
Alwyn Barr
Ages 10 & up, 144 pgs. 59 b/w
photos, 1 map, 4 tables, bibliography, index, ©2004.
HC 38-443-21-2
PB 38-443-50-6
$29.95
$10.95
The Asian Texans
Marilyn Dell Brady
Ages 10 & up, 160 pgs. 61 b/w
photos, 3 tables, bibliography,
index, ©2004.
$29.95
$10.95
The European
Texans
Allan O. Kownslar
Ages 10 & up, 224 pgs. 88 b/w
photos, 5 map, 4 tables, bibliography, index, ©2004.
HC 38-443-51-4
PB 38-443-52-2
$29.95
$12.95
James M. Smallwood
Glen E. Lich
A fascinating collection of
photographs, sketches,
songs, and poems woven
together with the insight
of Texas’s first German
settlers.”
19-010-72-X
The African Texans
The Indian Texans
The German
Texans
PB
$149.75
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The English
Texans
HC
1A-382-12-1
1A-382-20-1
$29.95
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Ages 10 & up, 160 pgs. 62 b/w
photos, 2 map, bibliography,
index, ©2004.
HC 38-443-53-0
PB 38-443-54-9
$29.95
$10.95
The Mexican Texans
Phyllis McKenzie
Ages 10 & up, 160 pgs. 58 b/w
photos, 1 map, bibliography,
index, ©2004.
HC 38-443-06-9
PB 38-443-07-7
$29.95
$10.95
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History
Built
in
Texas
Gone to Texas:
Daily Life in a
Covered Wagon
Paul Erickson
This thrilling adventure
back in time to the pioneering days of wagon
trains uses real objects
from the past in closeup to bring the period
fully alive. Discover
how a typical family traveling in a covered
wagon really lived: how they dressed; what
they ate; what they saw; how they survived
the hazardous journey.
Suggested by SSC— 4th Grade History
Ages 10 & up, 48 pages, ©1997
PB
31-562-12-5
$7.99
History
Frontier
Schools
and
School
Teachers
Ryan P. Randolph
What were
schools like on the American frontier between 1840 and 1900? Readers will learn
that children on the frontier sometimes attended school in a wagon, in a sod house,
or in a deserted dugout, if they went to
school at all. Getting to school was not easy
on the frontier, and finding teachers was
even harder. Period photographs will help
students envision what life in a one-room
schoolhouse was really like.
Ages 8 & up, 24 pgs, ©2003
LB
107-962-95-2
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Frontier
Women
Who
Helped
Shape
the
American
West
Ryan P. Randolph
Who were the first women to cross the
Rocky Mountains? Students will read about
Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spalding’s trip
to the Oregon territory in 1836. They will
learn about the hard life that women on the
frontier faced, and about the women who
rose above the many challenges of being a
pioneer. Readers will be inspired by these
trailblazers, including Nellie Cashman, Doctor Susan La Flesche Picotte, Mary Fields,
Esther Hobart Morris, and Alice Fletcher.
A Historical
Atlas of
America’s
Manifest
Destiny
Lesli J. Favor,
Ph.D.
This book examines the period of America’s
greatest territorial growth
as the country
doubled in size expanding westward, carrying out our Manifest Destiny to expand
across the continent. Using maps and easyto -understand language, it discusses the
Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the annexation
of Texas in 1845, the absorption of Oregon
Country, and the acquisition of the New
Mexico and California territories after the
war with Mexico. Descriptions of American
settlements and achievements, the nation’s
early democratic government, and the religious American lifestyle are used to elucidate
Americans’ true belief in Manifest Destiny.
Ages 10 & up, 64 pgs, color photos, Glossary,
Index, Resources, Timelines, Web Site ©2005.
LB
107-202-01-6
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Westward to
the Pacific
Ted Schaefer
In the early
1800s, the country was growing
fast. Pioneers
headed west to
find homes. But
the land was not
empty--it was
home to Native
Americans who
had lived there for centuries. Pioneers and
Native Americans would soon come to conflict. Why were Texans told to “Remember
the Alamo?” How did settlers travel west?
What happened in 1848 that changed California forever?
Explores the growth and development of
the United States, both in geographic and
demographic terms, from earliest times to
the present. Coverage begins with the Native Americans prior to European contact and
extends to the immigration and demographic
issues of today.
Ages 9 & up, 48 pgs, Captions, Maps, Fact box/
Side bar, Primary Source, Timeline, Chart/Graph
©2007
LB
113-478-29-5
Manifest
Destiny
J. T. Moriarty
Americans’ belief
that the country
was destined to
expand across
the continent
helped to create
our greatest territorial growth,
doubling the
size of the young
country. Using primary source documents
and images, this is a lively account of our
territorial expansion during the nineteenth
century. Revealing the states that developed
from these acquired territories, the book
also provides significant information on the
Mexican-American War, the effect on the
Native American population, and the battle
over allowing slavery in the new territories,
which eventually led to the Civil War.
Ages 9 & up, 64 pgs, ©2005
LB
107-201-76-7
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What Do
You Know
About
Westward
Expansion?
Lynn George
Through dynamic historical
imagery and
engaging text,
young readers
will get a great picture of what life was like
during this period of U.S. history. Important
(and required!) content is taught with an
eye toward inviting kid’s into history through
a unique and fun approach. Questions and
answers break down information into easyto-digest, bite-size pieces for readers of all
levels.
Ages 7 & up, 24 pgs, color illustrations © 2008
LB
107-241-89-3
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Ages 8 & up, 24 pgs, ©2003
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Early Statehood
1845-1860
The Mexican War
American troops under General Zachary
Taylor were stretched along the Rio Grande
river, keeping watch to make sure Mexican
soldiers remained on the other side. When
Mexico attacked a scouting crew in April,
the United States was ready to go to war.
Claiming the Mexicans had “shed American
blood on American soil,” President James K.
Polk asked Congress to declare war.
MexicanAmerican
War
Ages 10 & up, 64 pgs, ©1998.
PB
83-600-44-1
$7.95
Myreportlinks
MexicanAmerican War
Kim O’Connell
Vivid accounts of the
battles and the military
leaders on both sides are
included.
Ages 10 & up, 48 pgs, photographs, ©2003.
HC
61-051-31-5
$25.26
Texas Joins the
United States
Few states have gone
the route that Texas
did to become part
Ages 7 & up, 24 pgs, index glossary, primary
of the Union. First a
sources, ©2006.
part of Spain, then
LB
107-226-83-8
$21.25
Mexico, Texas faced a
very uncertain future
Texas and the
when it opted to revolt
Mexican War
against the regime of
Charles M. Robinson III
Santa Anna. On the
Discusses the pivotal role plains of San Jacinto, a ragtag Texas army
won immortality by defeating Santa
Texas played in
Anna and gaining independence
the Mexican
for Texas. The path to Texas
War, battles
statehood shines brightly
fought on
December 29, 1845
with some of the memorable
Te x a s
soil, and Texas was admitted as the names in American history,
the contri- twenty-eighth state to the such as Davy Crockett, Sam
butions—for better or some- United States, when Presi- Houston, Jim Bowie, Stephen
dent Polk signed the
Austin, William Barret Tratimes worse—of Texas troops
Texas Admission
vis, and Andrew Jackson. That
throughout the war.
Act.
same path is also glorified by the
Since the opening of hostilities in
legendary Battle of the Alamo, at
1846, the Mexican War has remained
controversial. The author describes how which people died willingly in the defense of
attitudes of the era were influenced by sec- an idea they believed in. The route to Texas
tional, political, and social differences. The statehood is long, thrilling, sometimes desextensive citations include commentaries on perate, and an overall triumph of the spirit
the historiography of the war. Illustrated with of freedom.
Ages 8 & up, 48 pages, Color Photos, Chronology,
photographs, sketches, and drawings.
1845
Ages 12 & up, 117 pgs, b/w illust, map, 2004.
PB
38-111-92-4
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Historical Timeline, Chapter Notes, Further Reading, Web Addresses, Glossary, Index ©2008.
LB
92-155-50-8
$29.95
A Primary Source
History of the
Expansion of the
Western Lands of
the United States
Liz Sonneborn
Primary source documents and images,
along with interesting and informative
text, tell the exciting story behind the fight
between the United States and Mexico
for western land. Each battle in the war is
covered, with biographical and background
information on key characters highlighted.
The annexation of Texas and the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo are discussed, providing
insight into the reasons for the often strained
relations between the United States and
Mexico. The book shows how conditions
were ripe for civil wars in each country.
Ages 9 & up, 64 pgs, index, glossary, full-color and
black-and-white photographs, primary sources,
transcriptions ©2005.
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107-201-80-4
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US Mexican War
1846-1848
In 1836, Texans — most
of them immigrants from
the United States —rebel
against Mexico. A Mexican army arrives in Texas
to put down the rebellion
but is defeated at the
Battle of San Jacinto.
Ten years later, Texas is
annexed by the United
States, and the United States and Mexico
become embroiled in a border dispute. In
April 1846, Zachary Taylor’s troops clash
near the Rio Grande with Mexican forces
under the command of General Mariano
Arista. The battles at Palo Alto and Resaca
de la palma signal the beginning of war.
60 minutes color ©1998
4 VHS 110-DXO-S6-A
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7th Grade Lesson Plans
for Annexation of Texas
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History
Georgene Poulakidas
The troubles between Mexico
and the United
States had been
brewing for years before the first shots of this
war were fired in 1846. Angered by the large
numbers of Americans living on Mexicanowned Texas and over the dispute of the
Mexico–United States boundary line, Mexico
seemed ready for a fight. The United States
was more than willing to oblige, and when
the war ended, the United States was ceded
huge amounts of territories that significantly
increased the size of the nation.
The MexicanAmerican War
Wim Coleman
This volume presents excerpts from the memoirs,
letters, poetry, and journals
of the men involved in, and
protestors of, “Mr. Polk’s
War:”
1848 1850 1856
In 35 years, millions of
buffalo were
hunted
to near
extinction.
Treaty of
Guadalupe
Hidalgo
History
Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, 1848
Jason Porterfield
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
ended the Mexican-American
War and significantly boosted
America’s nineteenth century
territorial expansion. Using a
lively narrative to recreate the
drama of the war, the book
provides great detail on the
circumstances of the war and
the treaty that would end it. It
discusses how the U.S. was
divided over the war, and shows
the effects the war had on Mexico. Primary source documents
and transcriptions, enhanced by
sidebars on cultural issues and
historical biographies.
Ages 10 & up, 64 pgs, index : Glossary : color & B/W Photos : Web
Sites, Resources, Bibliography,
Timeline, Primary Source © 2006
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U.S.Mexico
Border:
Treaty of
Guadalupe
Hidalgo
John Davenport
From the creation of the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo in 1848 to the present
day, the central authorities of
the United States and Mexico
have struggled with their local
border communities. This arbitrary border is imperceptible
to those living alongside it, and
is only brought into focus by
the laws and regulations of the
United States and Mexico.
Ages 12 & up, 112 pgs, ©2004.
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The Buffalo Hunters
Charles M. Robinson III
The near extinction of the North
American buffalo, which in 1850
covered the mid-western plains
by countless millions but which
had been hunted to near-oblivion
within thirty-five years, is one of
the most exciting yet tragic stories of American history. Charles
M. Robinson III dramatically
relates this tale with both vivid,
brilliantly researched text and
with evocative photographs and
illustrations.
A wealth of photographs, including rare reproductions of the
long-lost glass plates of photographer George Robertson taken
during an 1874 hunt, and the
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in the early 1880s, illustrate
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Americana.
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Surviving
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Sarah Harkey
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Sarah’s parents settled
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first immigrants in the region her
narrative captures the rhythms of
daily and seasonal life in frontier
San Saba County.
Ages 12 & up, 131 pgs, b/w photos.
Army tests
camels
and
mules
1857
Mexican
Cart
Wars
Sarah, Sissy Weed and
the Ships of the Desert
Josefina and the
Hanging Tree
Paula Paul
Soon after the U.S. Army began
importing camels to use as an
experiment in transporting goods
across the American desert, individuals began to import them for
private business.
Isabel R. Marvin
During the Cart War of 1857,
when economic rivalry broke
out between Anglo and Mexican
teamsters, Josefina Gonzalez’s
father is arrested near Goliad,
Texas.
Sarah McClelland first spotted
the camels on the Texas Gulf
Coast at Indianola.
Goliad was the midway point in
the freight route for cart drivers
carrying goods from Indianola
to San Antonio. The Texans
there had two strong grievances
against the Mexicans, first, they
said Mexicans helped runaway
slaves; second, they were upset
that Mexicans, with their carts
and oxen, could carry trade between the coast and the inland
towns for less money than all
Texan teamsters.
Chris Emmet interviewed people
in the 1920s who remembered
the widow’s camels, brought to
Indianola and set loose because
the widow who supposedly ordered them refused to pay for
them. Some thought the camels
were a decoy for illegal slaves.
Mrs. John Gonzales, whose
husband along with Joe Mendez
took charge of the widow’s camels. The character in the book
Mendez Gonzales in the book is
based on these two men.
The slave auction described in
the book is based on an actual
description of such an auction
in Galveston, Texas in the mid1800s.
Indianola was subject to storms
similar to the one that Sarah McCluster encounters in the book
and, in fact, was destroyed by
a hurricane in 1875. There is
nothing left of Indianola now but
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Twelve-year-old Josefina Gonzalez fears for her father’s safety
when a number of other Mexican
cart drivers are killed., including
her best friends father. She
employs a Texas Ranger and a
goat to save her father from the
hanging tree.
This book covers so much more
than just the hanging tree. It
covers the state of the Tejano
people shortly after Goliad and
how the white man was prejudiced against them.
It also details how a community pulls together to save an
innocent man from the hanging
tree.
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