Texas: A Compact History

by Archie P. McDonald

Book Overview

Texas "a whole other country"-a slogan that promotes tourism as much within the Lone Star State as elsewhere-is familiar to native Texans and those adopted sons and daughters who "got here just as quickly as they could." Texas is as varied as East Texas timberland, hundreds of miles of seashore, prairies of the Central and High Plains, and the dry desert of far West Texas. When traveling abroad and asked, "Where are you from?" residents of forty-nine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193333715X
• ISBN13: 9781933337159
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: TX A&m-McWhiney Foundation
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great quick reference

I got this as a compliment to my Texas History Textbook. It is a great quick reference and has quite a bit of information for such a small book. I used it with every assignment.

Texas history book

Nice little book that tells mostly what I wanted - a concise history of the state of Texas; wished it had more in the way of drawings/pics. Unfortunately, it didn't say much about a couple of the events I was really interested in, and did say more on topics not as interesting to me.

Texas history in a nutshel

I had to read Texas: A Compact History for a college class, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would say that the book is meant more for middle school or high school level classes, but I enjoyed it all the same. I had never had a Texas history course, so this book gave a wonderful overview of Texas history without bogging down readers in too much detail. I was able to learn about events I had never heard of and learn a little bit more about ones I had. Overall, it was a quick read and very enjoyable!

Exellent Overview

This book is an exellent overview of the who, what, when, where and why of Texas. I encourage anyone who is interested in catching a glimpse of the making of Texas to read this book. It is well laid out and further more it is an easy read that will surely provide you with useful knowledge.

Enthusiastically recommended for anyone who wants to quickly familiarize themselves with Texas histo

Texas: A Compact History condenses hundreds of years of Texas history into a no-nonsense chronological narrative. A phrase in bold marks the main topic being discussed every few paragraphs, allowing for quick and easy browsing of highlighted historical events. An index rounds out this easy-to-follow guide, especially ideal for browsing prior to traveling to Texas for business or pleasure. "The elimination of the buffalo produced two significant results in Texas. It forced the Indians to remain on reservations to obtain food and it opened th plains for the spread of cattle raising." Enthusiastically recommended for anyone who wants to quickly familiarize themselves with Texas history.