LEADER 02738oam 2200493 450 001 9910827464503321 005 20221012160535.0 010 $a0-292-79322-7 024 7 $a10.7560/723146 035 $a(OCoLC)680229871 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3HFM 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000052044 100 $a20100222d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTexas, a modern history /$fDavid G. McComb 205 $aRev. ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$dc2010 210 1$aAustin :$cUniversity of Texas Press,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (237 pages) $cillustrations, maps 225 1 $aBridwell Texas history series 300 $aDescription based on print version record. 311 $a0-292-72314-8 311 $a0-292-72316-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLand and nature -- The Spanish legacy -- Texas and the United States -- Settlement -- Texas in transit -- The Texas mystique -- "God bless Texas". 330 $aSince its publication in 1989, Texas, A Modern History has established itself as one of the most readable and reliable general histories of Texas. David McComb paints the panorama of Lone Star history from the earliest Indians to the present day with a vigorous brush that uses fact, anecdote, and humor to present a concise narrative. The book is designed to offer an adult reader the savor of Texan culture, an exploration of the ethos of its people, and a sense of the rhythm of its development. Spanish settlement, the Battle of the Alamo, the Civil War, cattle trails, oil discovery, the growth of cities, changes in politics, the Great Depression, World War II, recreation, economic expansion, and recession are each a part of the picture. Photographs and fascinating sidebars punctuate the text. In this revised edition, McComb not only incorporates recent scholarship but also tracks the post?World War II rise of the Republican Party in Texas and the evolution of the state from rural to urban, with 88 percent of the people now living in cities. At the same time, he demonstrates that, despite many changes that have made Texas similar to the rest of the United States, much of its unique past remains. 410 0$aBridwell Texas history series. 606 $aGovernors$zTexas 606 $aPresidents$zTexas 607 $aTexas$xHistory 615 0$aGovernors 615 0$aPresidents 676 $a976.4 700 $aMcComb$b David G$0861654 801 0$bMiFhGG 801 1$bMiFhGG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827464503321 996 $aTexas, a modern history$94101726 997 $aUNINA