In 1838 Texas vice president Mirabeau B. Lamar, flush from the excitement of a successful buffalo hunt, gazed from a hil
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Mary Austin Holley (1784–1846), a cousin of Stephen F. Austin, journeyed to Texas on three separate occasions. Her first
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The acclaimed food writer's "go-to guide for Austin eating" shares classic and creative recipes from the
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In the prison business, all roads lead to Texas. A pioneer in criminal justice severity—from assembly-line executions to
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The University of Texas (UT) opened in 1883--38 years after Texas became a state and 7 years after the Texas Constitutio
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Of the great ancient civilizations, that of Persia is the least known and the most enigmatic. This book explores the for
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The Texas State Historical Association is pleased to offer a reprint edition of Stephen F. Austin: Empresario of Texas,
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During the 1990s, Austin achieved "overnight" success and celebrity as a vital place for independent filmmakin
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Austin, Texas, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, is experiencing one of the most dynamic periods in its hist
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An epic history of the battle of Quebec, the death of Wolfe and the beginnings of Britain’s empire in North America. Mil
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