Product Description: Part military history, part social history, and part history of the westward movement during the major conflict of the 1840s, this anthology of essays bridges the gap between scholarly and popular history. Five contributors have examined the role of the citizen-soldier, the impact of war preparations upon the citizenry, movement of troops and yet-to-be organized volunteers, the war’s effect on Americans’ perception of their nation, and the strain caused by massive territorial acquisition following the war...read more

Product Description: The Buffalo Gap Historic Village, in Buffalo Gap, Texas, got its start in 1956 as the "Ernie Wilson Museum of the Old West" and was housed in the original Taylor County Courthouse. Over the next fifty years, however, the museum evolved into a full-fledged historic village, boasting twenty buildings and more than 9,000 artifacts...read more

Product Description: An Illustrated History of Abilene, Texas, with profiles of local businesses.

Product Description: The U.S.Mexico War resulted in the annexation of nearly half of Mexicos territory an area that includes the present-day states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah, as well as parts of Oklahoma and Wyoming. This new one-volume reference provides a balanced view of an aggressive chapter in U...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)