Volume I – Geography & Indian Cultures

Chapter One – State Emblems of the Lone Star State

  • State Pledge
  • State Seal
  • State Tree
  • State Flower
  • State Bird
  • State Song

Chapter Two – A Land Without Boundaries

  • Texas Rivers
    • The Red River
    • The Sabine River
    • The Neches River
    • The Trinity River
    • The Brazos River
    • The Colorado River
    • The Guadalupe River
    • The San Antonio River
    • The Nueces River
    • The Pecos River
    • The Rio Grande
  • Land Features
    • Llano Estacado
    • Caprock Escarpment
    • Trans-Pecos Mountains
    • Edwards Plateau
    • Balcones Escarpment
  • Natural Regions
    • Plains
    • Prairies
    • Timbers
    • Piney woods
    • Gulf Coastal Plains
    • South Texas Plains
    • Trans – Pecos

Chapter Three – Texas Indian Cultures

  • Apache Indians
  • Atakapa Indians
  • Caddo Indians
  • Coahuiltecan Indians
  • Comanche Indians
  • Jumano Indians
  • Karankawa Indians
  • Kiowa Indians
  • Tonkawa Indians
  • Wichita Indians

Volume II – Early Explorers

Introduction (The Dawn of the Age of Exploration)
Chapter One

  • Hernando Cortez (Hernán Cortés)
  • Alonzo Álvarez de Pineda

Chapter Two

  • Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

Chapter Three

  • Luis de Moscoso
  • Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
  • Juan de Oñate

Chapter Four

  • René Robert Cavelier Sieur de la Salle
  • Domingo Terán de los Ríos
  • Athanase de Mezieres

Volume III – Missions & Colonies

Introduction
Chapter One

  • 1544—Juan de Padilla
  • 1629—The Lady in Blue
  • 1681—Mission Ysleta del Sur (El Paso)

Chapter Two

  • 1685—Fort St.Louis
  • 1690—Mission San Francisco de los Tejas
  • 1700—Mission San Juan Bautista

Chapter Three

  • 1718—San Antonio
  • 1721—Presidio La Bahia (Goliad)
  • 1746—Jose de Escandon and Nuevo Santander Colony

Chapter Four

  • Land Grants
  • 1818—Champ D’Aisle
  • 1821—Moses and Stephen F. Austin

Volume IV – Texas as a Nation

Introduction
Chapter One

  • 1801—Nolan Expeditions
  • 1803—Louisiana Purchase
  • 1810-1821—Mexican War for Independence
  • 1812—America at War with Britain
  • 1813—The First Republic of Texas

Chapter Two

  • 1819—The Second Republic of Texas (Long’s Scheme)
  • 1824—Mexican Constitution
  • 1825—Anglo Immigration Soars
  • 1827-1830—U.S. Ambassador Poinsett offers to buy Texas
  • Mier y Teran Investigation
  • Ban on U.S. Immigration

Chapter Three

  • 1831-1833—Cries for Relief
  • 1834—Mexico Says “No!”
  • 1835—Beginnings of War
  • 1836—Birth of the Republic

Chapter Four

  • 1836—The Battle of the Alamo
  • Texas Declares Independence
  • The Goliad Massacre
  • 1836—Victory at San Jacinto
  • 1842—Holding on to Freedom
  • 1845—Statehood

Volume V – Texas in The Civil War

Introduction
Chapter One

  • 8 November 1860—Lincoln Elected President
  • 9 September 1860—Sam Houston Addresses Texas
  • 1 February 1861—Texas Votes to Secede
  • 9 February 1861—The Confederate States of America
  • 4 March 1861—Lincoln is Inaugurated

Chapter Two

  • Texas’ Military Contribution
  • Gen. John Bell Hood
  • Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston
  • Gen. Lawrence Sullivan Ross

Chapter Three

  • Texas’ Financial Contribution
  • Hardships at Home
  • Battles on Texas Soil
  • Desperate to Hold On
  • 9 April 1865—The War is Over

Volume VI – Statehood & Constitution

Introduction
Chapter One

  • More Constitutions than Flags!
  • Patterned After Success
  • The Legislature
  • The Senate
  • The House of Representatives
  • How Laws Are Made

Chapter Two

  • The Executive Department
  • The Governor
  • The Lieutenant Governor
  • The Attorney General
  • The Comptroller of Public Accounts
  • The Secretary of State
  • The State Auditor

Chapter Three

  • Judicial Branch
  • The Texas Capitol

Volume VII – Cavalry & Indians

Introduction
Chapter One

  • The Forts of Texas
  • Private Forts and Ranger Outposts

Chapter Two

  • Border Guards

Chapter Three

  • Settlement Guards

Chapter Four

  • Territory Forts

Volume VIII – Ranches, Cotton & Oil

Introduction
Chapter One—Ranches

  • Texas Longhorns
  • Texas Cattle Trails
  • Fencing the Open Range
  • The King Ranch
  • The XIT Ranch
  • Cowboy Culture

Chapter Two—Cotton

  • King Cotton
  • The Boll Weevil
  • Modern Irrigation

Chapter Three–Oil

  • Black Gold
  • Spindletop
  • The Santa Rita Oil Fields
  • Offshore Drilling

Volume IX – Texas Today/Famous Texans

Introduction
Chapter One

  • Agriculture
  • Tourism
  • Space Exploration
  • Technology

Chapter Two

  • Introduction to Famous Texans
  • Arts
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Government
  • Quotes from Famous Texans

Volume X – My Place in History

Summary