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Texas History Books


Texas local and regional history books feature vintage images of small towns and downtowns across the state. Each title celebrates the unique cultures and traditions of the 'Lone Star State' through historical images and descriptive captions.

From the 'Texanic' architecture of the state fairgrounds at Fair Park, to Fort Worth's Stockyards and the beauty of Big Bend National Park, surfing the waves in Corpus Christi, the daring courage of the Texas Rangers, and towns like Amarillo, Denton, Midland, Round Rock, and more, each book features stunning vintage images revealing the unique people, places, and events that make up the history of the great state of Texas.


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African Americans in Amarillo
African Americans in Amarillo

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Amarillo became a town in 1887 when merchants opened stores to cater to railroad workers. The first African Americans in the area were Jerry ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738571287
African Americans in Corpus Christi
African Americans in Corpus Christi

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
From slavery to freedom, to education, to achievement: these words reflect the goals of African Americans who first came as slaves with the ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738585284
Alpine
Alpine

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Alpine was born a railroad town, but long before the whistle of the steam locomotive broke the silence of Alpine Valley, the nearby spring w ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738578941
Amarillo
Amarillo

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Postcard History
Many people are surprised to learn that the city of Amarillo was actually founded twice. Originally settled by J. T. Berry in April 1887 and ...
Postcard History Available $21.99 9780738571232
Amarillo's Historic Wolflin District
Amarillo's Historic Wolflin District

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
In September 1887, J. T. Berry bought 640 acres of school land from the State of Texas. Several years earlier, this raw section of prairie h ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579160
Anderson County
Anderson County

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
From its roots in the unbroken wilderness of central East Texas, Anderson County has overcome many adversities to become the crossroads of E ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738584621
Andrews
Andrews

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Andrews County was named for Richard Andrews, the first casualty in Texas's fight for independence from Mexico in 1835 at the battle of Conc ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579801
Aquarena Springs
Aquarena Springs

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Aquarena Springs was the culmination of a dream shared by two men: Arthur Birch (A. B.) Rogers and his son Paul J. Rogers. The Spring Lake P ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738571874
Aquarena Springs
Aquarena Springs

$7.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Postcards of America
Aquarena Springs boasts a rich history.

Author Bio: In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Doni Weber explores th ...
Postcards of America Available $7.99 9780738571973
Argyle
Argyle

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
With its large trees and rolling hills, the small town of Argyle is nestled between the Grand Prairie and the Blackland Prairie. In the 1850 ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738584966
Arlington
Arlington

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Historians dispute the founding of Arlington. Some say Arlington started in 1848 when Col. Middleton Tate Johnson started the settlement cal ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579818
Around Aledo
Around Aledo

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
In the mid-19th century, a few hardy settlers of European descent carved out farms in the Clear Fork Valley of present-day Parker County, at ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579115
Around Columbus
Around Columbus

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Welcome to Columbus! The county seat of Colorado County, Columbus is the oldest surveyed and platted Anglo American town in Texas. It was fi ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738585444
Around Dripping Springs
Around Dripping Springs

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Now known as the “Gateway to the Hill Country,” this small, historic town was once just a stagecoach stop between Austin and San Antonio. Fo ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738585222
Around Farmersville
Around Farmersville

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
In 1900, due to its cotton production, Farmersville was the wealthiest Texas town of its size, with a population of 1,856. Originally called ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579719
Around La Porte
Around La Porte

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
The history of the city of La Porte and its neighboring communities is laden with important events and personalities. Pioneers began settlin ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738584904
Around San Antonio
Around San Antonio

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Around San Antonio provides readers with an incisive history, not only of the city itself—its missions, festive traditions, schools, militar ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738503110
Around Sanger
Around Sanger

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Originally incorporated in 1886, the city of Sanger began as a watering station for the railroad. The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway pu ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738585055
Around Timpson
Around Timpson

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
A chant used by dice players during both world wars and later made into a song recorded by Tex Ritter, “Tenaha, Timpson, Bobo, and Blair” ma ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738584843
Atlanta
Atlanta

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Atlanta is located in Cass County in East Texas, an agricultural area that focuses on livestock and timber. Cass County was named for Lewis ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738584850
Austin
Austin

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Postcard History
As the capital of Texas, Austin has a long and colorful history. The first residents were nomadic Native Americans who camped here as long a ...
Postcard History Available $21.99 9780738570679
Austin and the State of Texas: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know
Austin and the State of Texas: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know

$9.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Arcadia Kids
DO YOU KNOW… WHY people flock to the Congress Avenue Bridge on many spring and summer evenings? (Hint: It’s not to see the people!) WHAT nic ...
Arcadia Kids Available $9.99 9781439600887
Austin College
Austin College

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Campus History
Austin College has a heritage that is unsurpassed in the history of Texas higher education. Named in memory of Stephen F. Austin, it receive ...
Campus History Available $21.99 9780738578576
Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
When General Sam Houston's Texas army defeated Mexican General Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, the Republic of Te ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738508320
Bandera County
Bandera County

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Located in the picturesque Texas Hill Country, Bandera County was named for nearby Bandera Pass, a naturally occurring passageway through th ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738585543
Baseball in Dallas
Baseball in Dallas

$19.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of Baseball
The city of Dallas has a rich baseball history extending back to the 1870s when the professional game first found roots in Texas. In 1888, t ...
Images of Baseball Available $19.99 9780738532820
Baseball in Fort Worth
Baseball in Fort Worth

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of Baseball
In 2003, over 160,000 fans watched professional baseball in downtown Fort Worth's near north side. Baseball, which had been played in this n ...
Images of Baseball Available $21.99 9780738532417
Baylor County
Baylor County

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Baylor County was separated from Fanin County in February 1858 out of the Young Territory. Its name honors Henry W. Baylor, an Indian fighte ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579665
Benbrook
Benbrook

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
In 1843, Edward and Nancy Wilburn arrived at their new allotment of land near Mary’s Creek as Family 107 of Peter’s Colony, which was establ ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738585154
Big Bend National Park and Vicinity
Big Bend National Park and Vicinity

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
The Rio Grande makes a large bend into Mexico and forms the “boot heel” of Texas that is the Big Bend. Big Bend National Park nestles inside ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738578538
Big Bend National Park and Vicinity
Big Bend National Park and Vicinity

$7.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Postcards of America
Big Bend National Park boasts a rich history.

Author Bio: In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Thomas C. Alex e ...
Postcards of America Available $7.99 9780738578590
Big Spring and Howard County
Big Spring and Howard County

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
While Native Americans had been visiting the oasis at the cross roads of the Comanche War Trail for hundreds of years, Captain Randolph Marc ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738520599
Big Spring Revisited
Big Spring Revisited

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
In West Texas, the land that would one day become Big Spring was originally home to Comanche Indians. In 1880, the Texas Rangers were sent a ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579290
Boerne
Boerne

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
In 1849, German "Freethinkers" had been dreaming of a communal utopia, free from oppression by church and state. They settled in Texas on th ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579436
Borger
Borger

$21.99 Not Yet Published
state: Texas
series: Images of America
When A.P. “Ace” Borger came from Oklahoma to the Texas Panhandle’s high plains in 1926, he saw what others had seen: a barren landscape, pop ...
Images of America Not Yet Published $21.99 9780738585413
Bridgeport
Bridgeport

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
In 1860, John Butterfield rerouted his famous stage line over the west fork of the Trinity River, and soon a small community sprang up along ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738584614
Bryan
Bryan

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Cotton was king during Bryan's early history. Many prominent planters and farmers lived on the high ground between the Brazos and Navasota R ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579573
Building Modern Houston
Building Modern Houston

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Founded in 1836, Houston is now the country’s fourth-largest city. In the early 20th century, Houston’s economy shifted from agriculture to ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738585246
Burnet
Burnet

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Nestled along Hamilton Creek in the hills of Central Texas, the city of Burnet began in the mid-1800s as a settlement across the creek from ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738571218
Carrollton
Carrollton

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Over 160 years ago, bear and buffalo roamed the prairie and Wichita Indians camped on the banks of the Elm Fork of the Trinity River. Settle ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738556376
Carthage
Carthage

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Founded in a pine forest on the East Texas frontier, Carthage assumed the name of one of the greatest cities of the ancient world. Although ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738571126
Charro Days in Brownsville
Charro Days in Brownsville

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Brownsville, Texas, was established in 1850 on the banks of the Rio Grande. Every February since 1938, this thriving community of nearly 200 ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738578514
Charro Days in Brownsville
Charro Days in Brownsville

$7.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Postcards of America
Charro Days boast a rich history.

Author Bio: In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Anthony Knopp, Manuel Medran ...
Postcards of America Available $7.99 9780738578583
Cherokee County
Cherokee County

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
In central East Texas, the contours of the Angelina and Neches Rivers shape the natural borders of Cherokee County, and the landscape—of fer ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738530161
Clarksville and Red River County
Clarksville and Red River County

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Red River County and Clarksville are actually older than the state of Texas itself. Once known as the Red River District, the area represent ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579146
Cleburne
Cleburne

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Once known for its cotton production and Jersey cows, Cleburne has evolved from its agricultural heritage into a diverse community. This for ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738571195
College Station
College Station

$21.99 Backordered
state: Texas
series: Images of America
The first land-grant college in Texas--called the Agricultural and Mechanical College--was predominantly a military school, built in 1876 in ...
Images of America Backordered $21.99 9780738579559
Comfort
Comfort

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Ernst Altgelt and people from what is now Germany founded Comfort in 1854 in the Guadalupe Valley of the Texas Hill Country. When the Civil ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738579481
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi

$21.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Images of America
Latin for “Body of Christ,” Corpus Christi is a popular vacation destination, military town, and thriving seaport. Legend has it that Spanis ...
Images of America Available $21.99 9780738558530
Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi

$7.99 Available
state: Texas
series: Postcards of America
Corpus Christi boasts a rich history.

Author Bio: In this collection of vintage-photograph postcards, Scott Williams explores ...
Postcards of America Available $7.99 9780738570501

 
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