Overview :2017 Book of the Year, Alamo Society Does Texas's experience as a republic make it unique among the other states? In many ways, Texas was an... Read More
Overview :Following the Civil War, the United States was fully engaged in a bloody conflict with ex-Confederates, conservative Democrats, and members ... Read More
Overview :Of the 174 delegates to the Texas convention on secession in 1861, only 8 voted against the motion to secede. James Webb Throckmorton of McK... Read More
Overview :On February 1, 1861, delegates at the Texas Secession Convention elected to leave the Union. The people of Texas supported the actions of th... Read More