San Antonio College Library

The story of the bloodiest battle ever fought on Texas soil.

Gerald S. Pierce has provided in a single volume the first complete and thorough study of all the important military establishments of the Republic of Texas.

Spanish vaqueros from Texas were driving Longhorn cattle to Louisiana and Spanish soldiers from Texas were fighting the British, all which was instrumental in helping American colonists win their War of Independence in 1776. The author vividly portrays the Spanish ranches along the San Antonio River valley including some unusual insights into the lifestyle of some of the Sixteenth Century Texas vaqueros. The appendix includes a roster of the cavalry...

"'Suffeing to Silence' is a regimental history of the 29th Texas Calvary Regiment, CSA, a major addition to Texas and Oklahoma history. The material, which has never appeared in print before, has been compiled by John C. Grady, whose great-grandfather served in the 29th. More than four years have been required for the compilation of the material. Bradford K. Felmly, a long-time Civil War enthusiast and free-lance writer, molded his material into the...

"The Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution acts as a comprehensive A-to-Z guide to the people, places, battles, politics, and documents from the settlement of Texas through the forming of the Republic. Myths are debunked and controversies are resolved. The 13-day Siege and Battle of the Alamo has been highlighted with an exclusive detailed day-by-day account. Chronologies assist in placing every event in its proper perspective."--BOOK...

Gift of 20th Cent Club in honor of Ms. Helmecke. "In this, the second volume in the Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series, historian Robert Wooster covers life at the forts from reveille to taps, detailing the soldiers' uniforms, weapons, and duties, along with the activities of the local civilian inhabitants. As the numerous anecdotes of post residents show, military life on the Texas frontier was not one long battle against Indians or invaders....

"At the very heart of Texas mythology are the Texas Rangers. Until now most histories have justified their actions and vilified their opponents. But Anderson tells how the Texas government encouraged the rangers to annihilate Indian villages, including women and children, spreading terror so that the survivors and neighboring Native groups would want to leave. The policy succeeded: by the 1870s, Indians had been driven from central and western Texas....