"Texas is not a place, it is a commotion " exclaimed one early visitor to the state, underscoring the mobility and "get-ahead" spirit that have always characterized Texas and its people. In these thought-provoking essays, Howard R. Lamar looks specifically at the "crossings" that have characterized Texas history to see what effect these migrations to and through Texas have had on Texas, the Southwest, and links between Texas and California.
Originally presented in 1986 at the University of Texas at Austin as the first George W. Littlefield Lectures in American History, these essays...
"Texas is not a place, it is a commotion " exclaimed one early visitor to the state, underscoring the mobility and "get-ahead" spirit that have alw...
