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In 1871, newly freed slaves established the community of Tamina north of Houston, near the rich timber lands of Montgomery County. Over time, urban growth and change has overtaken Tamina. Through striking and intimate photography and sensitively gleaned oral histories, Marti Corn has chronicled the lives, dreams, and spirit of the people of Tamina.

The Great Depression created a major disruption that threatened to destabilize the entire Lone Star State. Keith J. Volanto relates the story of the New Deal's efforts to aid Texas cotton farmers, specifically with the production-control policies introduced by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA).

"In these pages, you won't find a single damsel in distress. There are no dance hall queens or saloon floozies, either. The sixteen women profiled here validate the importance of ordinary lives and offer new insights into the reality of the frontier West."--Victoria Advocate "Over the past several decades, historians have acknowledged women's contributions to the history of the west and to cattle drives across the United States. But what separates this book from other publications is that it offers specific names, faces, and stories of an assortment of women who took to the Texas cattle trails between 1868 and 1889."--East Texas Historical Journal "Readers will find it hard to resist becoming fascinated by the risks that these women took and the degree of market savvy they possessed."--Western Historical Journal

A collection of essays on bird life that aims to bring the wonders of the East Texas woods in the 1930s. This work talks about: tiny warblers, industrious chickadees, and purple finches; the aery trills of the hummingbirds; the bell tones of the wood thrush; and, the daily visits and rare drop-ins of the prolific bird life of the region.

Of the 174 delegates to the Texas convention on secession in 1861, only 8 voted against the motion to secede. James Webb Throckmorton of McKinney was one of them. This book on Throckmorton provides insights for those interested in the Antebellum era, the Civil War, and the troubled years of Reconstruction.

A novel window into Texas and railroad history, this book tells two stories set on a larger stage of charitable works, evangelical fervor, and social change. The author's portrayal of the ministry for the one car, Good Will, which served Texas, provides a view of life in towns.

This text follows the threads of Southern women's lives as they weave through the public records of one Texas county during the 19th century. It seeks to illuminate the truths of the feminine world of this period and challenge the theory of men's and women's separate spheres of influence.