{"product_id":"texas-a-historical-atlas-9780806143071","title":"Texas: A Historical Atlas","description":"For twenty years the \u003ci\u003eHistorical Atlas of Texas\u003c\/i\u003e stood as a trusted resource for students and aficionados of the state. Now this key reference has been thoroughly updated and expanded--and even rechristened. \u003ci\u003eTexas: A Historical Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e more accurately reflects the Lone Star State at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Its 86 entries feature 175 newly designed maps--more than twice the number in the original volume--illustrating the most significant aspects of the state's history, geography, and current affairs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The heart of the book is its wealth of historical information. Sections devoted to indigenous peoples of Texas and its exploration and settlement offer more than 45 entries with visual depictions of everything from the routes of Spanish explorers to empresario grants to cattle trails. In another 31 articles, coverage of modern and contemporary Texas takes in hurricanes and highways, power plants and population trends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Practically everything about this atlas is new. All of the essays have been updated to reflect recent scholarship, while more than 30 appear for the first time, addressing such subjects as the Texas Declaration of Independence, early roads, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, Texas-Oklahoma boundary disputes, and the tideland oil controversy. A dozen new entries for \"Contemporary Texas\" alone chart aspects of industry, agriculture, and minority demographics. Nearly all of the expanded essays are accompanied by multiple maps--everyone in full color. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The most comprehensive, state-of-the-art work of its kind, \u003ci\u003eTexas: A Historical Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e is more than just a reference. It is a striking visual introduction to the Lone Star State.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZuber-Mallison, Carol:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCarol Zuber-Mallison \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning freelance artist specializing in maps and informational graphics. For 14 years she was an editor and artist for the \u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e. She also created maps and graphics for the \u003ci\u003eTexas Almanac \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Texas: A Historical Atlas.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephens, A. Ray:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eA. Ray Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e is retired as Professor of History at the University of North Texas, Denton, and Director of the Texas History Institute. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605787119890,"sku":"9780806143071","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ba82059c-353b-40e2-86f2-9e2808ac699f.jpg?v=1732282922","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/texas-a-historical-atlas-9780806143071","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}