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The Handbook of Texas Music, Second Edition

The Handbook of Texas Music, Second Edition, published in Spring 2012, presents completely updated entries and new and expanded coverage of the musicians, ensembles, dance halls, festivals, businesses, orchestras, organizations, and genres that have helped define the state's musical legacy. This new book is a joint project of the Texas State Historical Association, the Texas Music Office (Office of the Governor), and the Center for Texas Music History at Texas State University-San Marcos.

The Handbook of Civil War Texas

The Handbook of Civil War Texas offers an unmatched online resource that tells the story of the roles of Texans in the war and the conflict's extraordinary impact on their lives. Explore more than 800 entries, including some 325 new articles, about battles, military units, officers, industry, forts, organizations, and more in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War.

The Texas Lighthouses Series

 The Texas Lighthouses series traces the history and growth of marine navigation aids beginning with the ancient history of beacons along the Mediterranean sea coasts and ending with the demise of Texas Lighthouses on the Gulf of Mexico. (Explore the Texas Lighthouses Series)

• WINEGARTEN, RUTHE LEWIN
• LOPEZ, JOSE MENDOZA
• HARRISON & MCCULLOCH STAGE LINES
• HARRISON, JOHN SOBIESKY KOONTZ
• MCCULLOCH, WILLIAM H.
• THIRTY-FIFTH TEXAS CAVALRY [LIKENS’S]
• FARMER, JAMES LEONARD, JR.
• WARTIME COTTON TRADE
• VIAZTLAN: INTERNATIONAL CHICANO JOURNAL OF ARTS AND LETTERS
• HILL, DAVID LEE [TEX]