to 1846

Surveys the life of Stephen Austin, an American pioneer, who later became one of the founders of Texas.

Text and numerous illustrations trace the history of Texas during the nineteenth century.

In 1684, wearing his father's faded cap, eleven-year-old Pierre Talon joins explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier on an ill-fated expedition to seek the Mississippi River, but after the expedition falls apart Pierre, deathly ill, is taken in by Hasinai Indians. Includes historical facts.

Presents an adventure novel that describes how Diego de la Vega, the son of a Spanish aristocrat and Shoshone woman, grew to become the elusive Zorro, who returns to California to reclaim the hacienda of his childhood and fight for the rights of the underprivileged.

Presents a graphic history of the Battle of the Alamo between Texas rebels and the Mexican army under Santa Anna which took place in March 1836.

From the 1500s to the present, different voices and perspectives of men and women--Indian, Mexican, Spanish, Texan, and American--recount the history of the Alamo and its region.

Describes the life of Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest who established missions in California in the late eighteenth century, and discusses the lack of understanding between him and the Indians he came to convert.

Two young men, part of an expedition to patrol the Mexican border in the early days of the Republic of Texas, find their dreams of glory turning to a struggle for survival after they are taken prisoner and become pawns in an international showdown to decide the fate of Texas.

An easy-to-read biography of the soldier and politician who helped gain Texas' independence from Mexico and became president of the new Republic of Texas in 1836.