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6. Anglo Colonization and Texas Revolution (1821-1936)
Berlandier, Jean Louis. Journey to Mexico during the Years 1826 to 1834. Translated by Sheila M. Ohlendort, Josette M. Bigelow, and Mary M. Standifer. 2 vols. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1980. (Has been called "the best scientific study of Texas during the colonial period." Much about Anglo-American settlers and their towns, farms, and ranches.) NRG, RGC: F 1213 .B4713
Castañeda, Carlos, ed. The Mexican Side of the Texan Revolution. New York: Arno Press, 1975. (Contents: Writings by Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna, R. Martinez Caro, V. Filisola, J. Urrea, and J. M. Tornel y Mendivil.) RGC, RVS: F 390 .C317 1976
Chariton, Wallace O. 100 Days in Texas: The Alamo Letters. Plano, Tex.: Wordware Publishing Co., 1990. (Documents relating to the Texas Revolution between December 2, 1835 and March 17, 1836. Most, but not all, are letters. While the focus is on the defence of the Alamo, there is much information on other aspects of the Texan struggle for independence.) NRG, RVS: F 390 .C47 1990
Duval, John C. Early Times in Texas, or, the Adventures of Jack Dobell. Edited by Mabel Major and Rebecca W. Smith. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1986. (First published, 1892. Although classified as fiction, it is autobiographical. First eight chapters are a narrative about the Fannin expedition that ended with mass executions at Goliad, March 27, 1836. Remainder deals with wanderings by a young Texas fugitive shortly thereafter, dodging Mexicans and living by his wits. Memoir based on diary Duval kept as he participated in the events described.) RVS: PS 1562 .D67 1986
Edward, David B. History of Texas; or , The Emigrant's, Farmer's and Politicians's Guide to the Character, Climate, Soil, and Productions of that Country: Arranged Geographically from personal Observation and Experience. With a new introduction by Margaret S. Henson. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1993. (Reprint of 1836 ed. Author, born in Scotland, came to Texas in 1830. Critical of Anglo-Texans. Many documents [full and extracts] from Mexican laws and regulations concerning colonization, justice, and trade. Full text of Mexican Constitution of 1824.) CYP, EVC, PIN: F 389 .E25 1990
Filisola, Vicente. Memoirs for the History of the War in Texas. Translated by Wallace Woolsey. 2 vols. Austin: Eakin Press, 1985, 1987. (Abridgement of the original work, written in 1848-1849. General Filisola was second in command to General Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Texas campaign of 1836. Written in the third person. The primary source aspect begins with Chapter 26 of Volume I.) NRG, RVS: F 390 .F4913 1985
Gray, William F. From Virginia to Texas, 1835: Diary of Wm. F. Gray, Giving Details of His Journey to Texas and Return in 1835-1836 and Second Journey to Texas in 1837. Houston, Tex.: Fletcher Young, 1965. (Gray attended the Convention at Washington-on-the Brazos in March 1836. Interesting characterizations of leading Texans of the era.) CYP: F 390 .G77.
Hardin, Stephen L., comp. Lone Star: The Republic of Texas, 1836-1846. Carlisle, MA: Discovery Enterprises, Ltd., 1998. (Excerpts from eyewitness accounts written by persons who lived in Texas during the period. Relevant documents are on pp. 14-20.) CYP, NRG, RGC, RVS
Holley, Mary Austin. Texas. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 1991. (Reprint of 1836 ed. Part emigrant guide, part history, part document collection. Many important documents printed relate to Mexican and revolutionary eras.) CYP: F 389 .H763 1990.
Hunter, Robert Hancock. Narrative of Robert Hancock Hunter, 1813-1902: From His Arrival in Texas, 1822, through the Battle of San Jacinto. Mesquite, Tex: Ide, 1982. RVS: F 389 .H87 1982
Matovina, Timothy M., comp. The Alamo Remembered: Tejano Accounts and Perspectives. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995. {Contents: All known accounts of the Battle of the Alamo by local Mexican Texans living in San Antonio at the time. First dated, March 11, 1836, the last, April 19, 1914. Most written long after the event.) EVC, NRG, RVS: F 390 .M485 1995
Parker, A. A. Trip to the West and Texas, Comprising a Journey of Eight Thousand Miles, through New York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, and Texas, in the Autumn and Winter of 1834-5. (The Far Western Frontier.) New York: Arno, 1973. (Reprint of 1835 ed. Much material on Texas, which he penetrated as far as the Colorado River. Places visited included San Augustine, Nacogdoches San Felipe, Columbia, Brazoria, and Velasco. Detailed comments on Texas, including slavery there.) PIN: F 353 .P23 1973
Peña, Jose Enrique de la. With Santa Anna in Texas: A Personal Narrative of the Revolution. Translated and edited by Carmen Perry. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1975. (Peña asserts that Crockett surrendered after the Alamo fell, then was executed at Santa Anna's orders.) CYP, EVC, NRG, PIN, RGC, RVS: F 390 .P3313
Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de. The Eagle: The Autobiography of Santa Anna. Edited by Ann Fears Crawford. Austin, Tex.: State House Press, 1988. NRG, PIN, RVS: F 1232 .S23 32 1988. (An earlier edition, with different publication data, is at RGC.)
Seguin, Juan N. A Revolution Remembered: The Memoirs and Selected Correspondence of Juan N. Seguin. Edited by Jesus F. de la Teja. Austin, Tex.: State House Press, 1991. RGC, RVS: F 390 .S465 1991
Todish, Tim J. and Terry S. Alamo Sourcebook, 1836; A Comprehensive Guide to the Alamo and the Texas Revolution. Austin, Tex: Eakin Press, 1998. (This is a hybrid source. Most of it is a secondary source. Chapter 13, "Through Their Own Eyes: How the Participants Saw the Siege of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution" (pp.136-146), however, is a collection of excerpts from primary sources.) RGC: F 390 .T64 1998
[See also: Texas in the Nineteenth Century (Sources covering more than one time period category in this century)]