The Fate of Texas

Choice Outstanding Academic Title. Texas has often been overlooked in Civil War scholarship, but this examination shows that the Lone Star Statethough definitely unusualwas decidedly Southern. Eleven noted historians examine the ways the civil war touched every aspect of life in Texas and approach the subject from varied perspectivesmilitary, social, and cultural history; public history; and historical memoryto provide a greater understanding of the roles of women and slaves during the war, and how veterans and the aftermath of loss helped pave the way for the Texas of today.