{"product_id":"texas-a-historical-atlas-9780806138732","title":"Texas: A Historical Atlas","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor twenty years the Historical Atlas of Texas stood as a trusted resource for students and aficionados of the state. Now this key reference has been thoroughly updated and expandedand even rechristened. Texas: A Historical Atlas more accurately reflects the Lone Star State at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Its 86 entries feature 175 newly designed mapsmore than twice the number in the original volumeillustrating the most significant aspects of the states history  geography  and current affairs.  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.  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 mapseveryone in full color.  The most comprehensive  state-of-the-art work of its kind  Texas: A Historical Atlas is more than just a reference. It is a striking visual introduction to the Lone Star State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648265248821,"sku":"ByrdShop_0806138734","price":86.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780806138732.jpg?v=1781714634","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/texas-a-historical-atlas-9780806138732","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}