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Apr 21Liked by DeeceX

Visited the Bullock Museum in Austin last month. Two things impressed me. The first was a stark realization that Governor Abbott is trying to be a dictator as Santa Ana was trying to dictate to future Texans. May the gov meet the same fate as Santa Ana. Two: the displays about the black people in Texas were skipped over by our guides. I wandered off and educated myself

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Apr 21Liked by DeeceX

Which resources would you recommend for a history of Texas?

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My favorite history of Texas is Stephen Harrigan's magisterial "Big Wonderful Thing." It is big and wonderful.

The Texas State Historical Association maintains the online HANDBOOK OF TEXAS, which is often very good. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook

Readers, any other suggestions?

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