Texas is a state that prides itself on its particular spirit in independence. Largely, it stems from the famous Texas ...

The Runaway Scrape, an arduous evacuation of a panicked sea of humanity fleeing eastward during Santa Anna’s 1836 Texas campaign, has been overshadowed by stories of the Alamo and San Jacinto.

The Texas Revolution ended in 1836, and Shreveport’s first city government was formed in 1839. The Texas Revolution, which became the theme for many of Shreveport’s first streets.

Author of the award-winning Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836 (University of Texas Press, 1994), Prof. Hardin has served as a historical advisor for television ...

Historical drama detailing the 1835-36 Texas revolution before, during, and after the famous siege of the Alamo (February 23-March 6, 1836) where 183 Texans (American-born Texans) and Tejanos ...