T-CE1  Built in Texas.  Francis Edward Abernethy, ed. and photographer; line drawings by Reese Kennedy.  Repr. of 1979 ed.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 2000.  ix, 291 p.  ill., 276 b&w photos.  (Pub. of the Texas Folklore Soc., no. 42)  $29.95 ISBN 1-57441-092-X (paper); $29.95 ISBN 0-585-26817-7 (e-book)
Also available: netLibrary
    See T-BF44.

T-CE2  The Texians and the Texans series.  San Antonio: Inst. of Texan Cultures, 1970-    $35.64/set of 9 pamphlets or $4.95 each; books priced from $7.95-23.95 each.
    A series of books and pamphlets on the ethnic groups of Texas. Pamphlets: the Afro-American Texans, the Belgian Texans, the Czech Texans, the French Texans, the German Texans, the Greek Texans, the Indian Texans, the Italian Texans, and the Jewish Texans. Books, some recently updated: the English Texans, the German Texans, the Hungarian Texans, the Irish Texans, the Japanese Texans, the Polish Texans, and the Swedish Texans.

T-CE3  Texas beyond history (TBH).  URL: http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/
    See T-DB23.

T-CE4  Texans one and all.  URL: http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/publications/texansoneandall/texans.htm
    In addition to the ethnic groups covered in the ethnic books and ethnic pamphlets series offered by the Inst. of Texan Cultures (T-CE2), online information in available on the Anglo-American Texans, the Danish Texans, the Dutch Texans, the Filipino Texans, the Lebanese and Syrian Texans, the Norwegian Texans, the Scottish Texans, the Spanish Texans, the Mexican and Tejano Texans, the Swiss Texans, and the Wendish Texans.

T-CE5  University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures online.  URL: http://www.texancultures.utsa.edu/public/index.htm
    Information on ITC programs, publications, and exhibits that highlight the multicultural diversity of Texas. Website includes links to the library, publications catalog, and pages on Texas cultures and history for teachers and students.

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T-CE6  From can see to can’t: Texas cotton farmers on the Southern Prairies.  Thad Sitton, Dan K. Utley.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 1997.  336 p.  maps, ill.  $25 ISBN 0-292-77720-5 (cloth); $16.95 ISBN 0-292-77721-3 (paper); $25 ISBN 0-292-79987-X (e-book)
Also available: netLibrary
    Ethnographic study of the daily life of German-, Czech-, Anglo- and African-American Texan farmers and how it changed from the late 19th century to post-World War II. Focuses on Fayette and Washington Counties, environmentally diverse areas that represents most of the elements of Southern agriculture. Much of the material came from oral histories of ex-slaves, sharecroppers, and farmers. Includes bibliography and index

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEXANS:

T-CE7  Black Texans: a history of African Americans in Texas, 1528-1995.  Alwyn Barr.  2nd ed.  Norman, OK: Univ. of Oklahoma Pr., 1996.  304 p.  ill.  $15.95 ISBN 0-8061-2878-X (paper); $16.95 ISBN 0-8061-7094-8 (e-book)
Also available: netLibrary
    Summarizes the information on the African-American experience in Texas over more than 400 years, primarily collected from scholarly journals, theses, and dissertations. The author reinterprets some of the Black experience in light of recent studies in Black history and race relations. Useful for high school and college instructors as a supplement to textbooks. Bibliography supplemented from the 1st ed. (1973). Includes index.

T-CE8  Exploring the Afro-American experience: a bibliography of secondary sources about Black Texans.  Bruce A. Glasrud, Laurie Champion, comps.; Robert Mallouf, ser. ed.  Alpine: Sul Ross State Univ., 2000.  180 p.  ill.  (Center for Big Bend Studies occasional papers, no. 5)  $20 ISBN 0-9647629-7-8 (paper)
    A followup to Glasrud’s African Americans in the West: a bibliography of secondary sources (1998). Covers the smaller, culturally diverse groups that fall under the broad topic of African Americans. 18 chapters divided into sections: general and biographical, chronological from 1528 to the present, and topical (culture, economics, education, fiction, urbanism, and women). Includes author index.

T-CE9   Juneteenth Texas: essays in African-American folklore.  Francis Edward Abernethy, Alan Govenar, Patrick B. Mullen, eds.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1996.  364 p.  ill.  (Pub. of the Texas Folklore Soc., no. 54)  $29.95 ISBN 1-57441-018-0 (cloth); $29.95 ISBN 0-585-26977-7 (e-book)
Also available: netLibrary
    Collection of essays about African-American folk culture in Texas, from both Black and White perspectives. Topics covered include slave narratives, details of daily life, the development of regional music and other genres of folk culture, and studies of performers and folklorists associated with Texas. Includes appendices describing museum collections, a section of resources for further study, and index.

T-CE10  Till freedom cried out: memories of Texas slave life.  T. Lindsay Baker, Julie P. Baker.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1997.  192 p.  ill.  (Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life ser., v. 6)  $29.95 ISBN 0-89096-736-9 (cloth); $29.95 ISBN 0-585-38117-8 (e-book)
Also available: netLibrary
    Stories recorded as part of the Federal Writers’ Project describing slave life in Texas from those who lived it. Covers details of family relationships, entertainment, religion, working conditions, food, and punishment. Includes bibliography and index.

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CHICANO TEXANS:

T-CE11  Chicanos: eHRAF Collection of Ethnography on the Web.  New Haven, CT: Human Relations Area Files, Inc., 1997-  .  URL: http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/cgi/e/ehraf/ehraf-dx?c=ehrafe&view=owc&owc=N007 (subscription required)
    Full texts of articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations on Chicano culture. Many focus on Chicanos in Texas.

T-CE12  Folklore and culture on the Texas-Mexican border.  Americo Paredes; Richard Bauman, ed.  Austin: CMAS Books, Center for Mexican-American Studies, Univ. of Texas at Austin, 1993.  xxiii, 287 p.  $34.95 ISBN 0-292-72472-1 (cloth); ISBN 0-292-76564-9 (paper)
    See T-CF40.

T-CE13  The Mexican American library program (MALP).  URL: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/mals/mals.html
    Established in 1974 for educational and research needs of students and faculty. Housed in the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at the Univ. of Texas at Austin. Includes material on Mexican American history, politics, and culture in Texas and the Southwest, as well as other Latino groups in the Americas. Collection includes books and journals, microfilm, archival materials, audio and videocassettes, photographs, slides, and posters.

T-CE14  Tejano empire: life on the South Texas ranchos.  Andres Tijerina; Ricardo M. Beasley, ill.; detail drawings by Servando G. Hinojosa.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1998.  208 p.  ill.  (Clayton Wheat Williams Texas life ser., v. 7)  $29.95 ISBN 0-89096-834-9 (cloth)
    Describes the life and culture of Texans of Mexican descent who lived in and around the Nueces Strip between 1836 and the 1880’s. Explores how these settlers laid the foundation for later Mexican American leadership in business and politics. Material is drawn from both traditional and nontraditional sources, including songs, poetry, and folklore. Includes 28 line drawings, glossary, bibliography, chapter notes, and index.

T-CE15  Tejano legacy: rancheros and settlers in South Texas, 1734-1900.  Armando C. Alonzo.  Albuquerque, NM: Univ. of New Mexico Pr., 1998.  xii, 357 p.  ill.  $22.50 ISBN 0-8263-1897-5 (cloth); ISBN 0-585-35415-5 (e-book)
Also available: netLibrary.
    History of Tejano land tenure and their contributions in ranching, farming, town settlement, and social life. Describes the development of rural and ranching communities by settlers whose roots were in northern Mexico. Delineates a process of Tejano cultural and economic adaptation to Anglo settlement and positive interaction between the two groups. Primary sources include land and tax records, cattle brands, bills of sale, wills, censuses, and oral histories. Includes extensive chapter notes, appendices, and index.

T-CE16  Tejano South Texas: a Mexican American cultural province.  Daniel D. Arreola.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2002.  288 p.  ill., tables.  (Jack and Doris Smothers ser. in Texas history, life, and culture, no. 5)  $55 ISBN 0-292-70510-7 (cloth); $22.95 ISBN 0-292-70511-5 (paper)
    Examines and describes South Texas as a culturally distinct, unique sub-region of the Mexican-American borderland. Cultural geographical study of how Mexican American culture is represented in space, place, and landscape. Includes historical and cultural overview, the investigation of specific places, including ranchos, small towns, and large cities. Discusses the way in which foodways and public celebrations reflect social identity in the sub-region. Includes extensive bibliography, chapter notes, and index.

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CZECH TEXANS:

T-CE17  Czech voices: stories from Texas in the Amerikan narodni kalendar.  Clinton Machann, James W. Mendl Jr., ed., trans.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1998.  184 p.  ill.  (Centennial ser. of the Assoc. of Former Students, no. 39)  $16.95 ISBN 0-89096-846-2 (paper); $29.95 ISBN 0-585-29480-1 (e-book)
Also available: netLibrary
    Autobiographical accounts of Czech immigrants between 1880-1936 selected from the periodical Amerikan narodni kalendar. Documents the earliest Czech migration to Texas and examines the key elements of the way of life they adopted, including their relationship to the land, the development of social institutions, and their religious heritage.

T-CE18  Journeys into Czech-Moravian Texas.  Sean N. Gallup.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1998.  148 p.  ill., maps.  (Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Texas photography ser., v. 6)  $29.95 ISBN 0-89096-751-2 (cloth)
    Divided into early history of Czech immigration and settlements in Texas, accounts of immigration to Texas, Czech-Moravian culture in Texas today, and accounts from the author’s experiences in the Czech Republic. Discusses how and why the Czech culture in Texas is still strong. Includes maps and 109 color photographs, bibliography, append., and index.

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FRENCH TEXANS:

T-CE19  The French in Texas: history, migration, culture.  Francois Lagarde, ed.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., April 2003.  368 p.  ill.  $55 ISBN 0-292-74734-9 (cloth); $24.95 ISBN 0-292-70528-X (paper)
    21 original articles by 14 scholars examine the impact of French influence on Texas history and culture from the earliest explorers in the 17th century to the present day. Each article deals with an historic person, group, or event that was important in the relationship between France and Texas. Epilogue by Lagarde. Selected bibliography and index.

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GERMAN TEXANS:

T-CE20  Germans and Texans: commerce, migration, and culture in the days of the Lone Star Republic.  Walter Struve.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 1996.  261 p.  ill., maps, tables.  $40 ISBN 0-292-77700-0 (cloth)
    Describes the similarity of social, economic, and cultural conditions between Germany and Texas that led to a large migration of German farmers, merchants, and businessmen to the Republic of Texas (1836-1845). Explores the impact of these immigrants on Texas commerce. Includes detailed genealogical information, bibliography, and index.

T-CE21  The history of the German settlements in Texas, 1831-1861.  Rudolph Leopold Biesele; introd. by John J. Biesele; afterword by Hubert P. Heinen. Repr.  Austin: German-Texas Heritage Soc., 1987.  266 p.  ill., maps.  $20 ISBN 0-944779-02-6 (cloth); $28 ISBN 1-4047-5916-6 (paper); (from Classic Textbooks Pr.); $75 ISBN 0-7812-5916-9 (library binding) (from Reprint Services Corp.)
    Repr. of the classic 1930 ed. Explores the economic, political, and social conditions in Germany that led to mass migration to the U.S., especially Texas, in the early to mid 19th century. Extensive coverage of the immigrant settlement patterns in Texas, cultural impact on and relationships with other ethnic groups, and the history of the development of German settlements. Includes folded maps and index.

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ITALIAN TEXANS:

T-CE22  The Italian experience: a closer look.  Valentine J. Belfiglio.  Austin: Eakin Pr., 1995.  192 p.  ill., maps.  $21.95 ISBN 0-89015-969-9 (cloth)
    Revised and expanded version of the author’s The Italian experience (1983). Chronicles the lives of Italian immigrants in Texas from pre-Civil War to the 1920s. Examines Italian culture and how it was impacted by the immigration, as well as how it impacted the culture of their new homeland. Topics include their employment in farming, mining, and the railroads, and urban Italian settlements from 1880-1920. Includes bibliography and index.

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NATIVE AMERICAN TEXANS:

T-CE23  Ethnology of the Texas Indians.  Thomas R. Hester, ed.  Repr.  Garland: Garland Pub., 1991.  413 p.  ill., tables, maps.  (Spanish borderlands sourcebooks ser., v. 7)  $20 ISBN 0-8240-3301-9 (cloth)
    Collection of key resources. Papers and articles dating from 1942-1989. Divided into general overview; accounts of early expeditions; papers on hunters, gatherers, and farmers; and papers on "intrusive" tribes (Comanche, Lipan Apache, Wichita, Tonkawa, and Kickapoo).

T-CE24  The Indians of Texas: an annotated research bibliography.  Michael L. Tate; fore. by Jack W. Marken.  Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Pr., 1986.  514 p.  (Native American bibliography ser., no.9)  $60-65 ISBN 0-8108-1852-3 (cloth)
    Bibliography of primary and secondary sources on Texas Indians, including fictional works. Divided into sections: one, arranged by tribe, focuses on cultural aspects of the tribes; the other discusses Indian-white contact and interaction. Includes name index.

T-CE25  The Indians of Texas, from prehistoric to modern times.  William Wilmon Newcomb; drawings by Hal M. Story.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., c1961, 1969.  422 p.  ill., maps.  (Texas history paperback ser., no. 4) $14.95 ISBN 0-292-78425-2 (paper)
    Cultural information on tribes in Texas in historic times: Coahuiltecans, Karankawas, Lipan Apaches, Jicarilla Apaches, Tonkawas, Comanches, Kickapoos, Kiowas, Kiowa Apache, Jumanos, Wichitas, and Atakapans. Pt. I, the section on prehistoric peoples, is somewhat dated, but the chapters on historic tribes, their location, culture, and customs remain an important source of information. Includes bibliography and index.

T-CE26  Kiowa, Apache and Comanche military societies: enduring veterans, 1800 to the present.  William C. Meadows.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2003, c1999.  527 p.  ill.  $34.95 ISBN 0-292-70518-2 (paper)
    Ethnohistorical survey examines the part military societies played in shaping and maintaining the individual cultures of these Plains tribes. Sources include archival materials, linguistic data, and interviews with tribal elders and members of the military societies. Includes tables, bibliography, and index.

T-CE27  Life among the Texas Indians: the WPA narratives.  David La Vere.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1998.  288 p.  ill.  (Elma Dill Russell Spencer ser. in the West and Southwest, v. 18)  $29.95 ISBN 0-89096-809-8 (cloth)
    Oral histories collected by the WPA of the descendants of the tribes living in Texas in the 19th century: Kiowa, Comanche, Wichita, Caddo, Tonkawa, and Lipan Apaches. Arranged topically: raids and warfare; Southern Plains cultures; spiritual life; education and health; life on the reservation; old ways, new ways. Includes photographs from the Oklahoma archives, detailed chapter notes, bibliography, and index.

T-CE28  "Prehistory."  Thomas R. Hester, Ellen Sue Turner.  (From The new handbook of Texas)  URL: http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/PP/bfp2.html
    Overview of 11,200 years of Texas cultures by period, from earliest occupations to the arrival of Europeans ca. 1600 A.D. Explains the different types of archeological sites, the kinds of artifacts associated with them, and the cultural activities they represent. Includes bibliography.

T-CE29  Texas Indian myths and legends.  Jane Archer; ill. by Nina Romberg.  Plano: Republic of Texas Pr., Wordware Pub., 1999.  xiii, 231 p.  ill., map.  $18.95 ISBN 1-55622-725-6 (paper); $18.95 ISBN 0-585-31978-2 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    See T-CF43.

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POLISH TEXANS:

T-CE30  The first Polish Americans: Silesian settlements in Texas.  T. Lindsay Baker.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1996.  320 p.  ill.  $16.95 ISBN 0-89096-725-3 (paper); $32.95 ISBN 0-585-17429-6 (e-book)
Also available: netLibrary
    A study of the Silesian immigrants to Texas from their arrival in the mid-19th century through the 20th century. Describes their origins, reasons for immigration, and their way of life. Shows how their culture changed and adapted to their new home and the impact these immigrants had on Texas. Includes chapter notes and bibliography.

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Updated: 4 February 2007
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