Historical Atlas of Texas

by A. Ray Stephens, William M. Holmes

Texas, a land with a unique image, has remained for the most part within the American mainstream. In this historical atlas sixty-four maps, accompanied by brief interpretive essays, illustrate the most significant events and subject areas in Texas history and geography.

Since the arrival of the first Europeans in 1528, six different nations have claimed sovereignty over the Lone Star state’s diverse regions. Readers and scholars at all levels will enjoy learning from this atlas how Texas’s native inhabitants and later arrivals responded to each other and to the state’s varied terrain.

156 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1989

About the author

A. Ray Stephens is retired as Professor of History at the University of North Texas, Denton, and Director of the Texas History Institute.

Reviews

[Adrianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, easily digestible tidbits but being an older edition it is a bit out of date (for example, the atlas page of State Parks is missing Big Bend Ranch State Park, founded in 1988).

[Eric Graves · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s not the end a be all but it’s a pretty good primer with solid maps.