Title: Journal of the Secession convention of Texas, 1861
Description: "This is the most tragic document in Texas history, and the most dramatic. Officially and meticulously it details the tornado which swept even Texans with better sense into the 'Southern Cause.' The JOURNAL makes all plain, without commentary. Its compressed chronology pushes it along like a brilliant historical novel." --A.C. Greene THE FIFTY BEST BOOKS ON TEXAS
Subjects: Texas. Convention (1861), Texas, Accessible book Civil War, Confederacy, secession
People: Sam Houston
Time periods: 1861