In the whirlwind of revolutions in the Americas, the Texas Revolution 
stands at the confluence of northern and southern revolts. On the 
battlefield and in the political aftermath, settlers from the United 
States struggled with those who brought revolutionary ideas from 
Latin America and arms from Mexico. In the midst of the conflict 
stood the Tejanos who had made Texas home for generations.

    This masterpiece of narrative and analysis, first published in 
hardback in 2004, brings the latest scholarship to bear on the oldest 
questions. Well-known characters such as Sam Houston, Stephen F. 
Austin, and General Santa Anna—and the cultures they 
represented—are etched in sharp and very human relief as they carve 
out the republic whose Lone Star rose in 1836 and changed the 
course of a continent.

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WILLIAM C. DAVIS is the author of more than forty books, 
including Three Roads to the Alamo. He serves as professor of 
history and director of programs for the Virginia Center for Civil War 
Studies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia.



What people are saying about this book

"An engaging study, full of odd twists and forgotten episodes."
—Kirkus Reviews

"In a world with more than its share of up-close shots of the battle
of the Alamo, Davis gives us a canvas painted in broad strokes, a 
book that paints the bigger picture of the birth of the Republic of 
Texas."—Austin American-Statesman

". . . Davis' book does something remarkable: It puts the Texas 
revolution in the context of revolutions sweeping the globe from 
Lexington and Concord to France to South America and Mexico."
—San Antonio Express-News