PEOPLE
IN TEXAS
by BOB ROSENBAUM
1st edition, 192 pages, $16.95
ISBN 978-0-89641-102-9 
The essays
in this volume were chosen because they address the variety of
ethnic affiliations, cultural traditions and historical experiences
found in the people of Texas. Although the Institute of Texas
Cultures identifies some thirty distinct cultural traditions in
the state, many histories, because of their concern with political
and economic developments, tend to emphasize Anglo-Americans,
thereby minimizing other groups. Instructors with and interest
in addressing cultural diversity in Texas—either in the
context of class discussion or as outside reading—will,
we hope, enjoy this book.
Instructors teaching from this volume might ask their students
to watch for Anglo-American perceptions of the various groups,
or the rate of assimilation groups demonstrated as time passed.
Instructors might also discuss the differences in approaches and
emphases of the several authors. Instructors might wish to point
out that Myres and Rosenbaum focus on peoples often called "territorial
minorities," people whose inclusion in Anglo America Coincided
with the country's acquisition of the region, while Hewitt and
Jordan address immigrants who chose, for whatever reason, to settle
Texas.
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: LAND AND COMMUNITY: EUROPEAN MIGRATION TO RURAL
TEXAS IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Chapter 2: IMMIGRATION TO TEXAS
Chapter 3: NATIVE AMERICANS OF TEXAS
Chapter 4: THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN TEXAS