Ballads of Texas History

Ballads of Texas History is a fun and easy way to teach and learn Texas History. In this exciting book and compact disc, Fred Cooper has faithfully replicated the musical style of each historical period. The song lyrics capture the most important historical information. Each ballad is supported with a complete chapter of historical explanations and illustrations to bring the history of Texas to life. Children and adults will delight in this history curriculum set to music.

Fourteen Ballads including:

• The Texas Land -Geographical regions of the State
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• The Indians of Texas-The major tribes, their locations and facts of their culture
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• The Early Explorers -Who they were and what they did
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• The French Come to Texas -The failed LaSalle expedition, the successful St. Denis enterprise
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• Texas Under Spain -Conflicts with France, American intrusions, the Mexican Revolution
• Texas Under Mexico -American immigration, the Texian and Tejano colonies, the struggles begin
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• The Revolution Begins -The “American-Mexicans, “the early conflicts, the petitions of the colonists
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• The Revolution Continues-The political struggles, the conventions, the early battles
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• The Alamo-The story of the famous battle
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• Goliad-The Battle of Coleto Creek and the massacre that followed
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• San Jacinto-The rise of the army under Houston, the victorious battle, the aftermath
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• The Republic-The first presidents of Texas and the challenges they faced
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• Texas Becomes a State-Annexation, the Mexican War, the border conflicts, the Indian conflicts
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