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If you want to discover the captivating history of Texas, then keep reading…Two captivating manuscripts in one book:History of Texas: A Captivating Guide to Texas History, Starting from the Arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors in North America through the Texas Revolution to the PresentThe Texas Rangers: A Captivating Guide to the History of a Law Enforcement Agency That Has Helped Stop Some of America’s Most Infamous Criminals and Their Role in the Mexican-American WarTexas is one of the most recognizable states in the United States of America (it is the second-largest, behind Alaska), and it also has a reputation for being unlike any other. This reputation is well-deserved, in part because of the state’s long and often contentious history.That history has fascinated many people not only in this nation but around the world for centuries. From the heyday of the Wild West and the state’s oil boom to the storied Texas Rangers and the construction of one of NASA’s primary facilities, it seems nearly impossible to fully explore everything in the state’s rich past.Here are just some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book:Before ColumbusEarly Colonizers – Spain and FranceSpanish Settlers Claim the RegionAmericans SettleRising Tensions between Mexico and the SettlementsThe Fight for Texas Independence Begins\