This book provides a comprehensive overview of Texas history from pre-colonial times to the late 1800s. Wooten covers the state's early explorers, its struggles for independence, and its emergence as a major economic and cultural force in the United States. With lively prose and plenty of historical detail, A Complete History of Texas is an essential resource for anyone interested in the Lone Star State. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.