Texas Highways Magazine

GONZALES TO LA PORTE

ven for those who made A’s in seventh grade Texas History, the sequence of events of the Texas Revolution can get muddled. A road trip is a hands-on way to fill the knowledge gaps, particularly if author Stephen Harrigan is in the passenger seat. Not the actual Harrigan—unless you happen to know him—but his 925-page tome, , published in 2019. His chapters on the revolution shine with nuance and good storytelling and, as a companion on a driving

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