* The Texas Patriots: The Lives and Times of the Men Who Founded Texas (1988)
* Sam Houston: A Biography (1991)
* The Republic of Texas: A History and Guide (2004)
* The Lone Star State: A History of Texas (2006)
* The San Jacinto Campaign (2008)
* Republic Divided! Texas and the American Civil War (2011)
* The Last Rebel: Jesse Chisholm and the Civil War (2013)
* The Last Citadel: The Texas Cavalry in the Civil War (2015)
* The Republic of Texas: A Cultural History (2017)
Articles
* "The Battle of San Jacinto: A New Look at an Old Controversy" (1991)
* "Sam Houston and the Texas Revolution" (1993)
* "The Republic of Texas: A History and Guide" (1996)
* "The Lone Star State: A History of Texas" (1998)
* "The San Jacinto Campaign" (2001)
* "Republic Divided! Texas and the American Civil War" (2004)
* "The Last Rebel: Jesse Chisholm and the Civil War" (2007)
* "The Last Citadel: The Texas Cavalry in the Civil War" (2010)
* "The Republic of Texas: A Cultural History" (2013)
Short Stories
* "The Battle of Gonzales" (1986)
* "The Alamo" (1986)
* "The San Jacinto Campaign" (1987)
* "The Republic of Texas" (1988)
* "Sam Houston" (1989)
* "The Texas Rangers" (1990)
* "The Civil War in Texas" (1991)
* "The Last Rebel" (1992)
* "The Republic of Texas: A Cultural History" (1993)