Lone Star Rising: The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic
- ISBN-10
- 0684865106
- ISBN-13
- 9780684865102
- Series
- Lone Star Rising
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- William C. Davis
Description
Originally published: New York: Free Press, 2004.
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