Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans
- ISBN-10
- 1497609704
- ISBN-13
- 9781497609709
- Series
- Lone Star
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 792
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-04-01
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Author
- T. R. Fehrenbach
Description
The definitive account of the incomparable Lone Star state by the author of Fire & Blood: A History of Mexico. T. R. Fehrenbach is a native Texan, military historian and the author of several important books about the region, but none as significant as this work, arguably the best single volume about Texas ever published. His account of America's most turbulent state offers a view that only an insider could capture. From the native tribes who lived there to the Spanish and French soldiers who wrested the territory for themselves, then to the dramatic ascension of the republic of Texas and the saga of the Civil War years. Fehrenbach describes the changes that disturbed the state as it forged its unique character. Most compelling is the one quality that would remain forever unchanged through centuries of upheaval: the courage of the men and women who struggled to realize their dreams in The Lone Star State.
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