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Title: Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans by T. R. Fehrenbach ISBN: 0-306-80942-7 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Texas History Book Ever Written
Comment: I am a fifth generation Texan--both paternal and maternal ancestors came to Texas in the 1850's. The book explains why the events in Texas history caused the state to be what it is today. It is invaluable to newcomers in understanding Texas politics, culture and history. My favorite chapters include the Amerinds and the impact of the Spanish mustang on Indian culture, Anglo-Celtic migration, the battle for independence i.e. Goliad, the Alamo(best description ever written) & San Jacinto, the impact of the Colt pistol on taming the west, the cattle culture, the War between the States and Reconstruction. I recommend this book to every native Texan so that he/she can understand his/her heritage better and to new Texans so that they can understand why Texans are so proud of their state. I hope that Mr Fehrenbach will release a new edition for the next millennium...It's time for one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Why Texans abroad say they are from Texas, and not the US
Comment: The story of Texas, as drawn from its history, is far more interesting and provocative than any novel could ever be. T.R. Fehrenbach provides a wonderfully sweeping view of the geography, the "aboriginals", the conquistadors, the newly independent Mexico with its 1824 constitution, and a deep insight into the minds and hearts of those who wrested Texas from Mexico --- from (as the Texas Declaration of Independence says) "the tyranny of the priesthood and the sword."
The book tells of the "Comanche Line" of forts out in the western part of the frontier -- and of its commanding officer, R.E. Lee, who, at the time of the secession, was in command of 10% of the standing army of the United States!
From Reconstruction, through the initial oil discoveries, the Great Depression, and the rise of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the story of Texas before OPEC, is compelling reading. Because Texas was the only nation to enter the Union, there remains a strong "national" pride in the hearts of native Texans who, when travelling abroad and asked where they are from, more often than not, say TEXAS, and not the USA. The former is natural, and the latter does not even occur to them. The Lone Star will give the reader a better understanding of why this is so.
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolute Must Have
Comment: This is an exhaustive - and lengthy - book on not just Texas but the the history of the area before there was a Texas, the countries who owned it, the men who settled it and the people who made it what it is today. The author gives a throrough treatment on every topic and that is more amazing than it sounds. If you are studying Texas, or the Frontier, or the Civil War, or slavery, or sociology of American (not just Texan) development - you should read this book. It is fact filled AND interesting.
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Title: Comanches: The Destruction of a People by T. R. Fehrenbach ISBN: 0306805863 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Gone to Texas: A History of the Lone Star State by Randolph B. Campbell ISBN: 0195138422 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Fire and Blood: A History of Mexico by T. R. Fehrenbach ISBN: 0306806282 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Born Again Texan!: A Newcomer's Guide to Texas by Robin Cole ISBN: 1556227302 Publisher: Republic of Texas Pr Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Texas Rangers by Walter Prescott Webb ISBN: 0292781105 Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: 1965 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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