Texas - Hardcover

Michener, James A.

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 043627969X ISBN 13: 9780436279690

Publisher: Random House, 1985

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A book about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, Anglos and Hispanics, frontier and settlement, money and power...James Michener is something rare and valuable: an honorable craftsman doing honorable work....He manages to make history vivid and palatable to the reader." THE BOSTON GLOBE Texas. A land of sprawling diversity and unparalleled richness; a dazzling chapter in the history of our nation, a place like no other on earth. Through the remarkable lives of four families, this epic saga spans four centuries and two continents and charts the dramatic formation of several great dynasties from the age of the conquistadors to the present day. A richly compelling novel of a proud people eager to meet the challenge of the land, TEXAS is James Michener's most magnificent achievement.

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“Fascinating.” —Time

“A book about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, frontier and settlement, money and power . . . James Michener is something rare and valuable: an honorable craftsman doing honorable work. . . . He manages to make history vivid.” —The Boston Globe

“A sweeping panorama of regional history done in the form of a novel.”—The Washington Post Book World

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st Spanish explorations to the Alamo to the oil fields, here is alarger-than-life history of a larger-than-life state. 2 cassettes.

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