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| AUTHOR: | JAMES A. MICHENER |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Fawcett |
| ISBN: | 0449210928 |
| TYPE: | Fiction, Fiction - Historical, Historical - General, Fiction / Historical |
| MEDIA: | Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of Texas
Great Book! I Learned So Much About Our State Michener has a great way to recount history in story-like prose. I learned a lot about Texas; what a neat story about how this state came to be. Michener tells it like he thought it was; the good and the bad. This book should be mandatory reading throughout high schools in Texas.
The book is long and a bit slow to read. But it is one of those things you invest time on and it really gives you a lot of return.
I would recommend it and look forward to reading it again some day.
A Compelling History of a Compelling State
Granted, this book is very long (the particular version I read exceeded 1,000 pages), but it is also very well written (what would you expect from Michener?) and fascinating.
It tells the history of Texas, including notable events like first exploration of that area by Cabeza de Vaca, the Texas Rebellion (the story of the Alamo is told) during which brave soldiers like Sam Houston fought the Mexican dictator Santa Anna, and the first discoveries of oil in that region.
This book will teach you some things about Texas. For instance: I, for one, did not know that for a brief period of time Texas was an independant nation recognized by, among others, the United States.
Don't confuse this for an impassive history lesson, because it is not. Michener makes it come alive with vivid characters and historical events.
Makes me (more) proud to be a Texan
The length (my version is 1500 pages!) did scare me at first but it far surpassed my hopes in bringing my state to life - I felt as if it were my personal history and made me proud to be a Texan, born and raised. It was informative and educational without being dull or preachy, and made me genuinely interested in the characters - both the historical and the fictional ones. Also made me a bit homesick.... all in all incredibly entertaining!!!