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Lone Star Nation: The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781400030705
- Book Title
- Lone Star Nation : the Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- United States / State & Local / General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / 19th Century, North America
- Item Weight
- 16.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 608 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1400030706
ISBN-13
9781400030705
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30896192
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lone Star Nation : the Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Topic
United States / State & Local / General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), United States / 19th Century, North America
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-061921
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"A balanced, unromanticized account [of] America's great epic." The New York Times Book Review "Sweeping and specific. . . . [Brands] writes the story with clarity and vigor. . . . Clearly adds to our knowledge of an era when men rode to the sound of guns and honor was a comprehensible concept." The Washington Post Book World "[Brands] offers both sides of the Texas story, striking perspectives from both the revolutionists and the Mexicans who opposed them. . . . Lone Star Nation combines depth, description and detail in a magnificent, fascinating book." The Miami Herald "Extraordinary. . . . A rich story that thrives above all else on the novelistic depth of character he gives to his subjects." Austin American-Statesman "Rousing. . . . [Brands] is a master of the ground-view, narrative history." Dallas Morning News "Brands [is] on the path to becoming the preeminent popular historian of his generation. . . . There is no denying [his] talent for clear, cogent and uncluttered prose." Chicago Tribune "Lively and readable . . . contains vivid portraits." Harper's Magazine "The most compelling analysis of the results of the war as well as the best articulated defense for the motives of [Stephen] Austin, Sam Houston and the other Texas patriots." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Notably clear eyed. . . . [Brands] is conversant with the intricacies of his subject [as] he describes the contentiousness, independence and sense of entitlement that eventually turned Texas, however briefly, into a free and self-contained nation." The New York Times "Vibrant, energetic, and masterful. . . . Immensely readable." The Washington Times "Extremely vivid and beautifully written. . . . Brands [is] a master of description." The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) "Gripping. . . . A book that is sweeping and specific in allowing a reader to be deliciously immersed in the magnificent story. . . . Even well-versed readers will find new perspective here." Fort Worth Star-Telegram From the Trade Paperback edition., "A balanced, unromanticized account [of] America's great epic." The New York Times Book Review "Sweeping and specific. . . . [Brands] writes the story with clarity and vigor. . . . Clearly adds to our knowledge of an era when men rode to the sound of guns and honor was a comprehensible concept." The Washington Post Book World "[Brands] offers both sides of the Texas story, striking perspectives from both the revolutionists and the Mexicans who opposed them. . . . Lone Star Nation combines depth, description and detail in a magnificent, fascinating book." The Miami Herald "Extraordinary. . . . A rich story that thrives above all else on the novelistic depth of character he gives to his subjects." Austin American-Statesman "Rousing. . . . [Brands] is a master of the ground-view, narrative history." Dallas Morning News "Brands [is] on the path to becoming the preeminent popular historian of his generation. . . . There is no denying [his] talent for clear, cogent and uncluttered prose." Chicago Tribune "Lively and readable . . . contains vivid portraits." Harper's Magazine "The most compelling analysis of the results of the war as well as the best articulated defense for the motives of [Stephen] Austin, Sam Houston and the other Texas patriots." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Notably clear eyed. . . . [Brands] is conversant with the intricacies of his subject [as] he describes the contentiousness, independence and sense of entitlement that eventually turned Texas, however briefly, into a free and self-contained nation." The New York Times "Vibrant, energetic, and masterful. . . . Immensely readable." The Washington Times "Extremely vivid and beautifully written. . . . Brands [is] a master of description." The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) "Gripping. . . . A book that is sweeping and specific in allowing a reader to be deliciously immersed in the magnificent story. . . . Even well-versed readers will find new perspective here." Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "A balanced, unromanticized account [of] America's great epic." The New York Times Book Review "Sweeping and specific. . . . [Brands] writes the story with clarity and vigor. . . . Clearly adds to our knowledge of an era when men rode to the sound of guns and honor was a comprehensible concept." The Washington Post Book World "[Brands] offers both sides of the Texas story, striking perspectives from both the revolutionists and the Mexicans who opposed them. . . .Lone Star Nationcombines depth, description and detail in a magnificent, fascinating book." The Miami Herald "Extraordinary. . . . A rich story that thrives above all else on the novelistic depth of character he gives to his subjects." Austin American-Statesman "Rousing. . . . [Brands] is a master of the ground-view, narrative history." Dallas Morning News "Brands [is] on the path to becoming the preeminent popular historian of his generation. . . . There is no denying [his] talent for clear, cogent and uncluttered prose." Chicago Tribune "Lively and readable . . . contains vivid portraits." Harper's Magazine "The most compelling analysis of the results of the war as well as the best articulated defense for the motives of [Stephen] Austin, Sam Houston and the other Texas patriots." The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Notably clear eyed. . . . [Brands] is conversant with the intricacies of his subject [as] he describes the contentiousness, independence and sense of entitlement that eventually turned Texas, however briefly, into a free and self-contained nation." The New York Times "Vibrant, energetic, and masterful. . . . Immensely readable." The Washington Times "Extremely vivid and beautifully written. . . . Brands [is] a master of description." The News & Observer(Raleigh, NC) "Gripping. . . . A book that is sweeping and specific in allowing a reader to be deliciously immersed in the magnificent story. . . . Even well-versed readers will find new perspective here." Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dewey Decimal
976.4/03
Synopsis
In Lone Star Nation , Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands demythologizes Texas's journey to statehood and restores the genuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in American history. From Stephen Austin, Texas's reluctant founder, to the alcoholic Sam Houston, who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and glory, to President Andrew Jackson, whose expansionist aspirations loomed large in the background, here is the story of Texas and the outsize figures who shaped its turbulent history. Beginning with its early colonization in the 1820s and taking in the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad, its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches, and its day of liberation as an upstart republic, Brands' lively history draws on contemporary accounts, diaries, and letters to animate a diverse cast of characters whose adventures, exploits, and ambitions live on in the very fabric of our nation., The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War emythologizes Texas's journey to statehood and restores the genuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in American history. - "A balanced, unromanticized account [of] America's great epic." -- The New York Times Book Review From Stephen Austin, Texas's reluctant founder, to the alcoholic Sam Houston, who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and glory, to President Andrew Jackson, whose expansionist aspirations loomed large in the background, here is the story of Texas and the outsize figures who shaped its turbulent history. Beginning with its early colonization in the 1820s and taking in the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad, its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches, and its day of liberation as an upstart republic, Brands' lively history draws on contemporary accounts, diaries, and letters to animate a diverse cast of characters whose adventures, exploits, and ambitions live on in the very fabric of our nation., The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War emythologizes Texas's journey to statehood and restores the genuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in American history. . "A balanced, unromanticized account of America's great epic." - The New York Times Book Review From Stephen Austin, Texas's reluctant founder, to the alcoholic Sam Houston, who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and glory, to President Andrew Jackson, whose expansionist aspirations loomed large in the background, here is the story of Texas and the outsize figures who shaped its turbulent history. Beginning with its early colonization in the 1820s and taking in the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad, its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches, and its day of liberation as an upstart republic, Brands' lively history draws on contemporary accounts, diaries, and letters to animate a diverse cast of characters whose adventures, exploits, and ambitions live on in the very fabric of our nation.
LC Classification Number
F390.B833 2004
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