Texas
A Novel
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4.3 • 186 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Spanning four and a half centuries, James A. Michener’s monumental saga chronicles the epic history of Texas, from its Spanish roots in the age of the conquistadors to its current reputation as one of America’s most affluent, diverse, and provocative states. Among his finely drawn cast of characters, emotional and political alliances are made and broken, as the loyalties established over the course of each turbulent age inevitably collapse under the weight of wealth and industry. With Michener as our guide, Texas is a tale of patriotism and statesmanship, growth and development, violence and betrayal—a stunning achievement by a literary master.
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii.
Praise for Texas
“Fascinating.”—Time
“A book about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, frontier and settlement, money and power . . . [James A. Michener] manages to make history vivid.”—The Boston Globe
“A sweeping panorama . . . [Michener] grapples earnestly with the Texas character in a way that Texas’s own writers often don’t.”—The Washington Post Book World
“Vast, sprawling, and eclectic in population and geography, the state has just the sort of larger-than-life history that lends itself to Mr. Michener’s taste for multigenerational epics.”—The New York Times
Customer Reviews
Inspiring
After living in Texas for forty years, this work puts much of what I have seen and shared into perspective. I highly recommend this book to all, Texans or otherwise.
Thorough, engaging and LONG!
I’m not a Texan and no one in my family has ever lived in Texas but this book was absolutely captivating to me. Having read other Michener books, I expected good history and good fiction at the same time and he did not disappoint with Texas. All characters were engaging, all stories fascinating and educational. I feel I know quite a bit about the history and geography of Texas now ( may be useful in a Trivia contest, who knows??) If you have a love of American history, a love of learning and a love of a good story, this book is for you. My only criticism is Too much detail on geography, geology and climatology, but Texas is vast and has multiple climates and terrain so this goes with the territory, at least with Michener! Happy Reading
One of the best books I have read….
This book was recommended to me from a very intelligent doctor. She told me that this book 📖 would be right up my alley. Not only is it superbly written but the history and the story are perfectly harmonious. This is just my opinion.