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Sep 30, 2019 · Big Wonderful Thing, a sprawling history of the Lone Star state, showcases Harrigan's enthusiasm for Texas — it's an endlessly fascinating look at how the state has evolved over the years.
- The Son by Philipp Meyer. The best book written about Texas, fact or fiction, is Meyer's epic novel, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. When 13-year-old Eli McCullough's family is wiped out in 1851 by Comanche raiders, Eli is taken captive and then slowly assimilated into the tribe.
- Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. McCarthy's masterpiece follows a character simply known as "the kid" who leaves his Tennessee home in 1849 and runs away to Texas.
- Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texans by T. R. Fehrenbach. Simply the best one-volume history of Texas, Fehrenbach takes us from the days of Spanish conquistadors through the Revolution and Republic, all the way to the booms and busts of the 20th century.
- Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas by Stephen Harrigan. Harrigan updates Fehrenbach and his history of the Lone Star state lives up to its forebear's high standard.
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I made a last-minute decision, though, to cut “Libra,” a book by a guy from the Bronx about a guy from the Bronx who did a horrible thing in Dallas. Even now, though, I feel like Don DeLillo’s probing novel about the Kennedy assassination feels pertinent today. Thirty-two years after the book’s publication and nearly 60 years after the events that ...
“Lonesome Dove,” Larry McMurtry (1985): McMurtry wanted to demythologize the West. But 1985 was in the middle of a boom time for American mythology. Get into the pages, though, and the brutish story is far from romantic. He thinks he has written better books. I wouldn’t argue with him. He hasn’t written a bigger book, though. “No Country for Old Me...
“Isaac’s Storm,” Erik Larson (1999): Most of these non-fiction titles are better described by their subtitles than my descriptions. This one: “A man, a time and the deadliest hurricane in history.” Larson paces this story of the destruction of Galveston like a thriller. “The Liar’s Club,” Mary Karr (1995): Karr’s tale of a childhood in East Texas s...
Oct 1, 2019 · Blending action and atmosphere with impeccable research, New York Times best-selling author Stephen Harrigan brings to life with novelistic immediacy the generations of driven men and women who shaped Texas, including Spanish explorers, American filibusters, Comanche warriors, wildcatters, Tejano activists, and spellbinding artists--all of them ...
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Jan 1, 2001 · 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.
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Oct 1, 2019 · History. Non-Fiction. New York Times -bestselling author Harrigan brings to life the generations of driven men and women who shaped Texas, including Spanish explorers, American filibusters, Comanche warriors, wildcatters, Tejano activists, and spellbinding artists.
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Oct 1, 2019 · Blending action and atmosphere with impeccable research, New York Times best-selling author Stephen Harrigan brings to life with novelistic immediacy the generations of driven men and women who...
