A tour de force by a New York Times best-selling author and master storyteller who captures the rich history of a state that sits at the center of the nation, yet defiantly stands apart.
A tour de force by a New York Times best-selling author and master storyteller who captures the rich history of a state that sits at the center of the nation, yet defiantly stands apart.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Stephen Harrigan has devoted much of his life to exploring and explaining Texas, ever since his family crossed the Red River from Oklahoma in 1953. He is the author of numerous works of nonfiction and fiction, including the critically acclaimed novels A Friend of Mr. Lincoln, Remember Ben Clayton, and the New York Times best seller The Gates of the Alamo. He is a longtime writer for Texas Monthly and an award-winning screenwriter who has written many movies for television.
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1. Prologue. Big Tex 2. Part One. They Came from the Sky * 1. Castaways * 2. Golden Cities * 3. “Woe to Us” * 4. The Lady in Blue * 5. Voyageurs * 6. God’s Work 3. Part Two. The Ripe Peach * 7. Filibusters * 8. “God Speed Ye” * 9. The Texas Dream * 10. The Consequence of Failure * 11. Come and Take It * 12. “The Alamo Is Ours!” * 13. Vengeance 4. Part Three. The People Want Excitement * 14. Aftermath * 15. Spartan Spirit * 16. “Savage Ware Fare” * 17. The Broken Flagpole * 18. Los Diablos Tejanos * 19. The Crisis of the Crisis * 20. Robbers and Lawyers * 21. Warriors and Refugees * 22. “I Will Never Do It” * 23. “With Throbbing Hearts” * 24. Reconstructed * 25. The End of Comanchería * 26. Fenced In * 27. The “Peril” of Legislation * 28. Bipedal Brutes * 29. Scorpions and Horny Toads 5. Part Four. While Old Rip Slept * 30. A Thousand Little Devils * 31. Gushers * 32. Light Coming on the Plains * 33. Sediciosos * 34. Pa * 35. War at Home and Abroad * 36. The Blacksnake Whip 6. Part Five. The Empire of Texas * 37. Music and Mayhem * 38. The Boy from the Hill Country * 39. Centennial * 40. Passionate Ones * 41. Texans at War Again * 42. The Show of Shows * 43. A New Texas * 44. Ye Shall Know the Truth * 45. The Lord Takes a Sleeping Pill * 46. Giant * 47. A Gamblin’ Man * 48. Welcome Mr. Kennedy * 49. “El Degüello” Reprise * 50. The Voice of God * 51. The Tower * 52. Vigil on the Pedernales * 53. A Side to Belong To * 54. Don’t Be So Self-Righteous * 55. Baptism of Fire * 56. Texans versus Texans 7. Epilogue. Davy Crockett’s Fairy Palace 8. Acknowledgments 9. Notes 10. Bibliography 11. Illustration Credits 12. Index
1. Prologue. Big Tex 2. Part One. They Came from the Sky * 1. Castaways * 2. Golden Cities * 3. “Woe to Us” * 4. The Lady in Blue * 5. Voyageurs * 6. God’s Work 3. Part Two. The Ripe Peach * 7. Filibusters * 8. “God Speed Ye” * 9. The Texas Dream * 10. The Consequence of Failure * 11. Come and Take It * 12. “The Alamo Is Ours!” * 13. Vengeance 4. Part Three. The People Want Excitement * 14. Aftermath * 15. Spartan Spirit * 16. “Savage Ware Fare” * 17. The Broken Flagpole * 18. Los Diablos Tejanos * 19. The Crisis of the Crisis * 20. Robbers and Lawyers * 21. Warriors and Refugees * 22. “I Will Never Do It” * 23. “With Throbbing Hearts” * 24. Reconstructed * 25. The End of Comanchería * 26. Fenced In * 27. The “Peril” of Legislation * 28. Bipedal Brutes * 29. Scorpions and Horny Toads 5. Part Four. While Old Rip Slept * 30. A Thousand Little Devils * 31. Gushers * 32. Light Coming on the Plains * 33. Sediciosos * 34. Pa * 35. War at Home and Abroad * 36. The Blacksnake Whip 6. Part Five. The Empire of Texas * 37. Music and Mayhem * 38. The Boy from the Hill Country * 39. Centennial * 40. Passionate Ones * 41. Texans at War Again * 42. The Show of Shows * 43. A New Texas * 44. Ye Shall Know the Truth * 45. The Lord Takes a Sleeping Pill * 46. Giant * 47. A Gamblin’ Man * 48. Welcome Mr. Kennedy * 49. “El Degüello” Reprise * 50. The Voice of God * 51. The Tower * 52. Vigil on the Pedernales * 53. A Side to Belong To * 54. Don’t Be So Self-Righteous * 55. Baptism of Fire * 56. Texans versus Texans 7. Epilogue. Davy Crockett’s Fairy Palace 8. Acknowledgments 9. Notes 10. Bibliography 11. Illustration Credits 12. Index
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