An insider’s history of Texas that examines the people, politics, and events which have shaped the Lone Star State, from prehistory to the modern day Show Here is an up-to-the-moment history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider’s look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days. Never before has the story been told with more vitality and immediacy. Fehrenbach re-creates the Texas saga from prehistory to the Spanish and French invasions to the heyday of the cotton and cattle empires. He dramatically describes the emergence of Texas as a republic, the vote for secession before the Civil War, and the state’s readmission to the Union after the War. In the twentieth century oil would emerge as an important economic resource and social change would come. But Texas would remain unmistakably Texas, because Texans “have been made different by the crucible of history; they think and act in different ways, according to the history that shaped their hearts and minds.”
 English 1504068599 The definitive account of the incomparable Lone Star state by the author of Fire & Blood: A History of Mexico. T. R. Fehrenbach is a native Texan, military historian and the author of several important books about the region, but none as significant as this work, arguably the best single volume about Texas ever published. His account of America's most turbulent state offers a view that only an insider could capture. From the native tribes who lived there to the Spanish and French soldiers who wrested the territory for themselves, then to the dramatic ascension of the republic of Texas and the saga of the Civil War years. Fehrenbach describes the changes that disturbed the state as it forged its unique character. Most compelling is the one quality that would remain forever unchanged through centuries of upheaval: the courage of the men and women who struggled to realize their dreams in The Lone Star State. Related collections and offersProduct Details
About the AuthorDuring World War II, the late Fehrenbach served with the US Infantry and Engineers as platoon sergeant with an engineer battalion. He continued his military career in the Korean War, rising from platoon leader to company commander and then to battalion staff officer of the 72nd Tank battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Prior to his military involvement, a young T. R. Fehrenbach, born in San Benito, Texas, worked as a farmer and the owner of an insurance company. His most enduring work is Lone Star, a one-volume history of Texas. In retirement, he wrote a political column for a San Antonio newspaper. He sold numerous pieces to publications such as the Saturday Evening Post and Argosy. He is author of several books, including U.S. Marines in Action, The Battle of Anzio, and This Kind of War. Customer ReviewsTop reviews from the United StatesThere was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2022 Just returned from a trip to Texas and was enthralled was its history. This is a great book! Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2014 Lone Star: A History Of Texas - T.R. Fehrenbach If you are looking for an academic analysis of the socio-political, economical and cultural history of Texas, this book is not for you. If, on the other hand, you would enjoy an astute "cultural appreciation", based on the factual and mythological history of this most extraordinary and, in the proper sense of the term "iconic" state… well, Fehrenbach delivers. Except, perhaps until he gets to the 20th Century when, I think, his approach and methodology becomes somewhat anachronistic - sketchy and, from a technical history point of view, inadequate. His approach works best for the formative and early (18th & 19th century) account of the birth and gradual, halting development of what was to become the modern state of Texas. Which, as he quite rightly points out, had a far more significant influence on the more general history and mythology of American "Manifest Destiny" mythology, than is more generally appreciated. For pointing this out so articulately and stylishly, he deserves five stars. Apart from anything else the first three quarters of the book is a thunderingly good read. Once he has established the "cultural parameters" (a term, I suspect, he would despise) in terms of Scots-Irish (lets cal it) "initiative"… he then gives a wonderful account of The Alamo and the subsequent defeat of Santa Anna, and what followed on the frontier that sounds like a research prep for a Larry Mcmurtry saga. Fehrenbach has a style and approach all his own. An intention to tell a good tale. And in a manner befitting its subject. The, essentially, Scots Irish people who moved out of the Appalachians with their tribal and pugnacious, self reliant, pragmatic adaptive intelligence and drive. Which, he proposes, made the Texican. Booms and busts (cotton, then small farmers, then big cattle, then big oil) ( Confederacy, border wars with Mexico, border wars (to virtual annihilation) with the Comanche and Kiowa. Fehrenbach's narrative style does good service sketching this gradual development ever westward until we get to the 20th Century. Then the effect is mixed. He provides some sense of why and how the rest of the States (particularly the North East establishment and Washington DC) simply didn't understand this bizarre (to them) Texican culture. And had, by then made mistake after mistake in managing Texas as one of the United States. Beginning with the aftermath of the civil war. ("The War Between The States") For the 20th Century part of the book: I get from his account that Texas history is unique among the states for the reasons he articulates. Sometimes retrograde and, in a deep sense caught up in its own history. The problem is, I think, that this is not enough to account for what is happening in 21st Century Texas. And, I suspect, not enough to account for George Bush II. Though it might seem to on the surface. BUT, for a riveting account of Texas in the 18th and 19th Century his approach offers a genuine insight for us Yankees to learn from. As he says, as title to his penultimate chapter, "Plus ca Chance"! Things only seem to change…. So, five stars for what it is. There are plenty of academic historians out there, if you prefer. But you'd be missing a fascinating insight. Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2014 This book was very thoroughly researched and well-written; it necessarily must be and is quite long. It is a good source for those interested in this subject. Texas has played an important role in Washington for many decades and the book discusses the reasons for this. Although I have a very high overall regard for this work, I thought it sometimes went off on "rabbit" trails of minutia that added little to the history. Also once the time-line entered the 20th century it seemed to speed up and perhaps gloss over the development of Texas cities, the modern economy of Texas, and the transformation of Texas from a solid blue state to nearly all red. I should add that these subjects are dealt with, but not in as much detail as was presented in earlier parts of the book. Specifically, little is reported about the City of Houston, which has been the largest city in Texas for decades. Houston is also the 4th largest city in the United States, as well as being the second largest port on the East Coast (the Gulf of Mexica being counted as part of the East Coast for record keeping purposes). The Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex also received skimpy treatment. I wondered as I read this part of the book, "How did Houston become such a dynamic and prosperous city?" The same thought was presented for the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. This might be the subject for a later book devoted primarily to this subject, as I'm confident it would be fascinating for those interested in history and economics of a region which are very much a part of history. These points are relatively minor as the overall book is surely going to be considered as a landmark work, and rightfully so. Highly recommended. Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2021 I found it amazing that there were just a couple of poor maps and no pictures in this book. You WILL need to read this book with a map of Texas on hand if you want to get the most benefit from this book. You will also have to Google multiple times for main characters, military jargon, and Spanish translations because there are no additional resources in this book beyond the "Suggested Reading." A timeline would have been great. Prepare yourself for detailed Texas 19th century politics, politicians, and political parties! Also, it is obvious this book was written from the male Anglo perspective. Detailed. Over 700 pages long. Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016 T. R. Fehrenbach tells the Texas story as one who knows and loves his native soil. While many stories abound describing Texas's beginnings, Fehrenbach reveals the minds and souls of the first settlers to make their way to a distant and hostile land and carve out a different kind of
world from the "civilized" America of their past. The first settlers were a hardy breed of frontiersmen, well-suited to the rigors of the wilderness that comprised Texas. From Stephen A. Austin's "300" to the Indian fighters and Texas Rangers that came later, Texas drew the bold and brave; independent men who sought land and freedom to live as they wished, unfettered by laws that made no sense to them. Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022 Quick delivery, reasonable price, good condition Top reviews from other countries5.0 out of 5 stars Depth of intelligence & brilliant insights! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2013 This is a great book, well written, fun to read and not just Texas, but a sort of overview view of human patterns. I grew up in Texas in the 1950s. My ancestors came from post civil war Georgia and Tennessee. I had read Texas history in high school, but this is the first book that made me deeply understand my own roots. T.R. Fehrenbach's intelligence carries his wonderful and rare depth of understanding and an brilliant overview not only of the Anglo-Celtic gene pool, but also of the mystery that drove us into the wilderness. For me this book was intensely personal - and at my age 67, I was amazed at how much I had ignored and just plain didn't understand about my own people and childhood. Thank you, Sir! I wish I had read this ages ago! 4.0 out of 5 stars Long but very readable Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 14, 2017 This is a very long book, but very readable. It isn't particularly academically written, though it has clearly been well researched, the style is almost chatty. It's also quite discursive in places, again making less like the history of states (Greece, Italy) that I have read before. You really feel like you understand why Texas and Texans are bit different to the rest of the USA after reading 5.0 out of 5 stars My husband loves this book. It was bought to ... Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2016 My husband loves
this book. It was bought to replace a worn out copy of an earlier purchase. 4.0 out of 5 stars Present Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 1, 2017 Bought as a present so nothing to say |
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