Texas : A Novel (Paperback)

from debbieaheaton

Michener's novel is about oil, water, outlaws and rangers, Hispanics, Anglos, settling the frontier, power and money. He has masterly made history vivid and real to the reader.

from MaryC22

Take the time to read this fabulous book about the people who founded the state of Texas. Historical charaters mixed in with the fictional folks come together for a story so compelling after I finished it I was ready to move to Texas! I read this during winter break from school. I was getting my ...

from BradKautz

Texas is James Michener's panoramic treatment of the history of that region of North America , beginning in 1535 and ending in the mid 1980's when the book was published. I have read a number of Michener's other works of fiction in the past, including Centennial, Chesapeake and The Covenant, but ...

from santhony

One of Michener's best efforts. Historical fiction with the rich landscape of Texas as the subject.

from charlie68

A good trip into the history of Texas, from its start as a Spanish mission to its days as a republic to present day. Michener's style is a bit stale, but he does keep the reader entertained enough so he doesn't lose him.Pack a lunch though with this one its a long trip.