Ratings
Rated: 4 times. Average rating 4.50
Description
Traces Texas's precarious historical journey to statehood from the perspectives of such figures as Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, and Andrew Jackson, covering such events as its early colonization, the battle at the Alamo, its Native American and Mexican heritage, and its early days as a new Republic.
Books by H. W. Brands:
- The Money Men (2006)
- Traitor to His Class (2008)
- Andrew Jackson (2006)
- Lone star nation (2004)
- The Murder of Jim Fisk for the Love of Josie Mansfield (2011)
- The Man Who Saved the Union (2012)
