Lone Star cover art

Lone Star

A History of Texas and the Texans

Preview

Audible Standard 1-month free trial

Auto-renews at $8.99/mo + applicable tax after 30-day trial. Cancel Anytime
Try for $0.00
Compare plans

Lone Star

Written by: T. R. Fehrenbach
Narrated by: John McLain
Try for $0.00

$8.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $32.88

Buy Now for $32.88

Here is a must-listen 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 20th 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."

©2000 T. R. Fehrenbach (P)2018 Tantor
Americas United States Latin America War Africa Civil War Old West Wild West Liberalism Capitalism Socialism American History United Kingdom Mexico Social justice
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1

What the critics say

"Thought-provoking, highly original...a most distinctive chapter of American and Southern history." (Virginia Quarterly Review)

All stars
Most Relevant
Quite enjoyed listening to this book, it's amazing to see how the past can shape the present and future.

History Is Awsome!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.