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Texas History Book Reccommendation
Posted on 05/12/2015 11:17:35 AM PDT by Altariel
Do you have a recommendation for a good book on Texas history?
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: book; books; history; texas; vanity
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:17:35 AM PDT
by
Altariel
To: Windflier
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:18:21 AM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel
“Lone Star,” by T.R. Fehrenbach
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:18:38 AM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("He's not my prophet, he's just some dead bloke." ~ Mark Steyn)
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:18:55 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Altariel
For the Mexican War, I would recommend The War with Mexico by Justin Smith (New York: Macmillan, 1919), which consists of two volumes.
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:26:24 AM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
To: Tax-chick
Ditto Lone Star. His book on the Korean War is also very good.
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:29:12 AM PDT
by
yetidog
To: Altariel
As regards the Alamo...Walter Lord, “A Time To Stand” and William C Davis, “Three Roads To The Alamo”.
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:29:14 AM PDT
by
onedoug
To: Tax-chick
To: Tax-chick
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:30:23 AM PDT
by
MIchaelTArchangel
(Cruz-ing to January 20, 2017!)
To: Altariel
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posted on
05/12/2015 11:36:08 AM PDT
by
TexasRepublic
(Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
To: Tax-chick
Amen to the “Lone Star” recommendation!
To: Altariel
A fictional setting with an interesting look into Texas history through family histories; Texas by James A. Michener
Great read!
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posted on
05/12/2015 12:30:49 PM PDT
by
Wilum
(Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
To: onedoug; Altariel
In my opinion, William C. Davis is the dullest history writer alive. He made a book about Jean Lafitte boring, for heaven’s sake.
“The Alamo” by John Myers Myers is much zippier.
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posted on
05/12/2015 12:31:40 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("He's not my prophet, he's just some dead bloke." ~ Mark Steyn)
To: reed13
bump for later acquisitions
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posted on
05/12/2015 12:43:01 PM PDT
by
reed13k
(For evil to triumph it is only necessary for good men to do nothings)
To: Altariel
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posted on
05/12/2015 12:51:23 PM PDT
by
Joe Boucher
( Obammy is a lie, a mooselimb and pond scum.)
To: Tax-chick
Haven’t read his Lafitte book. Though I did like “Three Roads”, and am currently reading his “Look Away” on advice from FReepers. 135 pages in it seems a brutally honest account of the South’s futility. And I’m a good ol’ rebel.
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posted on
05/12/2015 2:17:57 PM PDT
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onedoug
To: onedoug
I think he’s an excellent researcher and kind of a cutie, but not much of a prose stylist.
To each his own!
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posted on
05/12/2015 6:22:14 PM PDT
by
Tax-chick
("He's not my prophet, he's just some dead bloke." ~ Mark Steyn)
To: All
Thanks for the recommendations!
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posted on
05/12/2015 8:01:52 PM PDT
by
Altariel
("Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!")
To: Altariel; El Gato; Eaker; hocndoc; Squantos; SwinneySwitch; MeekOneGOP; weegee; EQAndyBuzz; ...
A fellow Freeper needs your recommendations for good books on Texas history. Thank you!
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posted on
05/12/2015 8:41:06 PM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
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