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Lone Star Rising
William C. Davis

Lone Star Rising

The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic

Free Press (Dec 30, 2003)
9780684865102
| Hardcover
354 pages | 249 x 229 mm | USA | English
$ 27.00 | Value: $ 27.00
Dewey 976.4/03
LC Classification F390 .D2757 2004
LC Control No. 2003065051

Genre

  • History

Subject

  • Ninteenth Century (1800s)
  • Republic of Texas, 1836-1846
  • State of Texas, 1845-
  • Texas Revolution, 1835-1836
  • United Mexican States, 1810-

Plot

Focuses on the historical figures who played pivotal roles in the Alamo and the establishment of the Republic of Texas, describing the contributions of such individuals as Sam Houston, Stephen Austin, and Juan Seguin while noting the era's clash between three disparate revolutionary traditions.