Texas: A Novel
by James A. Michener
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Author: James A. MichenerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-12
ISBN: 0375761411
Number of pages: 1120
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Book Review: Our Texas Longhorns are Mexican?
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I haven't read Michener's classic, "Hawaii", "Texas" is my unquestioned favorite of Michener's works. Yes, it's formulaic but it's a formula that works. Some of it is so accurate it hurts. The part where the two friends go together on a hunting ranch and wind up enemies is way, way too close to home.
I won't try to synopsize what is a long and fascinating novel but I learned [I think I learned] things I hadn't known before. Did you know that the Texas longhorn became extinct in Texas and had to be reintroduced from some remnant herds in Mexico? No? I didn't either. It might not even be true but if the reader THINKS he was learned something new, he'll probably be interested. Did you know that only the longhorn steer gets really long horns? Me neither. As a matter of fact, it really isn't true but it's a fascinating falsehood.
Hey, Michener, at his best, can really write, twisiting fact and fiction into a tale worth reading. If you like Michener and you LOVE Texas, you can't miss this one.
Ron Braithwaite author of novels--"Skull Rack" and "Hummingbird God" on the Conquest of Mexico
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