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Book big wonderful thing. It s not written by an historian but by a novelist who uses the lives of people to give context to the history. Big wonderful thing a sprawling history of the lone star state showcases harrigan s enthusiasm for texas it s an endlessly fascinating look at how the state has evolved over the years. This singular place is what happens when fiercely independent prone to violence people are assimilated into a fledgling nation whose capital is so remote in.

The story of texas is the story of struggle and triumph in a land of extremes. The story of texas is the story of struggle and triumph in a land of extremes. Written in fast paced prose rich with personal observation and a passionate sense of place big wonderful thing calls to mind the literary spirit of robert hughes writing about australia or shelby foote about the civil war.

Ablaze in infamy and otherworldly as any heavenly planet texas is mythology come alive. A history of texas stephen harrigan google books. Written in fast paced prose rich with personal observation and a passionate sense of place big wonderful thing calls to mind the literary spirit of robert hughes writing about australia or shelby foote about the civil war.

2019 09 26 this text refers to the hardcover edition. Harrigan knows how to tell a story that keeps the reader looking forward to the next one abilene reporter news published on. Big wonderful thing is history at its best comprehensive deeply informed pleasurable and filled with surprise and delight.

It is a story of drought and flood invasion and war boom and bust and the myriad peoples who over centuries of conflict gave rise to a place that has helped shape the identity of the united states and the destiny of the world. Of the ones i ve read so far this is the best history of any state. This is huge history of a huge state texas the 28th.

Big wonderful thing by stephen harrigan.