Texas" A book about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, Anglos and Hispanics, frontier and settlement, money and power...James Michener is something rare and valuable: an honorable craftsman doing honorable work....He manages to make history vivid and palatable to the reader." THE BOSTON GLOBE Texas. A land of sprawling diversity and unparalleled richness; a dazzling chapter in the history of our nation, a place like no other on earth. Through the remarkable lives of four families, this epic saga spans four centuries and two continents and charts the dramatic formation of several great dynasties from the age of the conquistadors to the present day. A richly compelling novel of a proud people eager to meet the challenge of the land, TEXAS is James Michener's most magnificent achievement. |
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... Garcilaço said , for he remembered an occasion when an accused had refused to admit his guilt , and his death had been horrible . " The other man , from this city , is mad with lust for his own interpretation of God's will . Refuses to ...
... Garcilaço said , for he remembered an occasion when an accused had refused to admit his guilt , and his death had been horrible . " The other man , from this city , is mad with lust for his own interpretation of God's will . Refuses to ...
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... Garcilaço said that he surely was , the friar became solicitous and asked : ' Are you his son ? ' Garcilaço replied : ' I never knew my father , ' and this became the foundation of their friendship . He was Fray Marcos , who had ...
... Garcilaço said that he surely was , the friar became solicitous and asked : ' Are you his son ? ' Garcilaço replied : ' I never knew my father , ' and this became the foundation of their friendship . He was Fray Marcos , who had ...
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... Garcilaço his Latin Bible , to see if the boy really could pick out his letters , and the speed with which Garcilaço resumed his mastery of the alphabet , even though he could not understand the words , de- lighted the friar so much ...
... Garcilaço his Latin Bible , to see if the boy really could pick out his letters , and the speed with which Garcilaço resumed his mastery of the alphabet , even though he could not understand the words , de- lighted the friar so much ...
Contents
LAND OF MANY LANDS | 13 |
THE MISSION | 71 |
EL CAMINO REAL | 153 |
Copyright | |
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