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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Page 80
... smiled at some elderly uncle whom the family favored . The talk this evening was mostly about the empty lands north of that river which the Spanish called variously El Río de las Palmas , El Río Bravo , or some other arbitrary name ...
... smiled at some elderly uncle whom the family favored . The talk this evening was mostly about the empty lands north of that river which the Spanish called variously El Río de las Palmas , El Río Bravo , or some other arbitrary name ...
Page 175
... smile greeting them with joy . That night Dorotéa told her mother about Trinidad's forward behavior , and Señora Galindez ... smiled back at him . " This is how proper girls make the paseo , ' and on he pranced . " You look so funny ...
... smile greeting them with joy . That night Dorotéa told her mother about Trinidad's forward behavior , and Señora Galindez ... smiled back at him . " This is how proper girls make the paseo , ' and on he pranced . " You look so funny ...
Page 416
... smiled at him , a generous , warm smile of encouragement . ' From what I hear , you're a strong - minded man , Mr. Quimper , and I'm sure you'd fight back . Get the confusing signals sorted out . Establish new bases for self - esteem ...
... smiled at him , a generous , warm smile of encouragement . ' From what I hear , you're a strong - minded man , Mr. Quimper , and I'm sure you'd fight back . Get the confusing signals sorted out . Establish new bases for self - esteem ...
Contents
LAND OF MANY LANDS | 13 |
THE MISSION | 71 |
EL CAMINO REAL | 153 |
Copyright | |
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