Lone Star Rising: The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic - Hardcover

Davis, William C.

 
9780684865102: Lone Star Rising: The Revolutionary Birth of the Texas Republic

Synopsis

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. 40,000 first printing.

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About the Author

William C. Davis was for more than twenty years a magazine and book publishing executive and a prolific historian. He is the author or editor of more than forty books, including Three Roads to the Alamo and, most recently, Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America. Davis has lectured widely in the United States and abroad on nineteenth-century American history and is currently Director of Programs at Virginia Tech's Center for Civil War Studies.

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