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A review by toitoine
Lone Star Nation: How a Ragged Army of Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence - And Changed America by H.W. Brands
5.0
A great book about the Texas Revolution that almost reads like an adventure novel.
H.W. Brands tells the stories of the main leaders of the Revolution and their respective backstories: Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, William B. Travis, James Bowie, Davy Crockett... All his given to understand why they fought in the war. Lesser-known but nonetheless important figures are also followed such as Herman Ehrenberg's incredible fate.
All events are vividly described with of course a crucial spot given to the Alamo and the battle of San Jacinto. This book is quite event-driven so I recommend it for those who want to know what happened without expecting much-detailed descriptions of the life on the Texian frontier.
Great read as part of a U.S. history marathon.
H.W. Brands tells the stories of the main leaders of the Revolution and their respective backstories: Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, William B. Travis, James Bowie, Davy Crockett... All his given to understand why they fought in the war. Lesser-known but nonetheless important figures are also followed such as Herman Ehrenberg's incredible fate.
All events are vividly described with of course a crucial spot given to the Alamo and the battle of San Jacinto. This book is quite event-driven so I recommend it for those who want to know what happened without expecting much-detailed descriptions of the life on the Texian frontier.
Great read as part of a U.S. history marathon.