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In the bestselling tradition of Larry McMurtry, a sweeping novel that tells the tale of how mighty Texas was born -- now available in paperback. In this epic novel set in 1839, author Edwin Shrake, himself a Texan, presents a portrait of Texas as it was, a borderland between civilization... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Matthew Caldwell: Famous Texas Ranger
- Mirabeau B. Lamar: President of the Texas Republic
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First Sentence edit
Henry Longfellow was thinking about women, how wicked they are.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edwin Shrake (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0786865792
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0786865792
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3569.H735 B65 2000
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Book review from Fiction Review: Tall tales combine with authentic historical characters in this rambling novel by the author of The Blessed McGill, describing the dramatic formative years of Texas. In the frontier town of Austin, the adventures of (fictional) half-Cherokee Dr. Romulus Swift and his beautiful sister, Cullasaja, intersect with those of a real Lone Star hero, Texas Ranger Captain Matthew Caldwell.
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