TY - BOOK AU - Haley,James L. TI - Passionate nation: the epic history of Texas T2 - Texas authors SN - 0684862913 AV - F386 .H2355 2006 U1 - 976.4 22 PY - 0000/// CY - New York PB - Free Press KW - Texas KW - History KW - fast KW - gnd KW - Geschichte N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 561-588) and index; Gold and souls -- From empresarios to independence -- From nation to state -- Cattle empire -- Oil empire N2 - Chronicles the Lone Star state's history from the arrival of the Europeans in the sixteenth century, to the conflict at the Alamo, to the state's contradictory role in America today, in an account that explores its diverse cultural heritage UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2005058062-s.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/2005058062-s.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0630/2005058062-t.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1107/2005058062-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0630/2005058062-d.html ER -