Texas

An American History

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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An exploration of the multifaceted characters and complex events that have defined the Lone Star State from its inception through today When Americans turn on their laptops, play video games, go to church, vote, eat TexMex, shop for groceries, listen to music, grill steaks, or watch football, they are, knowingly or not, paying tribute to Texas. Tracing the profound and surprising story of the Lone Star State, Benjamin Heber Johnson shines new light on why Texas has had such a powerful influence on U.S. history. Texas is known to outsiders for mob violence, swaggering self-conception, and conservative politics, but Johnson reveals that the state has also been on the forefront of taming frontier violence, establishing LGBTQ rights, and developing modern businesses such as organic food and personal computing. Neither looking away from the dark chapters of Texas history nor letting them overshadow the achievements of democracy and pluralism that are some of the state’s greatest legacies, Johnson offers a balanced and inclusive history of an often contentious and stereotyped region, covering such topics as the persistence of Native Americans, the frontier story of the Alamo, agrarian populism, racial segregation, the state’s porous border with Mexico, and the way historical memory continues to shape the state’s identity. The reality of Texas, Johnson shows us, is even bigger than we think it is.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-02-25
Mått142 x 206 x 25 mm
Vikt545 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor392
FörlagYale University Press
ISBN9780300226720

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“Johnson persuasively argues that understanding the history of Texas, a state full of contradictions and surprises, is essential for understanding the ‘history of the United States.’ A compelling account of a complicated, conflicted, and cantankerous state.”—Kirkus Reviews“A thoroughly compelling and up-to-date addition to the state’s nonfiction library. . . . [Johnson has] an innate storytelling sensibility.”—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman“Texas is a big place with a complicated history, and Ben Johnson brings to life the stories of Texas in all its diversity. This book is for anyone who believes that an inclusive history of Texas matters.”—Rebecca Sharpless, Texas Christian University“Johnson gives us a history which is unapologetically revisionist but which also displays the author’s genuine affection for his home state. It is indispensable reading for non-Texans hoping to understand the Lone Star State, and for Texans seeking a better understanding of themselves.”—Gregg Cantrell, author of The People’s Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism“Authored by one of the best historians in the United States, this book’s brilliantly conceived and beautifully written chapters will reshape public conversations, classroom discussions, and popular understandings of Texas’s deep, varied, and contested past.”—Stephen Pitti, Yale University“Writing about the ‘good times’ of the past is easy. More difficult and challenging is writing about the ‘bad’ and the ‘ugly.’ Ben Johnson does all three in his sweeping, elegantly written historical overview that features diverse voices and forgotten episodes to disrupt popular Texas myths and stereotypes. Johnson shows that the history of Texas is, indeed, an American history.”—David Montejano, author of Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836–1986