| God Save Texas: A Journey Into the Soul of the Lone Star State Contributor(s): Wright, Lawrence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0525435905 ISBN-13: 9780525435907 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Political Science | American Government - State |
| Dewey: 917.640 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A New York Times Notable Book National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist An NPR Best Book of the Year God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a red state, but the cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king, but Texas now leads California in technology exports. Low taxes and minimal regulation have produced extraordinary growth, but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. Bringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Texas native Lawrence Wright gives us a colorful, wide-ranging portrait of a state that not only reflects our country as it is, but as it may become--and shows how the battle for Texas's soul encompasses us all. |