God Save Texas [electronic resource] : A Journey into the Future of America
Lawrence Wright2018
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A New York Times Notable Book of 2018
'This is a funny, pointed love letter to Texas, at once elegiac and clear-eyed'
Ben Macintyre, The Times
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, God Save Texas is a
journey through the most controversial state in America.
Texas is a Republican state in the heart of Trumpland that hasn't elected a
Democrat to a statewide office in more than twenty years; but it is also a state
in which minorities already form a majority (including the largest number of
Muslim adherents in the United States). The cities are Democrat and among the
most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king but Texas now leads California in
technology exports and has an economy only somewhat smaller than Australia's.
Lawrence Wright has written an enchanting book about what is often seen as an
unenchanting place. Having spent most of his life there, while remaining deeply
aware of its oddities, Wright is as charmed by Texan foibles and landsca...
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Author:
Lawrence Wright, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (240 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241325735
Language:
English
BRN:
427679
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