LEADER 00000cam a2200589 i 4500 001 on1117645312 003 OCoLC 005 20210702123245.8 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 190907s2019 txu ob 001 0 eng d 020 9781477320037|q(electronic book) 020 1477320032|q(electronic book) 035 (OCoLC)1117645312 037 F2D3E2ED-EF11-4EC9-9D33-0740A8E4B1E3|bOverDrive, Inc. |nhttp://www.overdrive.com 040 EBLCP|beng|erda|epn|cEBLCP|dTEFOD|dUBY|dN$T|dOCLCQ|dOCLCF |dOCLCQ|dSNM|dPLS|dT8C|dOCLCQ|dOCLCO 043 n-us-tx 049 RIDW 050 4 F386|b.H267 2019 082 04 976.4|223 090 F386|b.H267 2019 100 1 Harrigan, Stephen,|d1948-|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ names/n79107140|eauthor. 245 10 Big wonderful thing :|ba history of Texas /|cStephen Harrigan. 250 First edition. 264 1 Austin, TX :|bUniversity of Texas Press,|c[2019] 264 4 |c©2019 300 1 online resource (944 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bn|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bnc|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 The Texas bookshelf 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 Castaways -- Golden cities -- "Woe to us" -- The lady in blue -- Voyageurs -- God's work -- Filibusters -- "God speed ye" -- The Texas dream -- The consequence of failure -- Come and take it -- "The Alamo is ours!" -- Vengeance - - Aftermath -- Spartan spirit -- "Savage ware fare" -- The broken flagpole -- Los diablos tejanos -- The crisis of the crisis -- Robbers and lawyers -- Warriors and refugees -- "I will never do it" -- "With throbbing hearts" -- Reconstructed -- The end of Comancheria -- Fenced in -- The "peril" of legislation -- Bipedal brutes -- Scorpions and horny toads -- A thousand little devils -- Gushers -- Light coming on the plains -- Sediciosos -- Pa -- War at home and abroad -- The blacksnake whip -- Music and mayhem -- The boy from the hill country -- Centennial -- Passionate ones -- Texans at war again -- The show of shows -- A new Texas -- Ye shall know the truth -- The lord takes a sleeping pill -- Giant -- A gamblin' man -- Welcome Mr. Kennedy -- "El deguello" reprise -- The voice of god -- The tower -- Vigil on the pedernales -- A side to belong to -- Don't be so self-righteous -- Baptism of fire -- Texans versus Texans -- Epilogue. Davy Crockett's fairy palace. 520 A tour de force by a New York Times best-selling author and master storyteller who captures the rich history of a state that sits at the center of the nation, yet defiantly stands apart. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/958235 651 0 Texas|xHistory.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/ sh85134261 651 7 Texas.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1210336 655 4 Electronic books. 655 7 History.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1411628 776 08 |iPrint version:|aHarrigan, Stephen.|tBig Wonderful Thing : A History of Texas.|dAustin : University of Texas Press, ©2019|z9780292759510 800 1 Harrigan, Stephen,|d1948-|tTexas bookshelf. 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=2243747|zOnline ebook via EBSCO. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading the EBSCO version of this ebook|uhttp://guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20210708|cEBSCO|tEBSCOebooksacademic NEW 5016 |lridw 994 92|bRID