Lone Stars Rising: The Fifty People Who Turned Texas Into the Fastest-Growing, Most Exciting, and, Sometimes, Most Exasperating State in the Country

Description

In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary ofTexas Monthly, a collection of original essays and portraits of fifty groundbreaking Texans who have shaped the Lone Star Stateand the nationover the past half century.

With a population of twenty-nine million, Texas has birthed some of Americas most innovative, culture-altering politicians, entertainers, athletes, and activists of the last five decades. InLone Stars Rising, the editors ofTexas Monthlyselect fifty of the most trailblazing Texans who have shaped the Lone Star State and America today.

Organized by decade and featuring essays from the magazines legendary roster of contributors, accompanied by drawings and fifty photographs throughout, this collection includes incisive commentary on the stars whose rise from Texas to the world stage has been meteoric, as well as the lesser-known individuals who have been toiling on the sidelines, quietly and intentionally shaping the way we think and talk about the Texas that exists today.

Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary ofTexas Monthly,Lone Stars Risingis the quintessential ode to the Lone Star State in all its complexity.

• Publisher : Harper (June 6, 2023)
• Language : English
• Hardcover : 256 pages
• ISBN-10 : 0063068613
• ISBN-13 : 978-0063068612
• Item Weight : 1.85 pounds
• Dimensions : 7.5 x 0.98 x 9.12 inches