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The first English book which was solely about Texas was Texas (1833) by Mary Austin Holley, cousin of Stephen F. Austin. It was expanded in 1836 and retitled History of Texas. [1] A later author in this period, John Crittenden Duval, was dubbed the "Father of Texas Literature" by J. Frank Dobie.
Terms of Endearment (novel) Texas (novel) Texas Fever (novel) The Texas-Israeli War: 1999; Texasville (novel) That Old Ace in the Hole; The Evening Star (novel) The Late Child; The Thicket (novel) This Is My America; Tideland; Track of the Cat (novel) The Transgressors; The Twelve (novel) The Two-Bear Mambo
Texas is a 1985 novel by American writer James A. Michener (1907–1997), based on the history of Texas.Characters include real and fictional characters spanning hundreds of years, such as explorers, Spanish colonists, American immigrants, German Texan settlers, ranchers, oil men, aristocrats, Chicanos, and others, all based on extensive historical research.
Year published: 1998 Genre: Coming-of-age 'The Killer Inside Me' by Jim Thompson. Lou Ford, the deputy sheriff of Central City, Texas, is loved by everyone and is known as the nicest guy in town.
Going back at least to the 1920s, Texans have been making literary lists of books about Texas. Here is a look at titles on some of those lists.
Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. [1]
Jodi Thomas (born Amarillo, Texas) is the pen name of Jodi Koumalats, an American author of historical romance novels, most of which are set in Texas. In 2006, she was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame.
Pages in category "Novelists from Texas" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 296 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .