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| Author | James Michener (1907-1997) |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | 1985 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 1096pp. |
| ISBN | 0-394-54154-5 |
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.