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| World of James A. Michener -007ap- James A. Michener Books - Fiction: Texas @ Wikipedia |
| Texas 1st edition cover Author(s) James A. Michener Country United States Language English Genre(s) Historical novel Publisher Random House Publication date 1985 Media type Print (Hardback) Pages 1096 pp. ISBN 0-394-54154-5 |
| Texas (1985) is a novel by James A. Michener based on the history of the Lone Star State. Characters include real and fictional characters, explorers (particularly Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca), Spanish and German Texan settlers, ranchers, oil men, aristocrats, Chicanos, and others, all based on extensive historical research. Although Michener received a tremendous amount of support from the Texas government, with then-Governor Bill Clements offering him access to numerous state archives and research staff at the University of Texas at Austin, the novel was not well received in the state. Texas Monthly magazine awarded James Michener its Bum Steer of the Year Award (given to people who have done something to merit ridicule or embarrassment) for the novel's hackneyed dialogue and tendency to resort to stereotypes.[1] It was adapted into a 1994 made-for-TV movie of the same name, directed by Richard Lang and featuring actors such as Stacy Keach, Benjamin Bratt, Rick Schroder, and Patrick Duffy. The TV daytime series Texas is not related to the book or film. |
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