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Texas
Explains the state's Spanish past, how ranching and the discovery of oil changed life in the territory, who Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin were, and much more. 20,000 first printing.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published August 4, 2003
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Simon Adams
268 books37 followersSimon Adams is a writer and editor of children’s non-fiction and reference books. He specializes in history, politics and current affairs and has written extensively on exploration, music and the arts. He is also a well established jazz critic and reviewer. Simon has also contributed to family and adult reference books and has been an editorial consultant on various history and other titles.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.
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April 10, 2017
This book primarily had a bunch of facts listed talking about Texas, the history, the people, and the different cities. There were great photos in there from real time in Texas and they let the reader know that these are actual facts. about Texas. The facts were split up into different sections some being "what is texas", "Texas symbols", "the railroad", etc.
A lot of these facts were interesting for someone like me also even though I am an adult. These books are good to have around all the time for children to do book reports on and to keep until you are an adult. These books make me feel like I should visit the states I read about! The eyewitness books are pretty simple which is great for kids who maybe do not want stories anymore, and they are just ready to learn. These facts are a little more higher standard also!
A lot of these facts were interesting for someone like me also even though I am an adult. These books are good to have around all the time for children to do book reports on and to keep until you are an adult. These books make me feel like I should visit the states I read about! The eyewitness books are pretty simple which is great for kids who maybe do not want stories anymore, and they are just ready to learn. These facts are a little more higher standard also!
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