Cold facts and impersonal statistics may be the bacon of Texas history, but the tall tales and interesting side stories are the sizzle. In this book, C.F. Charlie Eckhardt presents some of the Texas history sizzle that is often ignored when pure historians write about the Lone Star State. He adds to the flavor of Texas history with tales about such things as the first Texas revolution, the first English speaking person in Texas, and the little known counterrevolution of 1838-1840. Charlie examines the expulsion of the Cherokees from Texas and provides details of some of the more famous Indian fights. Charlie also shows his romantic side with the legend of the famous Yellow Rose of Texas.
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Wonderfully entertaining!,
By cdaniel@austin.rr.com (The Lone Star State) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You (Paperback)
Outstanding book of history, lore and tales woven into a modern view of how we embelish or change history to make the story bigger than is was. Excellent book for any Texan (by birth, choice or desire). Hard to put down and a joy to read!
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Quintessentially Texan,
This review is from: Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You (Paperback)
I discovered this book in college and have reread it several times. Now I'm reading selections to my own children. Although I'm a born and bred Texan, Mr. Eckhardt tells history I had never heard--like the Green Flag Revolution. He's a great story teller who neither white washes history nor paints our ancestors as evil villains. Far more entertaining that most histories, you feel as though you're on Mr. Eckhardt's front porch listening to him spin yarns.
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