HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 31, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- There is simply no denying that Texas, the Lone Star State, is truly one of the greatest and most influential states of America, filled with over twenty million people, an industrialized economy, powerful politics, and richly-layered heritage. In the new book A Texas Past Revisited: In Search of Texana Belle, released by Xlibris, author B. Bryce Davis leads readers on a fascinating journey into the golden history of the Lone Star State.
Featuring the extensive historical research by the author, A Texas Past Revisited: In Search of Texana Belle contains twenty five chapters separated into four sub divisions meant to help readers understand the state's history: (1) The Dawning of Texas (2) The Branding of Texicans, (3) Where Are You Texana?, and ( 4) Battle or Massacre? The book explores many social, cultural, political aspects of Texas as well as elements that defined the state and its people. Readers will discover countless interesting details behind events such as the formation of the Texas Personality, how Texas got its name, the career of Texas Ranger Captain John R. Waller and the rescue of Texana Belle. Interestingly, the book includes the amazing discovery of an event in Texas history that is often loosely portrayed by contemporary historians.
Entertaining and historical, A Texas Past Revisited: In Search of Texana Belle will undoubtedly remind people of their marvelous and individual heritages, as well as the struggle of their ancestors to provide it. As it records daily events and the behaviors of Texans from the past, the book will undoubtedly win the attention of Texans, genealogists, social scientists, and historians. A Texas Past Revisited: In Search of Texana Belle is now available for your reading and research purposes online at Xlibris.com.
About the Author
B. Bryce Davis, a clinical psychologist, has published numerous technical articles. He was birthed and educated in the Lone Star State and married another true Texican, a teacher. They have two half-Texan children, both born in Florida. Their daughter, an engineer/astronaut, has flown three space missions. A son, an engineer/missionary, has served his God in five foreign countries. The author and wife currently live in Huntsville, Alabama.
A Texas Past Revisited by B. Bryce Davis
In Search of Texana Belle
Publication Date: March 10, 2006
Trade Paperback; $22.99; 325 pages; 1-4134-9212-6
Cloth Hardback; $32.99; 325 pages; 1-4134-9213-4
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