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"With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower explores the history, culture, and politics of Texas, while holding the stereotypes up for rigorous scrutiny. God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a red state in the heart of Trumpland that hasn't elected a Democrat to a statewide office in more than twenty years; but it is also a state in which minorities...
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"An intoxicating, singularly illuminating history of the Texas borderlands from their settlement through seven generations of Roger D. Hodge's ranching family. What brought the author's family to Texas? What is it about Texas that for centuries has exerted a powerful allure for adventurers and scoundrels, dreamers and desperate souls, outlaws and outliers? In search of answers, Hodge travels across his home state--which he loves and hates in shifting...
4) Texas
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Texas is a huge state and yet retains its old west roots and flavor. The landscape ranges from flat high desert in the west, across rolling hills to pine forests, lakes and rivers in the east, complimented by 624 miles of coastline with ports & beaches.
5) Texas
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This new edition of Insight Guide Texas is a comprehensive, full-colour travel guide packed with inspiration and information. It is packed with engrossing features on everything from Texan cowboys and Spanish missions to the Houston's Space Center. A detailed history section covers its American Indian and Spanish heritage and the fight for independence and explains how it evolved into one of the most influential US states. A revamped Best of Texas...
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Dlaczego Teksas jest taki wspaniały i dlaczego tak bardzo przypomina...Polskę. „Come and take it" - skąd w Teksańczykach taki zadzierzysty charakter? Dlaczego nawet atomowy okręt podwodny USS Teksas w swoim herbie wpisał „Don't mess with Texans" (nie zadzieraj z Teksańczykami)? Dołącz do Artura Owczarskiego w jego podróżach po Teksasie. Od ponad 20 lat podróżuje po świecie. Jego ulubione kierunki to Chiny i USA.
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Sixteen-century Spanish conquerors, known as conquistadors, came to the New World with a thirst for gold and land. When the conquistadors returned to Spain, they told fantastic stories about their adventures. One story stands out from the rest, about a conquistador whose expedition was a complete failure. Cabeza de Vaca collected no gold and conquered no one, but he accomplished a feat no other conquistador had. After spending years among the native...
15) USA
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Lonely Planet USA is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze into the mile-deep chasm of the Grand Canyon, tap into the pulse of iconic cities like New York, or let sultry southern music and food stir your soul; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the USA and begin your journey now!