God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (715 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0525520104 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Oil is still king but Texas now leads California in technology exports. 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 already form a majority (including the largest number of Muslim adherents). The Texas economic model of low taxes and minimal regulation has produced extraordinary growth but also striking income disparities. The cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Loom
He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas. . LAWRENCE WRIGHT is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of nine previous books of nonfiction, including In the New World, Remembering Satan, The Looming Tower, Going Clear, Thirteen Days in September, and The Terror Years, and one novel, God's Favorite. He is also a playwright and screenwrite
. He is also a playwright and screenwriter. About the Author LAWRENCE WRIGHT is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of nine previous books of nonfiction, including In the New World, Remembering Satan, The Looming Tower, Going Clear, Thirteen Days in September, and The Terror Years, and one novel, God's Favorite. He and his wife are longtime residents of Austin, Texas. His books have received many prizes and honors, including a Pulitzer Prize for The Looming Tower