A Lone Star Reader is a Texas state history anthology designed for students and general readers alike. In its pages, readers will find the work of leading academics and lay historians. They will encounter a wide variety of writing styles and a broad range of views. The reader will find that every selection is approachable, engaging, informative, and representative of the best in Texas scholarship.

The new second edition of A Lone Star Reader by Kirk Bane, Charles Swanlund, and Scott Sosebee:


Includes introductions of the topic and author for each selected article.
Integrates work by new co-author Dr. Sosebee - Executive Director of the East Texas Historical Association.
Features new contributions from Lone Star historians Gregory W. Ball, Judy Gentry, Daniel Hickerson, Ken Howell, Diana Compton Fisher, Bradley Folsom, Brandon Franke, Rick Koster, James Smallwood, Leland Turner, and Don Worcester.