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.A Lone Star Reader by Charles Swanlund, Kirk Bane, 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 contributions from Lone Star historians Daniel Hickerson, James Bruseth, Toni Turner, Bradley Folsom, Paul Lack, Stephen Hardin, Randolph Campbell, Charles David Grear, Kenneth Howell, Paul Carlson, Don Worcester, Suzanne Campbell, George Cooper, Brandon Jett, Gary Cartwright, Gregory Ball, Mark Stanley, Ben Procter, Michael Roth, Ronald Goodwin, Patrick Cox, James Smallwood, and Christopher Bean.