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The Eagle and the Raven

by James A. Michener

ISBN: 0812513010
ISBN-13: 9780812513011
Format: Paperback

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An exploration of the friendship between Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston.

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Publisher: Tor Books
Published date: 1991
Size: 4.5 x 7 inches
Weight: 0.3 pounds

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"Michener makes history come alive, a compelling testament to the precept that character is destiny". - Publishers Weekly "It was as if two powerful birds had entered the sky within a single year, The Eagle in the south, The Raven in the north, each circling and gaining strength, each progressing in the consolidation of its own powers. For forty-two tempestuous years the adversaries would fly in ever-widening orbits until confrontation became inevitable. They would meet only once, a clash of eighteen culminating minutes in the spring of 1836 which would change the history of the world". -- James A. Michener "A fictional account of the lives of Sam Houston and Santa Anna, the book moves relentlessly to the adversaries historic encounter at the battle of San Jacinto, which resulted, eventually, in the U.S. annexation of Texas". - ALA Booklist, Unfront Advance review

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The Eagle and the Raven

Michener, James A

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