Gone to Texas

A History of the Lone Star State

By: Randolph B. Campbell

Narrated by: Jacob Sommer

Gone to Texas engagingly tells the story of the Lone Star State, from the arrival of humans in the Panhandle more than 10,000 years ago to the opening of the 21st Century. Focusing on the state's successive waves of immigrants, the audiobook offers an inclusive view of the vast array of Texans who, often in conflict with each other and always in a struggle with the land, created a history and an idea of Texas.

©2003 Randolph B. Campbell (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Annoying mispronunciation

great book, but reader diminishes the work with his repeated mispronunciation of Spanish names and common Texas placemanes. Clearly not a Texan and clearly did not bother to try. Spanish does not have long vowels, but does with this guy. Texans will cringe every time the reader says Seguin, Bastrop or trips over a Spanish name.

Good Book... Until the end

I really enjoyed the vast majority of this book.

Once we get to the last chapter however, it begins to fall apart and the author starts to show hi true colors.

DISSAPPOINTED.

Read Michener instead.

I adore Texas history! I've lived in Texas off and on for many years and the people and the state really speak to me. This book, however, does not. It's well researched and contains some interesting material but the writing just doesn't shine...and with this topic it needs to. James Michener's "Texas" which, albeit, is historical fiction, will really give you a much better idea of Texas and Texans. I recommend Michener over this.

You gotta get a Texan narrator

The book was great and the narration was good except the narrator didn't properly pronounce the names of many texas names. Bexar= bayhar. Mexia= mahaya. Uvalde= youvaldee. There were others that I can't remember but those stuck out. It is such a Texan thing to have weird pronunciations but someone narrating a Texas book who presumably conferred with the author should know how these things are pronounced in the.. Texan language? I was really confused for about 3/4 of the book thinking to myself, "Now where the hell is bear county?" (His pronunciation of Bexar) Another example of Texans doing things however they damn well please I guess. Other than that I highly recommend this comprehensive and enjoyable book to everyone

Really enjoyed this book!

Too many misspronunciatios of sir names and places.

Very well written and researched. Kudos to the author!