The Lone Star State Divided: Texans and the Civil War
- ISBN-10
- 0937460974
- ISBN-13
- 9780937460979
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 129
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Hendrick Long Publishing Company
- Author
- Merle Durham
Description
Describes how the Civil War affected Texas, from Secession to Reconstruction, and discusses battles that took place in Texas
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