Synopsis "Twenty-One Texas Heroes: A Celebration of the Lone Star State"
Twenty-One Texas Heroes is a book of informational and historical poems about twenty-one Texas heroes in many fields of accomplishment. It spans the history of Texas from the beginning of the Texas Revolution to Statehood and to the 20th Century. It presents a grand tour of our brave founders, our historic U.S. Presidents, our celebrated athletes, our notable musicians, our illustrious war heroes, our philanthropists, and our political representatives. The poems introduce our heroes and the significant parts of their lives and contributions. Children and adults learn history in an enjoyable format that sings the praises and salutes the Texas heroes of the past and present. The reader is empowered by pride in the history of the Lone Star State.The Texas Heroes include Davy Crockett, Stephen Fuller Austin, Sam Houston, James Bowie, Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long, William Barret Travis, Susanna Dickinson, Ima Hogg, Chester William Nimitz, Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr., George Herbert Walker Bush, Audie Leon Murphy, George Walker Bush, Willie Nelson, Barbara Jordan, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Charles Hardin Holley, Sheryl Swoopes, and Selena Quintanilla Perez.
