James A. Michner's TEXAS
Title: James A. Michner's TEXAS
Category: Literature / English | Words: 744 | Pages: 3.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
James A. Michner's TEXAS
James A. Michner’s: TEXAS
A Comparative Review
In this magnificent historical novel, James A. Michner skillfully combines fact and fiction to present one of our most expansive and diversified states. Spanning nearly four and a half centuries, Michner begins with the first Spaniards to explore parts of present day Texas, Cabeza de Vaca and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado and continues on to the emergence of Texas as one of our most powerful states.
Michner’
showed first 75 words of 744 total
You are viewing only a small portion of the paper. Please login or register to access the full copy.
|
|
showed last 75 words of 744 total
Overall, the movie was entertaining if not saved by fine acting and the historical context of the plot itself. However, the film does not compare to Michner’s attention to detail and awesome storytelling. Essentially, Lang is not able to capture the grandness of Michner’s novel. But in Lang’s defense, it would be a daunting task indeed for anyone to recreate on film such a fine novel without leaving out some important aspect.
Need a custom written paper?