The result is a nearly 900-page book called ‘Big Wonderful Thing.’ One reviewer called Harrigan’s approach a “woke history of Texas.” Mr. Harrigan is the author of "Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas." That big project took six years of research and writing. 'Big Wonderful Thing' Sets Us Straight On Texas, Moving Away From The Mythology. “Big Wonderful Thing” is a gift. It will be soon enough, anyway. Meetings, events, and conferences are designed with multiple objectives. No, the generation. Big Wonderful Thing is] as good a state history as has ever been written and a must-read for Texas aficionados." ‘Big Wonderful Thing’ Review: The Texas Dream A Texas-size history makes clear that the Lone Star state, like the United States as a whole, has always absorbed and resisted newcomers; it … Make that the decade. Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas by Stephen Harrigan has an overall rating of Rave based on 8 book reviews. Rave Willard Spiegelman, The Wall Street Journal Big wonderful thing : a history of Texas. Big Wonderful Thing is] as good a state history as has ever been written and a must-read for Texas aficionados." Big Wonderful Thing: Ablaze in infamy and otherworldly as any heavenly planet, Texas is mythology come alive. I read chatty, popular books about dinosaurs. The story of Texas is the story of struggle and triumph in a land of extremes. He covers the state's major historical events from inventive angles, introduces newly discovered archaeological and … Some people use an app on their smartphone when they need to calm down. It was a controversial title among my writer friends. --Kirkus, Starred Review. The Point of Meeting. Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas Lives Up to Its Title Stephen Harrigan chronicles the Lone Star State’s last 500 years Reviewed by Robert Faires, Fri., Feb. 28, 2020 They genuinely wanted to talk me out of it because it felt trivial to them. He covers the state's major historical events from inventive angles, introduces newly discovered archaeological and archival research, and excels at puffing up many of Texas's larger-than-life personalities.” Foreword Reviews, Starred Review “Harrigan describes post … A huge, riveting, deeply imagined novel about the siege and fall of the Alamo in 1836—an event that formed the consciousness of Texas and that resonates through American history—The Gates of the Alamo follows the lives of three people whose fates become bound to the now-fabled Texas fort: Edmund McGowan, a proud and … It’s easy to say. Would we be able to replicate the sense of being together in one place and make it feel like the real thing?