In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Texas Monthly, a
collection of original essays and portraits of fifty groundbreaking
Texans who have shaped the Lone Star State--and the nation--over the
past half century.
With a population of twenty-nine million, Texas has birthed some of
America's most innovative, culture-altering politicians, entertainers,
athletes, and activists of the last five decades. In Lone Stars
Rising, the editors of Texas Monthly select fifty of the most
trailblazing Texans who have shaped the Lone Star State and America
today.
Organized by decade and featuring essays from the magazine's legendary
roster of contributors, accompanied by drawings and fifty photographs
throughout, this collection includes incisive commentary on the stars
whose rise from Texas to the world stage has been meteoric, as well as
the lesser-known individuals who have been toiling on the sidelines,
quietly and intentionally shaping the way we think and talk about the
Texas that exists today.
Coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of Texas Monthly, Lone Stars
Rising is the quintessential ode to the Lone Star State in all its
complexity.