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Title: How Texas got that way
Review: This novel is the most evocative and compelling tale of "Indian Removal" in Texas that I know of. In fact, it's a powerful story of the appalling commercial and political developement of that strange country. As such, it's rather dismaying, because the country is naturally beautiful, though awful as well as awesome, but what was done in it and to it is a tragedy. When you read Crawford's penetrating narrative, you get a sinking sense of the inevitable, merciless arc of history. Anyone who thinks that Cormac McCarthy has something to say, ought to read this author, who doesn't merely toy with the truth but explores it deeply and expands our understanding.
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