''The Eagle and the Raven'' is a 1990 book written by author

James Michener James Albert Michener ( or ; February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and ...

, published by State House Press of Austin, Texas. The Eagle and the Raven was originally the fourth chapter of Michener's novel ''Texas'', but was deleted. It was then published separately at the insistence of Debbie Brothers, Michener's former secretary. It is a character study of the two dominant figures from the opposing sides of the separation of Texas from Mexico, Sam Houston (the raven) and

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(the eagle). The book begins with a 32-page autobiographical prologue, which gives details and reasons for Michener's explosion of productivity in the last decade of his life.

References

Michener, James, ''The Eagle And The Raven'', Austin Texas: State House Press, 1990, Print. 1990 American novels Novels by James A. Michener Novels set in Texas Novels set in the 19th century {{1990s-hist-novel-stub