In narrative as engaging as it is accessible, Michael Ariens has produced an overarching consideration of Lone Star law and legal culture, something notably missing in other Texas histories. After taking readers chronologically from early settlement through 1920, Ariens focuses on particular areas of Texas law, and on the history of Texas's legal profession itself.

Michael Ariens is professor of law at St. Mary s University of San Antonio, where he teaches courses in legal history, constitutional law, and the legal profession. Lone Star Law is an effort to provide a different lens for viewing the unique history of Texas."