First, let me say I love this book. It is a fascinating history of Texas and especially interesting to me as a relatively new resident of the state. I bought it primarily because the reviews said it was great. And it is.The prolific use of commas is disconcerting. The author could have saved a thousand commas by not using them to separate every single little piece of a sentence. It's just not necessary and it throws the reader off a bit. A few other grammatical issues popped up but NOTHING can minimize the value of reading this interesting book. If you want to know about Texas from way, way back until now, READ IT!