''God and Texas'' is a 1943

one-act play A one-act play is a play that has only one act, as distinct from plays that occur over several acts. One-act plays may consist of one or more scenes. The 20-40 minute play has emerged as a popular subgenre of the one-act play, especially in writi ...

Robert Ardrey Robert Ardrey (October 16, 1908 – January 14, 1980) was an American playwright, screenwriter and science writing, science writer perhaps best known for ''The Territorial Imperative'' (1966). After a Broadway (theatre), Broadway and Cinema of th ...

. ''God and Texas'' is a fiction play set during the

Battle of the Alamo The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a siege of the Alamo, 13-day siege, Mexico, Mexican troops under president of Mexico, President Antonio L� ...

. In 1943 the play was one of five made available royalty free for members of the armed forces to produce with no special clearance or red tape. ''God and Texas'' has been published in several volumes. It was printed in full in the September, 1943 issue of ''

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''. In 1944 it was collected in the volume ''The Best One-Act Plays of 1943.'' In 2004 it was collected, with an introduction by Glenn Young, in the volume ''Let Freedom Ring: 7 Patriotic Plays.''Ardrey, Robert. ''God and Texas.'' in Young, Glenn (ed.). ''Let Freedom Ring: 7 Patriotic Plays.'' Milwaukee, WI: Performing, 2004. Print.

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The Official Robert Ardrey Estate WebsitePlays at the Robert Ardrey Estate Website
Plays by Robert Ardrey 1943 plays One-act plays Plays set in Texas Plays about the military Plays about war Plays set in the 19th century Fiction set in 1836 {{1940s-play-stub