A Priest, A Prostitute, and Some Other Early Texans : The Lives Of Fourteen Lone Star State Pioneers 9781493026159, 9781493026142

This unique collection of short biographies of the Lone Star State’s most colorful characters includes headliners Father

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Jazz is one of America's greatest gifts to the arts, and native Texas musicians have played a major role in the dev

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Once upon a time in Texas...there were liberal activists of various stripes who sought to make the state more tolerant a

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Tracing the hundred-year history of aviation in Texas, aviator and historian Barbara Ganson brings to life the colorful

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Ask anyone to name an archetypal Texan, and you're likely to get a larger-than-life character from film or televisi

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In its examination of a state too often neglected by Civil War historians, The Fate of Texas presents Texas as a decided

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“A bold, sweeping bird’s eye view of thousands of years of history that provides a truly global perspective of the past.

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“A bold, sweeping bird’s eye view of thousands of years of history that provides a truly global perspective of the past.

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Prize-winning historian Naoíse Mac Sweeney delivers a captivating exploration of how "Western Civilization"--t

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Lone Star Muslims offers an engaging and insightful look at contemporary Muslim American life in Texas. It illuminates t

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