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Looks at the international trade in Oaxacan wood carvings, including their history, production, marketing, and cultural representations. This book follows the production and consumption cycle, from the harvesting of copal wood to the final purchase of the finished piece.
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Offers a study of the little-known aspect of Clovis culture - stone blade technology. This book introduces the topic with a... Læs mere
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A collection of seventeen of Gary Cartwright's best "Texas Monthly" articles from the 1980s and 1990s. It also contains an essay, "My Most Unforgettable Year," about the lasting legacy of the Kennedy assassination.
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Offers fresh insights into the workings of the Freedmen's Bureau and the difficulties faced by Texas Bureau officials, who served in a remote and somewhat isolated area with little support from headquarters.
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Chronicles the Civil War years in Galveston. This book presents a story that encompasses the military engagements that took place in the city and on Galveston Bay, including the dramatic Battle of Galveston, in which Confederate forces retook the city on New Year's Day, 1863.
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Cow People records the fading memories of a bygone Texas, the reminiscences of the cow people themselves.
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Shows how newspaper publishers including A H Belo and George B Dealey ("Dallas Morning News"), William P Hobby and Oveta Culp Hobby ("Houston Post"), Jesse H Jones ("Houston... Læs mere
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Now available in paperback for the first time . . . The story of the decade-long apprenticeship that paved the way for John Graves' masterwork, Goodbye to a River.
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An analysis of the use of the African American language which was originally used by slaves in the 19th century, and has been adopted by blacks in English speaking countries throughout the world.
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Four men played leading roles in the political drama that unfolded in South Texas during the first decades of this century. This book tells the story of these men and the county rings they shaped in South Texas during the Progressive Era.
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John Kenneth Turner, a crusading California newspaperman of the early 20th century, presents the causes of the Mexican Revolution in Barbarous Mexico, his expose of the Diaz regime.
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In an 1882 speech, former Confederate president Jefferson Davis made an exuberant claim: 'That battle at Sabine Pass was more remarkable than the battle at... Læs mere