Books from University of Texas Press
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Texas Turtles & Crocodilians: A Field Guide
By Troy D. Hibbitts, Terry L. Hibbits... most diverse communities of turtles and crocodilians in Texas. Oxbow lakes, such as Bouton Lake in Jasper Co., Texas, are habitat to many species of aquatic turtles. The Red River, shown here in Montague Co., Texas, near. Introduction.
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Spanish Texas, 1519–1821: Revised Edition
By Donald E. Chipman, Harriet Denise JosephRevised Edition Donald E. Chipman, Harriett Denise Joseph. 61. Almaráz, Tragic Cavalier, 123–125. 62. Warren, The Sword Was Their Passport, 24. Other U.S. citizens who joined Gutiérrez were Reuben Ross, Samuel Kemper, Henry Perry, ...
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Irene Rice Pereira: Her Paintings and Philosophy
By Karen Anne Bearor, Irene Rice PereiraBerman , Avis . Rebels on Eighth Street : Juliana Force and the Whitney Museum of American Art . New York : Atheneum , 1990 . Berman , Greta . The Lost Years : Mural Painting in N.Y. City under the WPA Federal Art Project , 1935 – 1943.
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Soldaderas in the Mexican Military: Myth and History
By Elizabeth SalasINAH , PHO / 1 / 41 , Major Adán Uro García , p . 20 ; PHO / 1 / 110 , Major Constantino Caldero Vázquez , p . 28 . 37. INAH , PHO / 1 / 55 , 1st Captain Jesús Herrera Calderón , p . 13 ; PHO / 1 / 66 , Dr. Francisco Ruiz Moreno , p .
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Eckhardt: There Once Was a Congressman from Texas
By Gary KeithIn this biography of Robert Christian Eckhardt (1913-2001), Gary A. Keith tells the story of Eckhardt's colorful life and career within the context of the changing political landscape of Texas and the rise of the New Right and the two-party ...
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Exodus
By Charles Bowden, Julián CardonaJonathan Silverstein, “Racist Video Game Incites Anger,” abc News, May 1, 2006. See also resist.com/racistgames/index. 22. http://www.defenders.org/border/ontheline.html. 23. Brady McCombs, “Deaths Rise on Border along with Spring Heat ...
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Claytie and the Lady: Ann Richards, Gender, and Politics in Texas
By Sue Tolleson-Rinehart, Jeanie R. StanleyIn order tocolonize North America, the London Company, Lords Baltimore and Southampton and others, and the British government itself all launched overt strategies to induce women to emigrate. Single women,for example, ...
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Caesar in Gaul and Rome: War in Words
By Andrew M. RiggsbyIn Chevallier 1974, 111-129. Rasmussen, D. 1963. Caesars Commentarii: Stil und Stilwandel am Beispiel der direkten Rede. Gottingen. Reijgwart, E. 1993. "Zur Erzahlung in Caesars Commentarii: Der 'unbekannte' Erzahler des Bellum Gallicum ...
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Galveston: A History
By David G. McCombDavid R. Goldfield, Cotton Fields and Skyscrapers (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1982), pp. 86–91, 126. Galveston Daily News, November Io, II, 1886; September 8, 1887. Ibid., May 5, 1876. Keith L. Bryant, Jr., ...
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Houses Made of Wood and Light: The Life and Architecture of Hank Schubart
By Michele Dunkerley, Hank Schubart, Jane Hickie... stairs at entrance 112 Gordon-Sumpton house, ledges on waterside 113 Gordon-Sumpton site plan 113 Hunter-Bratty house, site view from deck side 114–115 Hunter-Bratty site plan 115 Margolin house, living room 116 Margolin house, ...
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Católicos: Resistance and Affirmation in Chicano Catholic History
By Mario T. GarcíaResistance and Affirmation in Chicano Catholic History Mario T. García. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. ... Andrés G. Guerrero, A Chicano Theology (Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 1987), 2. See Diaz-Stevens and Stevens-Arroyo, ...
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When Mexicans Could Play Ball: Basketball, Race, and Identity in San Antonio, 1928–1945
By Ignacio M. GarcíaBasketball, Race, and Identity in San Antonio, 1928–1945 Ignacio M. García ... Harold Scherwitz, superintendent of vocational education L.W.Fox, Andres Rivera of the Good Neighbor Commission, as well as numerous dignitaries in the Mexican.
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Transforming Modernity: Popular Culture in Mexico
By Néstor García CancliniPopular Culture in Mexico Néstor García Canclini . Feste agrarie russe. Bari: Dedalo Libri, 1978. Quijano, Anibal. ... Serbin, Andres, and Omar Gonzalez. Indigenismo y autogestion. Caracas: Monte Avila Editores, 1980. Spicer, Edward.
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Hemingway on Love
By Robert W. LewisJake's relation to his friends is paralleled by the steers' role in the corridas. The sexless steers—”like old maids”—quiet the bulls in the corrals and keep them from fighting. Sometimes the steers are gored by the bulls.
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Cattle in the Backlands: Mato Grosso and the Evolution of Ranching in the Brazilian Tropics
By Robert W. WilcoxPrices had risen significantly in the country, with quality steers in Rio sometimes reaching 100 milreis. Mato Grosso ranchers apparently sold their steers off the ranch at 13 to 15 milreis to Mineiro drovers, who herded the animals to ...
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Montana Ghost Dance: Essays on Land and Life
By John B. WrightToday, people are still pouring into Montana, looking for the pristine wilderness they saw in A River Runs through It. The reality of Montana—indeed, of all the West—has never matched the myths, but this book eloquently explores how the ...
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Explorers and Settlers of Spanish Texas
By Donald E. Chipman, Harriett Denise JosephNicole Joseph and her younger friends, Denise Garza and Gilbert Muro (thenat Stell Middle Schoolin Brownsville), ... Finally, we called on our longtime friend Dr. Mary Doyle, chairof the Department of English at Newman Smith High School ...
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Galveston and the 1900 Storm: Catastrophe and Catalyst
By Patricia Bellis Bixel, Elizabeth Hayes TurnerClara Barton learned of problems when the Reverend W. A. Campbell came repeatedly to the Red Cross to discuss the manner of distribution of goods to African Americans in Galveston. Reverend Campbell wrote an appeal to Barton in which he ...
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Café con leche: Race, Class, and National Image in Venezuela
By Winthrop R. WrightFor instance, during the 19405, Eduardo Calcafio founded and directed a black theater group, which received ... They also subscribed to Gil Fortoul's concepts of social race and racial democracy, which they incorporated into their own ...
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Ascomycete Fungi of North America: A Mushroom Reference Guide
By Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, Michael BeugFinally, without the guidance and support of our editor, Casey Kittrell, this book as you see it would not have been possible. Casey's vision en- abled us to create a work that far exceeded our original conception.