"When Best Selling New York author William Hoffman set out to write a book about Texas oilman Jack Grimm's search for the Titanic, he never dreamed where that would lead him.
Texas: Politics and Government
Hardcover reprint of the original 1833 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9".
Chipita was convicted of first-degree murder and Judge Benjamin Neal sentenced her to be hanged. Mercy was recommended because her conviction was based largely on circumstantial evidence, but Judge Neal ordered her to be hanged on ...
This fascinating book provides the first assessment of the artists who have shaped the rich history of art in Texas, from its 19th-century origins to the diversity of the present scene.
Thomas Watt Gregory of Austin, who had served as special counsel for Texas in prosecuting the Waters-Pierce case, had been a House-selected delegate to the Democratic national convention in 1912 and had helped devise the strategy which ...
Presented in a simple, easily understandable, "scrapbook" format, kids will truly enjoy opening this travelogue-like book. This 48-page book is filled with current state facts and statistical data.
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... Linden (Aaron Thibeaux "T- Bone" Walker), Sherman (Buck Owens), Mansfield (Ella Mae Morse), Gilmer (Don Henley), ... Jimmie Rodgers and Bob Wills and Lefty Frizzell recorded here; rockabilly legend Gene "Be-Bop-A- Lula" Vincent set ...
Here's the inside information on all the family-friendly fun to be had in the Lone Star State. Fun with the Family in Texas leads the way to amusement parks, hiking...
Two other famous arrivals to the Alamo were William B. Travis and David Crockett . William B. Travis was a young but daring ... When Bowie fell sick , Travis took chief command What role did Bowie play at the Alamo ? of the garrison .
Sure, Earnshaw's pampered breeds bring in more money, but Earnshaw pays it out for cow doctors at birthing time. And my Longhorns can live on anything. That bad winter when the Herefords died of freezing and starvation, come spring, ...
According to the official version, the name of the State of Texas comes from the word tasha, which in the Caddo indigenous language, spoken by the Indians of the Hasinai nation, means "friendship.
Bibliography There are a number of autobiographical studies that tell much about life at the turn of the century. See Edward Everett Dale, The Cross Timbers (Austin, 1966); Bertha McKee Dobie, Growing Up in Texas (Austin, 1972); Drury ...
Texas: In Words and Pictures
Illustrates the history and people of Texas, including the cities, the historic buildings, and the natural beauty.
From Austin's state capitol , the largest domed capitol in the country , to the legendary Alamo , where 19th - century ... And a drive through the state's Panhandle region suggests some things haven't changed — agriculture continues to ...
William H. Wilson's Hamilton Park: A Planned Black Community in Dallas (Baltimore, 1998) examines housing and residential segregation, while William S. Osborn, “Curtains for Jim Crow: Law, Race, and the Texas Railroads,”Southwestern ...