Texas in Her Own Words
Author | : Tweed Scott |
Publisher | : Redbud Pub |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2006-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780972029377 |
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Author | : Tweed Scott |
Publisher | : Redbud Pub |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2006-03-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780972029377 |
Foreword by Kinky Friedman
Author | : Tweed Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2016-06-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780997372106 |
2nd Edition. This book is a peek into the Texas psyche and explains why Texans are the way they are...where all that attitude comes from.
Author | : Ashley Hope Pérez |
Publisher | : Carolrhoda Lab ® |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2015-09-01 |
Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | : 1467776785 |
A 2016 Michael L. Printz Honoree "This is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines you cross, lines you don't cross. That clear?" New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive. Ashley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion—the worst school disaster in American history—as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people.
Author | : Mike Cox |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2011-06-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614238146 |
Historian Mike Cox has been writing about Texas history for four decades, sharing tales that have been overlooked or forgotten through the years. Travel to El Paso during the "Big Blow" of 1895, brave the frontier with Elizabeth Russell Baker, and stare down the infamous killer known as Old Three Toe. From frontier stories and ghost towns to famous folks and accounts of everyday life, this collection of West Texas Tales has it all.
Author | : Annie Mae Hunt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : African American women |
ISBN | : 9780292790872 |
Author | : Judith S. Kaye |
Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
Total Pages | : 538 |
Release | : 2019-06-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1438474814 |
In 1983, Judith S. Kaye (1938–2016) became the first woman appointed to the Court of Appeals, New York's highest court. Ten years later, she became the first woman to be appointed chief judge of the xourt, and by the time she retired, in 2008, she was the longest-serving chief judge in the court's history. During her long career, she distinguished herself as a lawyer, jurist, reformer, mentor, and colleague, as well as a wife and mother. Bringing together Kaye's own autobiography, completed shortly before her death, as well as selected judicial opinions, articles, and speeches, Judith S. Kaye in Her Own Words makes clear why she left such an enduring mark upon the court, the nation, and all who knew her. The first section of the book, Kaye's memoir, focuses primarily on her years on the Court of Appeals, the inner workings of the court, and the challenges she faced, as chief judge, in managing a court system populated by hundreds of judges and thousands of employees. The second section, a carefully chosen selection of her written opinions (and occasional dissents), reveals how she guided the law in New York State for almost a quarter century with uncommon vision and humanity. Her decisions cover every facet of New York and federal law and have often been quoted and followed nationally. The final section of the book includes selections from her numerous articles and speeches, which cover the field, from common law jurisprudence to commercial law to constitutional analysis, all with an eye to the future and, above all, how the law can best affect the everyday lives of people who come to court—willingly or unwillingly—including, not least, those most in need of the law. "An extraordinary woman, jurist, and leader who had a striking impact on the law and the administration of justice in New York State and beyond. This collection is more than a simple record of a remarkable life. It is a treasure—not only for those of us who knew and admired Judith but for all who may seek to understand and appreciate the profound impact she had on the law, the legal profession, and the administration of justice." — from the Foreword by Honorable Janet DiFiore
Author | : Annie Mae Hunt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jennifer Kelly |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 490 |
Release | : 2013-06-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0252094832 |
This collection of new interviews with twenty-five accomplished female composers substantially advances our knowledge of the work, experiences, compositional approaches, and musical intentions of a diverse group of creative individuals. With personal anecdotes and sometimes surprising intimacy and humor, these wide-ranging conversations represent the diversity of women composing music in the United States from the mid-twentieth century into the twenty-first. The composers work in a variety of genres including classical, jazz, multimedia, or collaborative forms for the stage, film, and video games. Their interviews illuminate questions about the status of women composers in America, the role of women in musical performance and education, the creative process and inspiration, the experiences and qualities that contemporary composers bring to their craft, and balancing creative and personal lives. Candidly sharing their experiences, advice, and views, these vibrant, thoughtful, and creative women open new perspectives on the prospects and possibilities of making music in a changing world.
Author | : Scott Sacknoff |
Publisher | : Space Publications LLC |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
"A collection of interviews and articles that have appeared within the pages of Quest: The History of Spaceflight"--Page iv
Author | : Phillip Thomas Tucker |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2014-02-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0786474491 |
For the first time, the true story of "The Yellow Rose of Texas" is told in full, revealing a host of new insights and perspectives on one of America's most popular stories. For generations, the Yellow Rose of Texas has been one of America's most popular western myths, growing larger over time and little resembling the truth of what happened on April 21, 1836, at the battle of San Jacinto, where a new Texas Republic won its independence. The woman who has been popularly connected to the story was an ordinary but also quite remarkable free black woman from the North, Emily D. West. This work reconstructs her experience, places it in full context and explores the evolution of a most fanciful myth.