Focus on American History Series – serie
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18 produkter
French in Texas
History, Migration, Culture
Häftad, 2003
546 kr
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2005 — San Antonio Conservation Society CitationOriginal articles that explore the French presence and influence on Texas history, arts, education, religion, and business.The flag of France is one of the six flags that have flown over Texas, but all that many people know about the French presence …
First Texas News Barons
Häftad, 2005
332 kr
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Newspaper publishers played a crucial role in transforming Texas into a modern state. By promoting expanded industrialization and urbanization, as well as a more modern image of Texas as a southwestern, rather than southern, state, news barons in the early decades of the twentieth century laid the …
From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi
Our Embassy Years During Genocide
Av Ambassador Robert Krueger, Kathleen Tobin Krueger
Inbunden, 2007
319 kr
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In 1994, while nations everywhere stood idly by, 800,000 people were slaughtered in eight weeks in Rwanda. Arriving as U.S. Ambassador to neighboring Burundi a few weeks later, Bob Krueger began drawing international attention to the genocide also proceeding in Burundi, where he sought to minimize …
Hogg Family and Houston
Philanthropy and the Civic Ideal
Häftad, 2009
429 kr
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Progressive former governor James Stephen Hogg moved his business headquarters to Houston in 1905. For seven decades, his children Will, Ima, and Mike Hogg used their political ties, social position, and family fortune to improve the lives of fellow Houstonians.As civic activists, they espoused …
Kindler of Souls
Rabbi Henry Cohen of Texas
Häftad, 2007
232 kr
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In September 1930, the New York Times published a list of the clergy whom Rabbi Stephen Wise considered "the ten foremost religious leaders in this country." The list included nine Christians and Rabbi Henry Cohen of Galveston, Texas. Little-known today, Henry Cohen was a rabbi to be reckoned with, …
Ralph W. Yarborough, the People's Senator
Häftad, 2002
412 kr
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Semifinalist, 22nd Annual Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, 2002Finalist, Spur Award in western nonfiction biography, Western Writers of America, 2002Revered by many Texans and other Americans as "the People's Senator," Ralph Webster Yarborough (1903-1996) fought for "the little people" in a political …
Harry Reasoner
A Life in the News
Häftad, 2007
352 kr
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Harry Reasoner was one of the most trusted and well-liked journalists of the golden age of network television news. Whether anchoring the evening newscast on CBS in the 1960s or on ABC in the 1970s, providing in-depth reporting on 60 Minutes, or hosting numerous special programs covering civil …
Alexander Watkins Terrell
Civil War Soldier, Texas Lawmaker, American Diplomat
Häftad, 2004
292 kr
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Alexander Terrell's career placed him at the center of some of the most pivotal events in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century history, ranging from the Civil War to Emperor Maximilian's reign over Mexico and an Armenian genocide under the Ottoman Empire. Alexander Watkins Terrell at last …
Eckhardt
There Once Was a Congressman from Texas
Häftad, 2007
502 kr
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Runner-up, Violet Crown Award, Writer's League of Texas, 2008Renowned for his "brilliant legislative mind" and political oratory-as well as for bicycling to Congress in a rumpled white linen suit and bow tie-U.S. Congressman Bob Eckhardt was a force to reckon with in Texas and national politics …
Watching Television Come of Age
The New York Times Reviews by Jack Gould
Häftad, 2002
275 kr
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Providing video companionship for isolated housewives, afternoon babysitting for children, and nonstop evening entertainment for the whole family, television revolutionized American society in the post-World War II years. Helping the first TV generation make sense of the new medium was the mission …
House Will Come to Order
How the Texas Speaker Became a Power in State and National Politics
Av Patrick L. Cox, Michael Phillips
Häftad, 2010
284 kr
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In a state assumed to have a constitutionally weak governor, the Speaker of the Texas House wields enormous power, with the ability to almost single-handedly dictate the legislative agenda. The House Will Come to Order charts the evolution of the Speaker's role from a relatively obscure office to …
Texas Book
Profiles, History, and Reminiscences of the University
Häftad, 2006
377 kr
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As the University of Texas at Austin celebrates its 125th anniversary, it can justly claim to be a "university of the first class," as mandated in the Texas Constitution. The university's faculty and student body include winners of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the MacArthur "genius award," …
Front Row Seat
A Photographic Portrait of the Presidency of George W. Bush
Av Eric Draper
Inbunden, 2013
584 kr
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America’s forty-third president, George W. Bush, presided over eight of the most dramatic years in recent history, from the 9/11 attacks early in his administration to the worldwide economic crisis of 2008. By his side, recording every event from the momentous to the intimate, was his personal …
Once Upon a Time in Texas
A Liberal in the Lone Star State
Häftad, 2002
337 kr
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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 and more tolerable. David Richards was one of them. In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, he remembers the players, the strategy sessions, the legal and political battles, and …
Picturing Texas Politics
A Photographic History from Sam Houston to Rick Perry
Av Chuck Bailey, Patrick L. Cox
Inbunden, 2015
528 kr
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With rare, previously unpublished photographs and iconic images of politicians from the state’s founders to Ann Richards, George W. Bush, and Rick Perry, here is the first-ever photographic album of Texas politicians and political campaigns.The Republic of Texas was founded in 1839, around the time …
Comfort and Glory
Two Centuries of American Quilts from the Briscoe Center
Inbunden, 2016
875 kr
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Quilts bear witness to the American experience. With a history that spans the early republic to the present day, this form of textile art can illuminate many areas of American life, such as immigration and settlement, the development of our nation’s textile industry, and the growth of mass media …
Making of Hillary Clinton
The White House Years
Inbunden, 2017
604 kr
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Beginning with the 1992 presidential campaign that propelled them to two terms in the White House, Hillary and Bill Clinton have occupied the American political stage like no other couple in history. Indeed, it is impossible to understand the past twenty-five years of American politics without …
Danger Pay
Memoir of a Photojournalist in the Middle East, 1984-1994
Av Carol Spencer Mitchell, Ellen Spencer Susman
Häftad, 2023
293 kr
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An engrossing memoir in which a photojournalist records both the precursors to today’s conflicts in the Middle East and her own deeply felt conviction that news coverage of the region actually increases the conflicts there."You're going where?" Carol Spencer Mitchell's father demanded as she set …
