Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students, Texas a&M University – serie
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Battleship ""Texas
Av Hugh Power
Häftad, 1992
225 kr
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This volume is the definitive guide to one of the great surviving battleships of World War II, visited by thousands of tourists each year at its berth near Houston. Filled with contemporary photographs of the ship from stem to stem, as well as historical shots, ""Battleship Texas"" will fascinate …
Tejanos and Texas Under the Mexican Flag, 1821-1836
Häftad, 1994
210 kr
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Historians have amply recorded the battles and the Anglo-Americans' military, economic, and political domination of the Mexican lands after 1836. But few studies have documented the reverse flow in the interchange while Anglo and Mexican co-existed under the Mexican flag in the previous years. …
Carrier ""Lexington
Av Hugh Power
Häftad, 1995
218 kr
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Entering World War II as the second of the great Essexclass carriers, the Lexington destroyed more than one thousand Japanese aircraft, sank more than a million tons of enemy shipping in the Pacific, and was the first American warship to enter Tokyo Bay in victory. Decommissioned on November 8, …
Black Cowboys of Texas
Häftad, 2004
428 kr
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The life of a cowboy was hardly glamorous. Poorly fed, underpaid, overworked, deprived of sleep, and prone to boredom and loneliness, cowboys choked in the dust, were cold at night, and suffered broken bones in falls and spills from horses. African American cowboys, however, also had to survive …
Los Mestenos
Spanish Ranching in Texas, 1721-1821
Av Jack Jackson
Häftad, 2006
558 kr
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Jack Jackson chronicles in rich detail the hundred years of Spanish ranching that came before Mexico, and subsequently Texas, gained independence. From the introduction of livestock into the province by various early entradas (expeditions), to the first big roundup in 1787, and beyond, he traces …
Black Women in Texas History
Av Bruce A. Glasrud, Merline Pitre
Häftad, 2008
283 kr
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Though often consigned to the footnotes of history, African American women are a significant part of the rich, multiethnic heritage of Texas and the United States. Until now, though, their story has frequently been fragmented and underappreciated.""Black Women in Texas History"" draws together a …
Building Leaders, Living Traditions
The Memorial Student Center at Texas a&M University
Av Amy L. Bacon
Inbunden, 2009
390 kr
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For more than fifty years, the Memorial Student Center - the MSC - has served as the 'living room' of the Texas A&M University campus. But aside from its role as a lounge, dining, and recreational facility for students, the MSC has fostered student programs that have played a vital role in Texas …
Keepers of the Spirit
The Corps of Cadets at Texas a&M University, 1876-2001
Häftad, 2011
399 kr
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"Adams has skillfully analyzed hundreds of primary source documents and integrated contemporary political, social and cultural elements in bringing to light the values, customs, and controversies which have shaped the Corps' 125-year history."
In Struggle Against Jim Crow
Lulu B. White and the NAACP, 1900-1957
Häftad, 2010
254 kr
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African American women have played significant roles in the ongoing struggle for freedom and equality, but relatively little is known about many of these leaders and activists.Most accounts of the civil rights movement focus on male leaders and the organizations they led, leaving a dearth of …
Sailing Ship Elissa
Av Patricia Bellis Bixel, Jim Cruz
Häftad, 2011
210 kr
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Now in paperback and with a new preface, this is a richly illustrated account of this ship's long career. It will be of interest to maritime historians and preservationists.
Spanish Water, Anglo Water
Early Development in San Antonio
Häftad, 2011
218 kr
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In 1718, the Spanish settled San Antonio, partly because of its prolific and breathtaking springs—at that time, one of the largest natural spring systems in the known world. The abundance of fresh water, coupled with the Spanish colonial legal concept that water was to be equitably shared by all …
Cowboy Spurs and Their Makers
Av Jane Pattie
Häftad, 2012
338 kr
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Cowboy spurs are a pure form of American folk art. Like the cowboy himself, the way spurs developed was molded by their use and the environment of the range, along with a generous dose of individualism and pride. Cowboy Spurs and Their Makers tells for the first time the fascinating story of this …
Texans and War
New Interpretations of the State's Military History
Av Alexander Mendoza, Charles David Grear
Inbunden, 2012
645 kr
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Beginning with tribal wars among Native Americans before Europeans settled Texas and continuing through the Civil War, the soil of what would become the Lone Star State has frequently been stained by the blood of those contesting for control of its resources. In subsequent years and continuing to …
Texans and War
New Interpretations of the State's Military History
Av Alexander Mendoza, Charles David Grear m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
399 kr
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Beginning with tribal wars among Native Americans before Europeans settled Texas and continuing through the Civil War, the soil of what would become the Lone Star State has frequently been stained by the blood of those contesting for control of its resources. In subsequent years and continuing to …
Texas Indians Volume 95
Häftad, 2013
341 kr
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During an excavation in the 1950s, the bones of a prehistoric woman were discovered in Midland County, Texas. Archaeologists dubbed the woman “Midland Minnie”. Some believed her age to be between 20,000 and 37,000 years, making her remains the oldest ever found in the Western Hemisphere. While the …
Rudder
From Leader to Legend
Häftad, 2014
289 kr
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In times of war . . . in times of peace . . . in times of sweeping social change . . . a leader for all seasons . . .Whether scaling the seemingly insurmountable cliffs of Pointe du Hoc with his advance assault troops during the Normandy invasion, restoring integrity to the Texas Land Office, or …
Texas a&M University
A Pictorial History, 1876-1996
Häftad, 2016
283 kr
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This expanded edition of Texas A&M University: A Pictorial History gives a panoramic view of Texas A&M, from its infancy as a college with 48 agricultural and mechanical (engineering) students to today's diverse campus of more than forty thousand students.Captured in full-color photographs are the …
Impeached
The Removal of Texas Governor James E. Ferguson
Av Jessica Brannon-Wranosky, Bruce A. Glasrud
Inbunden, 2017
471 kr
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In 1917, barely into his second term as governor of Texas, James E. Ferguson was impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Impeached provides a new examination of the rise and fall of Ferguson’s political fortunes, offering a focused look at how battles over economic class, academic freedom, …
Uncompromising Diary of Sallie McNeill, 1858-1867
Av Ginny McNeill Raska, Mary Lynn Gasaway Hill
Häftad, 2017
291 kr
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In this annotated diary, Sallie McNeill chronicles thoughts, observations, and details of her daily life during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. This remarkably well-preserved document tells McNeill's story from her days as a student in the female department of Baylor College at Independence …
Fightin' Texas Aggie Band
125th Anniversary Edition
Inbunden, 2019
409 kr
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They always win the halftime. Members of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, embodying the spirit, camaraderie, and excellence of the school they represent, have marched and played proudly for 125 years. Here is the story of the music, the precision, and the tradition of the exceptional band that …
Phyllis Frye and the Fight for Transgender Rights
Av Michael G. Long, Shea Tuttle
Inbunden, 2022
422 kr
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The first openly transgender judge to be appointed in the United States, the first attorney to obtain corrected birth certificates for transgender people who had not undergone gender confirmation surgery, a survivor of conversion therapy, and author of a law review article that helped thousands of …
Pressed, Clean, and Properly Fitted Volume 134
A Photographic History of the Texas a&M University Corps of Cadets Uniform
Inbunden, 2025
582 kr
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The Corps of Cadets is the oldest student organization at Texas A&M University. Founded in 1876, when the university first opened its doors as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, the Corps is one of the more visible and pervasive Aggie traditions, with its members being easily …
Make Haste Slowly
Moderates, Conservatives, and School Desegregation in Houston
Inbunden, 1999
467 kr
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Provides an examination of Houston's racially segregated public school system, the long fight for desegregation, and the roles played by community groups in one of the stories of the civil rights era.
Tales of the Sabine Borderlands
Early Louisiana and Texas Fiction by Théodore Pavie
Inbunden, 1998
393 kr
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In February, 1830, eighteenyearold Théodore Pavie traveled west on the Camino Real from Natchitoches, in the new state of Louisiana, to Nacogdoches, Texas, which remained under Mexican rule. Events of his trip inspired him to write stories rich in details of the LouisianaTexas border region after …
Tales of the Sabine Borderlands
Early Louisiana and Texas Fiction by Théodore Pavie
Häftad, 1998
200 kr
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In February, 1830, eighteenyearold Théodore Pavie traveled west on the Camino Real from Natchitoches, in the new state of Louisiana, to Nacogdoches, Texas, which remained under Mexican rule. Events of his trip inspired him to write stories rich in details of the LouisianaTexas border region after …
In Struggle Against Jim Crow
Lulu B. White and the NAACP, 1900-1957
Inbunden, 1999
352 kr
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African American women have played significant roles in the ongoing struggle for freedom and equality, but relatively little is known about many of these leaders and activists. Most accounts of the civil rights movement focus on male leaders and the organizations they led, leaving a dearth of …
Black Women in Texas History
Av Bruce A. Glasrud, Merline Pitre
Inbunden, 2008
467 kr
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Though often consigned to the footnotes of history, African American women are a significant part of the rich, multiethnic heritage of Texas and the United States. Until now, though, their story has frequently been fragmented and underappreciated.""Black Women in Texas History"" draws together a …
Uncompromising Diary of Sallie McNeill, 1858-1867
Av Ginny McNeill Raska, Mary Lynn Gasaway Hill
Inbunden, 2009
392 kr
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In this annotated diary, Sallie McNeill chronicles thoughts, observations, and details of her daily life during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. This remarkably well-preserved document tells McNeill's story from her days as a student in the female department of Baylor College at Independence …
