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From true cowhands who stood tall in the saddle as the prototypes of the American myth, historian Patrick Dearen has collected priceless, spellbinding stories of a simpler era when a man's word was his bond and a cowhand rode hard and lived harder. Within the pages of this book these genuine legends who rode through a golden moment in American history live on. From true cowhands who stood tall in the saddle as the prototypes of the American myth,...
3) A priest, a prostitute, and some other early Texans: the lives of fourteen Lone Star State pioneers
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English
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This unique collection of short biographies of the Lone Star State's most colorful characters includes headliners Father Miguel Muldoon, the Irish-Spanish Catholic priest and diplomat who helped convert Protestants in order to settle Austin, and six-foot-two prostitute and hotelkeeper Sarah Bowman, who fought as bravely as a man among the Rangers and was buried with full military honors. These are just two of the pioneers who helped build the state...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Brittany K. Barnett was only a law student when she came across the case that would change her life forever--that of Sharanda Jones, single mother, business owner, and, like Brittany, Black daughter of the rural South. A victim of America's devastating war on drugs, Sharanda was serving a life sentence without parole--for a first-time drug offense. Moved by Sharanda's plight, Brittany set to work to gain her freedom"--
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Texas A&M University Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (192 pages)
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English
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In the 1950s, as the leader of the Upsetters, the original backing band for rock pioneer Little Richard, Grady Gaines first exposed the music world to his unique brand of "honkin'," bombastic, attitude-drenched saxophone playing. In the years that followed, the Upsetters became the backing band for Sam Cooke and crisscrossed the country as the go-to-band for revue-style tours featuring James Brown, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Supremes, Jackie...
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English
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"Tom Clavin's Follow Me to Hell is the explosive true story of how legendary Ranger Leander McNelly and his men brought justice to a lawless Texan frontier. In turbulent 1870s Texas, the revered and fearless Ranger Leander McNelly led his men in one dramatic campaign after another, throwing cattle thieves, desperadoes, border ruffians, and other dangerous criminals into jail or, if that's how they wanted it, six feet under. They would stop at nothing...
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Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, Harper Alley
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
269 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese American's immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why she is attracted to girls.
11) Black like me
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"In the Deep South of the 1950s, a color line was etched in blood across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Journalist John Howard Griffin decided to cross that line. Using medication that darkened his skin to deep brown, he exchanged his privileged life as a Southern white man for the disenfranchised world of an unemployed black man. What happened to John Howard Griffin-- from the outside and within himself-- as he made his way through...
15) The last cowboy
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Pimlico volume 328
Publisher
Pimlico
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
148 pages, ; 22cm.
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English
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Vintage Español, Una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Español
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"A remarkable true story from social justice advocate and national bestselling author Julissa Arce about her journey to belong in America while growing up undocumented in Texas."--
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A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 DVD (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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From high-profile court cases, to short-lived reality TV shows, to a stint as a weight-loss spokesmodel, this show presents an in-depth profile of the life, legacy, and untimely death of Anna Nicole Smith.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
226 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Julissa Arce explores her days in Mexico separated from her parents and her daily fears while growing up undocumented in Texas"--
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