University Of Texas Press: 2424 books
Alexander Watkins Terrell
Civil War Soldier, Texas Lawmaker, American Diplomat
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
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 provides...
by Calvin Trillin
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
"Yes, I do have a Texas connection, but, as we say in the Midwest, where I grew up, not so's you'd know it." So Calvin Trillin introduces this collection of articles and poems about a place that turns up surprisingly often when he's ostensibly writing about something else. Whether reporting on the...
J. Frank Dobie
A Liberated Mind
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
The first Texas-based writer to gain national attention, J. Frank Dobie proved that authentic writing springs easily from the native soil of Texas and the Southwest. In best-selling books such as Tales of Old-Time Texas, Coronado's Children, and The Longhorns, Dobie captured the Southwest's folk history,...
Texas Sports
Unforgettable Stories for Every Day of the Year
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2017
When it comes to sports, Texas more than earns its bragging rights. The Lone Star State has produced championship teams and legendary athletes not only in football, baseball, and basketball, but in dozens of other sports as well. Texas Sports celebrates more than a century of achievements in a day-by-day...
The French in Texas
History, Migration, Culture
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
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 in Texas is the ill-fated explorer Cavelier de La Salle, fabled pirate Jean Laffite, or Cajun music and food. Yet the French have made lasting contributions to Texas history...
Galveston Island, or, A Few Months off the Coast of Texas
The Journal of Francis C. Sheridan, 1839–1840
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
On the last Sunday of the year 1839, Francis Sheridan, an elegant young Irishman in the British diplomatic service, sailed from Barbados for the Republic of Texas. His mission in the new nation was to contribute the opinion of an eyewitness to the deliberations going on in London concerning proposed...
Spare Time in Texas
Recreation and History in the Lone Star State
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2012
What do Texans' pastimes and recreations say about their characters? Looking at Texas history from a new angle, David McComb starts from the premise that how people spend their leisure time may well reveal more about their true natures and interests than the work they do or their family connections....
by Christopher F. Cypert, L. Jean Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
From reviews of earlier editions:“Young people get into legal trouble for two reasons: they do not know what the law is, and they do not stop to think about the consequences of their actions. This book would make a good text for a preparation for life class. . . . The book is written in plain language,...
The State University
Addresses Delivered at a Conference Held in the Seventy-fifth Year of the University of Texas
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2014
This collection of essays by five of the nation's most eminent educators contains forthright discussions of the major issues that the state university faced at its 75th anniversary in 1958—relationships with other colleges and universities, undergraduate instruction, graduate education and research,...
Water in Texas
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
No natural resource issue has greater significance for the future of Texas than water. The state's demand for water for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses continues to grow exponentially, while the supply from rivers, lakes, aquifers, and reservoirs is limited. To help Texans...
Texas Monthly On . . .
Texas True Crime
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Since 1973, one magazine has covered crime in Texas like no one else, delving deep into stories that may turn your stomach—but won't let you turn away. Texas Monthly On... Texas True Crime is a high-speed read around Texas, chasing criminals from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods, through gated mansions...
Texas Monthly On . . .
Texas Women
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Since 1973, Texas Monthly has spotlighted hundreds of Texans who, for better or worse, make this state like no place else. TEXAS MONTHLY On . . . Texas Women profiles thirteen women who are not only fascinating in their own right, but also representative of the legions of women who have contributed...
Imperial Texas
An Interpretive Essay in Cultural Geography
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2010
Imperial Texas examines the development of Texas as a human region, from the simple outline of the Spanish colony to the complex patterns of the modern state. In this study in cultural geography set into a historical framework, D. W. Meinig, professor of geography at Syracuse University, discusses the...
A Non-Existent Man
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2014
Born in a log cabin on a Texas prairie in 1890, T. V. Smith—distinguished philosopher, teacher, politician, lecturer, and editor—left an imprint on the twentieth century seldom equaled by a university professor. Simply listing his activities reveals the versatility of this extraordinary man. He held...