Alex Sweet S Texas

Author : Alexaner Edwin Sweet
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292786950

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Alex Sweet's Texas by Alexaner Edwin Sweet Pdf

Alexander Edwin Sweet (1841-1901) is Texas's own "Sifter," whose humorous columns appeared in the Galveston Daily News in the late 1870s and early 1880s. In his wickedly funny, tongue-in-cheek sketches, readers learned of an astonishing variety of frontier phenomena, some familiar, others downright odd. For example, there was the typical nineteenth-century custom of New Year's Day receptions for bachelor guests only, with refreshments consisting largely of strong drink and equally strong fruitcake. Imbibing a bit more cheer at each stop, according to Sweet, the bachelors brought the last prospective sweethearts they visited New Year's greetings as incoherent as they were heartfelt. At times Sweet parodied the Yankee image of the typical Texan, whom he described as "half alligator, half human," eating raw buffalo and toting an arsenal of weaponry like a "perambulating gun-rack." But he also did as much as any writer to establish and enlarge upon the national image of Texas and Texans. Even the irascible red ant and the other "critters" in Sweet's column were Texas big and Texas-fabulous! In 1881 Sweet co-founded Texas Siftings, a humor magazine that moved from Austin to New York to become one of the most popular periodicals of its kind in the United States. From Texas Siftings, from Sweet's two published books (one called by John Jenkins in Basic Texas Books the "best volume of 19th century Texas humor"), and from many never-before-collected newspaper columns, editor Virginia Eisenhour has assembled an Alex Sweet sampler that presents the very best of the timeless humorist's work. The result—Alex Sweet's Texas—clearly demonstrates why the New York Journal pronounced Sweet "second to no living writer in freshness, originality, sparkling wit, and refined humor." A century later, that wit still sparkles and is guaranteed to delight Texans present as it once did Texans past.

Author : Alexander Edwin Sweet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
ISBN : 0598029850

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Alex Sweet's Texas by Alexander Edwin Sweet Pdf

Author : Debra Reddin van Tuyll,Mark O'Brien,Marcel Broersma
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780815655046

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Politics, Culture, and the Irish American Press by Debra Reddin van Tuyll,Mark O'Brien,Marcel Broersma Pdf

From the Revolutionary War forward, Irish immigrants have contributed significantly to the construction of the American Republic. Scholars have documented their experiences and explored their social, political, and cultural lives in countless books. Offering a fresh perspective, this volume traces the rich history of the Irish American diaspora press, uncovering the ways in which a lively print culture forged significant cultural, political, and even economic bonds between the Irish living in America and the Irish living in Ireland. As the only mass medium prior to the advent of radio, newspapers served to foster a sense of identity and a means of acculturation for those seeking to establish themselves in the land of opportunity. Irish American newspapers provided information about what was happening back home in Ireland as well as news about the events that were occurring within the local migrant community. They framed national events through Irish American eyes and explained the significance of what was happening to newly arrived immigrants who were unfamiliar with American history or culture. They also played a central role in the social life of Irish migrants and provided the comfort that came from knowing that, though they may have been far from home, they were not alone. Taking a long view through the prism of individual newspapers, editors, and journalists, the authors in this volume examine the emergence of the Irish American diaspora press and its profound contribution to the lives of Irish Americans over the course of the last two centuries.

Author : Charles Leland Sonnichsen
Publisher : TCU Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0875650465

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Texas Humoresque by Charles Leland Sonnichsen Pdf

Humor is serous business for human beings, including Texans. It is a great resource in time of trouble, an effective instrument for getting at the truth.

Author : L. Lloyd MacDonald
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781455615087

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Tejanos in the 1835 Texas Revolution by L. Lloyd MacDonald Pdf

A Texas historian presents a vividly detailed account of the 1835–36 battle for independence, shining new light on the experiences of Tejano rebels. In the 1820s and ‘30s, thousands of settlers from the United States migrated to Mexican Texas, lured by Mexico’s promise of freedom. But when President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna came to power, he discarded the constitution and established a new centralized government. In 1835 and ‘36, Mexican-born Tejanos and Anglo-born Texans fought side by side to defend their rights against this authoritarian power grab. After Santa Anna silenced decent across Mexico, Texas emerged as the lone province to gain independence. Offering a unique study of the role the Mexican-born revolutionaries played in Texas’s battle for independence, this account examines Mexico from the fifteenth century through the birth of the sovereign nation of Texas in 1836. Drawing heavily on first-person accounts, this detailed history sheds light on the stories and experiences of Tejanos and Texans who endured the fight for liberty. Enhanced by maps and illustrations handcrafted by the author, this volume contributes an important perspective to the ongoing scholarship and debate surrounding the Alamo generation of the 1830s.

Author : Clay Coppedge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614232186

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Hill Country Chronicles by Clay Coppedge Pdf

Texas Hill Country is a rugged and hilly area of central Texas known for its food, architecture and unique melting pot of Spanish and European settlers. The area's rich history is filled with quirky and fascinating tales about this landscape and the animals and people who have called it home. Clay Coppedge has been gathering Texas stories for over thirty years. This collection of his favorite columns includes his best Texas-sized stories on Hill Country history. From the legend of Llano's Enchanted Rock and the true story of Jim Bowie's famous knife to one rancher's attempt at bringing reindeer to the hottest area of the country and an oilman's search for Bigfoot, Hill Country Chronicles has them all and more.

Author : Michael L. Collins
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806161570

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A Crooked River by Michael L. Collins Pdf

During the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction, a squall of violence and lawlessness swept through the Nueces Strip and the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. Cattle rustlers, regular troops, and Texas Rangers, as well as Civil War deserters and other characters of questionable reputation, clashed with Mexicans, Germans, and Indians over unionism, race, livestock, land, and national sovereignty, among other issues. In A Crooked River, Michael L. Collins presents a rousing narrative of these events that reflects perspectives of people on both sides of the Rio Grande. Retracing a path first opened by historian Walter Prescott Webb, A Crooked River reveals parts of the tale that Webb never told. Collins brings a cross-cultural perspective to the role of the Texas Rangers in the continuing strife along the border during the late nineteenth century. He draws on many rare and obscure sources to chronicle the incidents of the period, bringing unprecedented depth and detail to such episodes as the “skinning wars,” the raids on El Remolino and Las Cuevas, and the attack on Nuecestown. Along the way, he dispels many entrenched legends of Texas history—in particular, the long-held belief that almost all of the era’s cattle thieves were Mexican. A balanced and thorough reevaluation, A Crooked River adds a new dimension to the history of the racial and cultural conflict that defined the border region and that still echoes today.

Author : William Montgomery Clemens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : NYPL:33433074817762

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Famous Funny Fellows by William Montgomery Clemens Pdf

Author : Sam DeShong Ratcliffe
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780292781139

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Painting Texas History to 1900 by Sam DeShong Ratcliffe Pdf

A collection of full-color and black-and-white illustrated paintings depicting Texas history including America's westward expansion, Native American encounters, military battles, farming and ranching, and other aspects of Texas history to 1900.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UOM:39015079406966

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Texas Library Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : Nancy Capace
Publisher : North American Book Dist LLC
Page : 1101 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780403095995

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Encyclopedia of Texas by Nancy Capace Pdf

Author : Richard Zelade
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-16
Category : Travel
ISBN : 158979608X

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Lone Star Travel Guide to Central Texas by Richard Zelade Pdf

Formerly a part of the popular Lone Star Guide to the Texas Hill Country, Central Texas now gets its own treatment in this up-to-date guide that includes history, folklore, and geography; detailed listings of lodgings, restaurants, and entertainment; major attractions, including state parks, museums, and historic places; directions, days and hours of operation, addresses, and phone numbers; and maps and calendar of events. Five tours take you from the Balcones Escarpment to "Central Texas Stew," a region of the state largely settled by Czechs and Germans in the early twentieth century.

Author : Barbara J. Rozek
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9781603447065

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Come to Texas by Barbara J. Rozek Pdf

"Come to Texas" urged countless advertisements, newspaper articles, and private letters in the late nineteenth century. Expansive acres lay fallow, ready to be turned to agricultural uses. Entrepreneurial Texans knew that drawing immigrants to those lands meant greater prosperity for the state as a whole and for each little community in it. They turned their hands to directing the stream of spatial mobility in American society to Texas. They told the "Texas story" to whoever would read it. In this book, Barbara Rozek documents their efforts, shedding light on the importance of their words in peopling the Lone Star State and on the optimism and hopes of the people who sought to draw others.Rozek traces the efforts first of the state government (until 1876) and then of private organizations, agencies, businesses, and individuals to entice people to Texas. The appeals, in whatever form, were to hope?hope for lower infant mortality rates, business and farming opportunities, education, marriage?and they reflected the hopes of those writing. Rozek states clearly that the number of words cannot be proven to be linked directly to the number of immigrants (Texas experienced a population increase of 672 percent between 1860 and 1920), but she demonstrates that understanding the effort is itself important.Using printed materials and private communications held in numerous archives as well as pictures of promotional materials, she shows the energy and enthusiasm with which Texans promoted their native or adopted home as the perfect home for others.Texas is indeed an immigrant state?perhaps by destiny; certainly, Rozek demonstrates, by design.

Author : Clay Coppedge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439666227

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Texas Singularities by Clay Coppedge Pdf

Texas, that most singular of states, conceals an entire parade of peculiar events and exceptional people in the back pages of its history books. A Lone Star man once (and only once) tried to bulldog a steer from an airplane. One small Texas town was attacked by the Japanese, while another was "liberated" from America during the Cold War. Texan career choices include goat gland doctor, rubbing doctor, striking cowboy and singing cowboy, not to mention swatter, tangler and dunker. From gunslinger Sally Skull to would-be rainmaker R.G. Dyrenforth, Clay Coppedge collects the distinctive odds and ends of Texan lore.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 604 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCAL:B4378009

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Southwest Review by Anonim Pdf