Fifty Years Of The Texas Observer

Author : Char Miller
Publisher : Trinity University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781595340870

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Fifty Years of the Texas Observer by Char Miller Pdf

For the past five decades the Texas Observer has been an essential voice in Texas culture and politics, championing honest government, civil rights, labor, and the environment, while providing a platform for many of the state’s most passionate and progressive voices. Included are ninety-one selections from Roy Bedichek, Lou Dubose, Ronnie Dugger, Dagoberto Gilb, Jim Hightower, Molly Ivins, Larry McMurtry, Maury Maverick Jr., Willie Morris, Debbie Nathan, and others. To mark the Observer’s fiftieth anniversary, Char Miller has selected a cross section of the best work to appear in its pages. Not only does the collection pay homage to an important alternative voice in Texas journalism, it also serves as a progressive chronicle of a half-century of life in the Lone Star State—a state that has spawned three presidents in the last forty years. If Texas is, as some say, a crucible for national politics, then Fifty Years of the Texas Observer can be read as a casebook for issues that concern citizens in all fifty states. Molly Ivins's foreword gives historical background for the Observer and sets the stage for the book.

Author : Jack Bales
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476612317

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Willie Morris by Jack Bales Pdf

William Weaks Morris was a writer defined in large measure by his Southern roots. A seventh generation Mississippian, he grew up in Yazoo City frequently reminded of his heritage. Spending his college years at the University of Texas and at Oxford University in England gave Morris a taste of the world and, at the very least, something to write home about. This volume is a comprehensive reference work dealing with Willie Morris’ life and works. It is also a literary biography based on hundreds of primary sources such as letters, newspaper articles and interviews. The principal focus is on Morris’ literary legacy, which includes works such as North Toward Home, New York Days and My Dog Skip.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:732778629

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The Texas Observer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin,Charles Whitaker
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781538138120

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Curating Culture by Sharon Bloyd-Peshkin,Charles Whitaker Pdf

Print magazines were the original niche medium, creating communities long before the internet allowed audiences to find specialized content and interact with like-minded readers. Consumer magazines provided information, inspiration, empathy and advocacy for readers with specific goals and concerns. The targeted advertising business model of magazines was an early precursor of contemporary algorithms and metrics behind social media marketing. The cultural niches 20th century consumer magazines created and covered were powerful social influences on a wide variety of readers, from farmers to feminists, and covered everything from big ideas to political ideologies. With missions to serve specific readers and editors who were champions of their interests, even the most practical magazines were cultural influences well beyond their pages. This book is a curated collection of case studies that collectively shed light on the cultural niches that American consumer magazines of the 20th century covered and created. The chapters examine how cultural niches were cultivated, how they changed over time, and how they influenced broader cultural conversations. This sweeping view of 20th-century American magazines illuminates how this particular media form created, cultivated, and served specific communities, laying the groundwork for contemporary media forms to continue that role today.

Author : Bryan Burrough
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780143116820

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The Big Rich by Bryan Burrough Pdf

“Full of schadenfreude and speculation—and solid, timely history too.” —Kirkus Reviews “This is a portrait of capitalism as white-knuckle risk taking, yielding fruitful discoveries for the fathers, but only sterile speculation for the sons—a story that resonates with today's economic upheaval.” —Publishers Weekly “What's not to enjoy about a book full of monstrous egos, unimaginable sums of money, and the punishment of greed and shortsightedness?” —The Economist Phenomenal reviews and sales greeted the hardcover publication of The Big Rich, New York Times bestselling author Bryan Burrough's spellbinding chronicle of Texas oil. Weaving together the multigenerational sagas of the industry's four wealthiest families, Burrough brings to life the men known in their day as the Big Four: Roy Cullen, H. L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson, all swaggering Texas oil tycoons who owned sprawling ranches and mingled with presidents and Hollywood stars. Seamlessly charting their collective rise and fall, The Big Rich is a hugely entertaining account that only a writer with Burrough's abilities-and Texas upbringing-could have written.

Author : Joe Nick Patoski
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781623497033

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Austin to ATX by Joe Nick Patoski Pdf

In this gonzo history of the “City of the Violet Crown,” author and journalist Joe Nick Patoski chronicles the modern evolution of the quirky, bustling, funky, self-contradictory place known as Austin, Texas. Patoski describes the series of cosmic accidents that tossed together a mashup of outsiders, free spirits, thinkers, educators, writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, artists, and politicians who would foster the atmosphere, the vibe, the slightly off-kilter zeitgeist that allowed Austin to become the home of both Armadillo World Headquarters and Dell Technologies. Patoski’s raucous, rollicking romp through Austin’s recent past and hipster present connects the dots that lead from places like Scholz Garten—Texas’ oldest continuously operating business—to places like the Armadillo, where Willie Nelson and Darrell Royal brought hippies and rednecks together around music. He shows how misfits like William Sydney Porter—the embezzler who became famous under his pen name, O. Henry—served as precursors for iconoclasts like J. Frank Dobie, Bud Shrake, and Molly Ivins. He describes the journey, beginning with the search for an old girlfriend, that eventually brought Louis Black, Nick Barbaro, and Roland Swenson to the founding of the South by Southwest music, film, and technology festival. As one Austinite, who in typical fashion is simultaneously pursuing degrees in medicine and cinematography, says, “Austin is very different from the rest of Texas.” Many readers of Austin to ATX will have already realized that. Now they will know why.

Author : Kenneth R. Mladenka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1988-11-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0534103685

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The Texas Observer by Kenneth R. Mladenka Pdf

Author : James McEnteer
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292736160

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Fighting Words by James McEnteer Pdf

Fighting Words profiles five journalists who published the truth as they saw it, no matter how their reporting angered politicians, social and religious leaders, or other journalists. The five journalists are William Brann (1855–1898), Don Biggers (1868–1957), John Granbery (1874–1953), Archer Fullingim (1902–1984), and Stoney Burns [Brent Stein] (1942–2011). Though they lived in different eras, all these men dealt with issues that society continues to face—racism, official corruption, religious freedom, educational reform, political extremism of the left and right, the clash of urban and rural values, and the fear of change. Their lives and work constitute a unique, alternative perspective on Texas history and the history of journalism itself. In addition to the troubling questions they raised on social issues, these independent journalists challenge us, as they challenged the mainline media of their own times, to define the function of journalism and to examine the mandate of the First Amendment. We may doubt the wisdom of some of their convictions, but not the courage they needed to express them in the face of ridicule, hostility, intimidation, and even death. More than the specific causes they fought for, the independents’ passion for truth and their absolute belief in free speech constitute their greatest legacy to us and to journalism.

Author : Francis Edward Abernethy
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0929398424

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Texas Folklore Society: 1909-1943 by Francis Edward Abernethy Pdf

This is a society that you join because you want to. The purpose of the society is to collect and make known to he public sons and ballads, superstitions, games, plays, and proverbs.

Author : Ramona Cearley
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780292706415

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Conversations with Texas Writers by Ramona Cearley Pdf

Presents a collection of interviews with writers from the state of Texas, including poets, novelists, essayists, playwrights, and journalists, and provides insight into how Texas has shaped their writing, and contains excerpts from each authors work, as well as photographs, brief biographies, and bibliographies.

Author : Francis Edward Abernethy,Carolyn Fiedler Satterwhite
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0929398785

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Texas Folklore Society: 1943-1971 by Francis Edward Abernethy,Carolyn Fiedler Satterwhite Pdf

This is a society that you join because you want to. The purpose of the society is to collect and make known to he public sons and ballads, superstitions, games, plays, and proverbs.

Author : Dave Oliphant
Publisher : Wings Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781609400699

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Harbingers of Books to Come by Dave Oliphant Pdf

The first major autobiography by a Texas poet, this noteworthy account traces the life and times of a poet, publisher, critic, and teacher from his childhood to the present day. This remarkable life is examined through the works it produced--25 books in the fields of poetry, fiction, translation, jazz history, and book reviewing. Proving that the literary and intellectual life in Texas far surpasses the state's stereotypes, this record shows how the poet was instrumental in connecting Texas with many Latin American writers as well as with a wide world of music.

Author : Richard A. Holland
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292714298

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The Texas Book by Richard A. Holland Pdf

Provides personality profiles, historical essays, and first-person reminiscences of the history of the University of Texas. Topics include recurring attacks on the school by politicians and regents, the institution's history of segregation and struggles to become a diverse university, the sixties' protest movements, and the Tower sniper shooting.

Author : Wayne Thorburn
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781477322536

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The Republican Party of Texas by Wayne Thorburn Pdf

The former executive director of the Texas GOP offers a “granular blow-by-blow account” of his party from Reconstruction to the 21st century (Publishers Weekly). On July 4, 1867, a group of men assembled in Houston to establish the Republican Party of Texas. Combatting entrenched statewide support for the Democratic Party and their own internal divisions, Republicans struggled to gain a foothold in the Lone Star State, which had sided with the Confederacy and aligned with the Democratic platform. In The Republican Party of Texas, Wayne Thorburn chronicles more than 150 years of the defeats and victories of the party that became the dominant political force in Texas in the modern era. Thorburn documents the organizational structure of the Texas GOP, drawing attention to prominent names, such as Harry Wurzbach and George W. Bush, alongside lesser-known community leaders who bolstered local support. The 1960s and 1970s proved a watershed era for Texas Republicans as they elected the first Republican governor and more state senators and congressional representatives than ever before. From decisions about candidates and shifting allegiances and political stances, to race-based divisions and strategic cooperation with leaders in the Democratic Party, Thorburn unearths the development of the GOP in Texas to understand the unique Texan conservatism that prevails today.

Author : Keith Boykin
Publisher : Bold Type Books
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781645037293

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Race Against Time by Keith Boykin Pdf

A Cold Civil War has engulfed the nation. After a deadly pandemic, shocking incidents of police brutality, a racial justice crisis, and the fall of a dangerous demagogue, America remains more divided than at any time in decades. At the heart of this national crisis is the fear of a darkening America—a country in which there is no longer a predominant white majority. As the Republican Party has lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections, its leaders have incited white Americans in a last-ditch race against time to stop the advance of a new, multiracial emerging majority. Keith Boykin, long time political commentator, has watched this white resentment consume the GOP over the course of a life in politics, activism, and journalism. He has also observed the divisions among Democrats, as white progressives have postponed demands for full racial equity, while Black voters have often been too forgiving of party leaders who have failed to deliver. America can no longer avoid its long overdue reckoning with the past, Boykin argues. With the familiarity of personal experience and the acuity of historical insight, Boykin urges us to fight racism, sexism, xenophobia, and homophobia, and save the union, not just by making Black lives matter, but by making Black lives equal.