Small enough to fit in your back pocket, this guide features twenty easy-to-follow hikes in Big Bend National Park. Look Inside to Find Half-hour strolls to full-day adventures Accurate, easy-to-follow directions to the trailhead Hikes for hikers of every ability, including families with young children Clear, accurate, and concise mile-by-mile ......
This book is a sociocultural and historical analysis of nineteenth-century African American cowboys. The author examines their role in rodeo and the development of the Texas cattle industry.
Class and Masculinities on the Texas Frontier, 1865-1900
Explores how, in contrast to the mythic image, from the late 1870s on, as the Texas frontier became more settled and the open range disappeared, the real cowboys faced increasing demands from the people around them to rein in the very traits that Americans considered the most masculine.
Tells the story of the 1930s as seen from the cell blocks and cotton fields of Texas and California prisons, state institutions that held growing numbers of working people from around the country and around the world - overwhelmingly poor, disproportionately non-white, and displaced by economic crisis.
Inside the Urban Underground of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking, and Stre
In December of 2001, Jeff Ferrell quit his job as tenured professor, moved back to his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, and, with a place to live but no real income, began an eight-month odyssey of essentially living off of the street. This is the story of this journey into the often illicit worlds of scrounging, recycling, and second-hand living.
Inside the Urban Underground of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking, and Stre
In December of 2001, Jeff Ferrell quit his job as tenured professor, moved back to his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas, and, with a place to live but no real income, began an eight-month odyssey of essentially living off of the street. This is the story of this journey into the often illicit worlds of scrounging, recycling, and second-hand living.
Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Lone Star State
A rich history, larger-than-life personalities, and independent spirit make Texas a treasure trove of ghostly lore. This collection includes eerie tales of the spirits that haunt the Alamo, Old Rip the horned toad, UFO sightings in north Texas, the never-ending ride of El Muerto, and the ghost on board the USS Lexington.
