Edited by Wanda Garner Cash and Ed Sterling
Twelve essays that explore the role of the Texas Press Association in informing the electorate, promoting business, advancing the public good, and improving the quality of life for all Texans.
Barker Texas History Center Series
William Pitt Ballinger: Texas Lawyer, Southern Statesman, 1825–1888
By John Anthony Moretta
Few people have played a more important role in the history of Texas than William Pitt Ballinger. Ballinger is one of those individuals whose behind-the-scenes life had a major impact on the events of his time. In his fascinating life and career we see reflected some of the most important issues of his era, including secession, slavery, corporations, and the law.
Texas, Her Texas: The Life and Times of Frances Goff
By Nancy Beck Young and Lewis L. Gould; foreword by Ann Richards
Texas, Her Texas is the fascinating story of Frances Goff and her three remarkable careers: in Texas government as legislative aide and State Budget Director; at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center; and as Director of the Bluebonnet Girls State Program of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Imaginary Kingdom: Texas as Seen by the Rivera and Rubí Military Expeditions, 1727 and 1767
Edited by Jack Jackson
Imaginary Kingdom presents the first English translation of the Pedro de Rivera diary of 1727 and the first publication of the heretofore-unknown Marques de Rubí diary of 1767.
Texas Oil, American Dreams: A Study of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
By Lawrence Goodwyn
Lawrence Goodwyn explores the legend of the Texas wildcatter, the twentieth century’s version of Thomas Jefferson’s “yeoman farmer” and the nineteenth century’s plains-riding cowboy. Goodwyn brings into clear relief the people who endeavored to act out the American Dream in the remote corners of “oil country.”
Behold the People: R. C. Hickman’s Photographs of Black Dallas, 1949–1961, 1st Edition
By R. C. Hickman
This remarkable book reproduces over one hundred photographs taken by R. C. Hickman, a professional photographer whose exceptional work provides a fascinating visual record of life in Dallas’s black community during the three decades following World War II.
War Scare on the Rio Grande: Robert Runyon’s Photographs of the Border Conflict, 1913–1916
By Frank N. Samponaro and Paul J. Vanderwood
Brownsville photographer Robert Runyon’s coverage of the “bandit” raids in 1915 and the U.S. military buildup along the border in 1916 is of great historical importance, as are his photographs of the revolution in northeastern Mexico in 1913–1914.
The News from Brownsville: Helen Chapman’s Letters from the Texas Military Frontier, 1848–1852
Edited by Caleb Coker
Helen Chapman and her husband William, the first quartermaster at Fort Brown, were founding citizens of Brownsville, Texas. In her letters from the South Texas frontier, she commented on social conditions along the Rio Grande, expressing forthright opinions on a wide range of topics.
