Picturing Texas

Author : Chuck Bailey
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477329250
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Picturing Texas Politics written by Chuck Bailey and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With rare, previously unpublished photographs and iconic images of politicians from the state’s founders to Ann Richards, George W. Bush, and Rick Perry, here is the first-ever photographic album of Texas politicians and political campaigns. The Republic of Texas was founded in 1839, around the time that photography was being invented. So while there were no photographers at the Alamo or San Jacinto, they arrived soon after to immortalize, on film, Sam Houston, David Burnett, Mirabeau Lamar, and many other founding fathers of the Lone Star State. Over the following nearly two centuries, Texas politics and politicians have provided reliable, often dramatic, and sometimes larger-than-life subjects for photographers to capture in the moment and add to the historical record. Picturing Texas Politics presents the first photographic album of Texas politicians and political campaigns ever assembled. Chuck Bailey has searched archives, museums, libraries, and private collections to find photographs that have never been published, as well as iconic images, such as Russell Lee’s pictures of one of Ralph Yarborough’s campaigns. These photographs are arranged into four chronological sections, each one introduced by historian Patrick Cox, who also provides informative photo captions. The photographs display power and political savvy from the early Republic to Lyndon Johnson and Bob Bullock; unmatched dedication to Texas in the Hobby and Bush families; and the growing influence of women in politics, from Miriam “Ma” Ferguson to Barbara Jordan, Ann Richards, and Kay Bailey Hutchison. With Sam Houston’s jaguar vest, W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel’s hillbilly band, a famous governor with an ostrich, and prominent Texans eating watermelons, shooting guns, and riding horses, this is Texas politics at its liveliest and best.

Author : Kenny Braun
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781477315477
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book As Far as You Can See written by Kenny Braun and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In his novel of Texas, The Gay Place, Billy Lee Brammer famously wrote that ‘the country is most barbarously large and final.’ And indeed it is. Few artists and writers and photographers are big enough to embrace it. This book is proof that Kenny Braun is one who does, which is great news for the rest of us.” —S. C. Gwynne, from the foreword Texas continually awes and surprises with its natural beauty. Within the state’s quarter-million square miles are scenic landscapes as varied as the rugged desert mountains of the Big Bend country, cypress swamps and old-growth forests in the piney woods, ocean beaches and dunes along the Gulf Coast, and stretches of the Great Plains that spread as widely over the earth as the skies above. Kenny Braun has traveled the length and breadth of Texas photographing its vast lands. In As Far as You Can See, he presents a portfolio of stunning images that capture the natural splendor of the entire state. From sweeping landscape shots to detailed close-ups, Braun’s photographs offer fresh, lovely views of Texas. He has a keen eye for the unexpected scene, whether it be the refreshing depths of the Balmorhea pool in arid West Texas or the Tuscan-like look of a Fredericksburg vineyard. Even when he photographs iconic spots such as Enchanted Rock or Caddo Lake, Braun finds new perspectives that allow viewers to see these familiar places as if for the first time. Accompanying the images are a brief introduction by Braun and a foreword by the Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times best-selling author S. C. Gwynne. This winning combination of photographs and words makes As Far as You Can See a must-have book to own and to give.

Author : Chuck Bailey
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477302549
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Picturing Texas Politics written by Chuck Bailey and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic of Texas was founded in 1839, around the time that photography was being invented. So while there were no photographers at the Alamo or San Jacinto, they arrived soon after to immortalize, on film, Sam Houston, David Burnett, Mirabeau Lamar, and many other founding fathers of the Lone Star State. Over the following nearly two centuries, Texas politics and politicians have provided reliable, often dramatic, and sometimes larger-than-life subjects for photographers to capture in the moment and add to the historical record. Picturing Texas Politics presents the first photographic album of Texas politicians and political campaigns ever assembled. Chuck Bailey has searched archives, museums, libraries, and private collections to find photographs that have never been published, as well as iconic images, such as Russell Lee’s pictures of one of Ralph Yarborough’s campaigns. These photographs are arranged into four chronological sections, each one introduced by historian Patrick Cox, who also provides informative photo captions. The photographs display power and political savvy from the early Republic to Lyndon Johnson and Bob Bullock; unmatched dedication to Texas in the Hobby and Bush families; and the growing influence of women in politics, from Miriam “Ma” Ferguson to Barbara Jordan, Ann Richards, and Kay Bailey Hutchison. With Sam Houston’s jaguar vest, W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel’s hillbilly band, a famous governor with an ostrich, and prominent Texans eating watermelons, shooting guns, and riding horses, this is Texas politics at its liveliest and best.

Author : Robert L. Reid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Picturing Texas written by Robert L. Reid and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book focuses on some of the most famous photographs ever taken: the Farm Security Administration's images of Dust Bowl Texans. But there is much more to the FSA photographs than is commonly believed. From 1935 to 1943 - the critical years of the Great Depression and World War II - the photographers in the federal government's Farm Security Administration (and later the Office of War Information) documented America, especially Texas, in all its vast complexity. Some of the most famous names in documentary photography, including Dorothea Lange, Russell Lee, and Arthur Rothstein, took more than five thousand photographs in Texas, more than in any other state." "In addition to the well-known pictures of rural poverty and the Dust Bowl, these remarkable artists captured a rich panorama of everyday life in Texas's rural areas, small towns, and big cities. By the time they were done, there were few areas and aspects of Texas left undocumented." "Robert L. Reid's text traces the history of the FSA and the OWI and discusses the photographers and their work. The book also presents more than two hundred magnificent duotone photographs in chapters on cotton, cattle, oil, cities and towns, recreation and leisure, the Dust Bowl, World War II, and other themes." "Readers will be moved by the vast array of images of town meetings and rodeos, down-and-out farmers and prosperous businessmen, beer joints and factories, black and brown and white."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Betsy Warren
Publisher : Ranch Gate Books
ISBN 13 : 9780961866013
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of Texas written by Betsy Warren and published by Ranch Gate Books. This book was released on 1988-12 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This picture book tells you about some of the great events of Texas history and the kinds of people who made events.

Author : Earl Nottingham
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1648430023
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wild Focus written by Earl Nottingham and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wild Focus, Earl Nottingham, chief photographer for the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department and its magazine, provides a unique perspective on Texas featuring images of the woods, waters, and wildlife of the Lone Star landscape. Nottingham’s engaging photography—landscape, nature, and wildlife; environmental portraiture of people; photojournalistic coverage of events, including natural disasters—provides a cohesive overview of biodiversity and the state of conservation in Texas. The nearly 200 stunning photographs collected here encompass the expansive mission of TPWD, presenting traditional landscape images from state and national parks as well as from vast private lands. Cultural and historic sites are included along with environmental portraits of the people associated with those sites. From the state’s wildlife, both great and small, to nature shown in not only its beauty but also its fury—wildfires, hurricanes, and floods—Earl Nottingham offers a visual compendium of events, people, places, and things that have shaped the face of natural Texas. The author logged untold miles and wore through many sets of tires to offer timely stories that would “inform, educate, entertain, and empower” readers about the outdoors. These images that capture the richness and diversity of wild Texas inspire a greater appreciation for the state’s beauty and promote a sense of stewardship for its natural treasures.

Author : William H. Goetzmann
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9780292738324
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texas Images & Visions written by William H. Goetzmann and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dennis B. Fradin
Publisher : Children's Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texas en Palabras Y Fotos (Texas: In Words and Pictures) written by Dennis B. Fradin and published by Children's Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief introduction to the land, history, cities, industries, and famous sites of the Lone Star State.

Author : Dennis B. Fradin
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
ISBN 13 : 9780516039435
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texas in Words and Pictures written by Dennis B. Fradin and published by Children's Press(CT). This book was released on 1981 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief introduction to the land, history, cities, industries, and famous sites of the Lone Star State.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moving Picture World and View Photographer written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: