True Tales Of Texas

Author : Bertha Mae Cox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Tales of Texas written by Bertha Mae Cox and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of tales about people and events in Texas history arranged in chronological order from the sixteenth century to the present day.

Author : Bertha Mae Cox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781104854751
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Tales of Texas written by Bertha Mae Cox and published by . This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of tales about people and events in Texas history arranged in chronological order from the sixteenth century to the present day.

Author : Donna Ingham
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762766689
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mysteries and Legends of Texas written by Donna Ingham and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of our growing Mysteries and Legends series, Mysteries and Legends of Texas explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Texas's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Texas history.

Author : Bertha Mae 1902- Cox
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781014602152
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Tales of Texas; written by Bertha Mae 1902- Cox and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : C. Herndon Williams
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625841671
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Tales of the Texas Frontier written by C. Herndon Williams and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For eight centuries, the Texas frontier has seen conquest, exploration, immigration, revolution and innovation, leaving to history a cast of fascinating characters and captivating tales. Its historic period began in 1519 with Spanish exploration, but there was a prehistory long before, nearly fifteen thousand years earlier, with the arrival of people to Texas. Each story pulls a new perspective from this long history by examining nearly all angles--from archaeology to ethnography, astronomy, agriculture and more. These true stories prove to be unexpected, sometimes contrarian and occasionally funny but always fascinating. Join author and historian C. Herndon Williams as he recounts his exploration of nearly a millennium of the Texas frontier.

Author : Sherri Knight
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0979912075
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tom P's Fiddle written by Sherri Knight and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the back cover: An entertaining blend of historical authenticity and the authors descriptive narrative. Through the context of real events, the author sheds light on a media-influenced society bent on imposing moral standards and the impact that can have on a jury verdict and the ultimate outcome of a man's life.

Author : Barry Goodson
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574418009
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Country Cop written by Barry Goodson and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The deputy sheriff or sheriff of a county often is perceived as the lone officer protecting the citizens of a small town. Country Cop is the riveting story of one such deputy sheriff, Barry Goodson, and his experiences with the Parker County Sheriff’s office in the 1990s and early 2000s in North Texas. Goodson was required to answer any call for service within an area roughly the size of Rhode Island (just under 1000 square miles), where a backup officer could be many miles away, and so he often patrolled and handled calls alone in a county renowned for being a haven for drug manufacturers and dealers. Goodson puts the reader in his patrol car to vicariously share what it is like to be in county law enforcement. He reveals his officer’s skills, which include the ability to identify an offender immediately, to assess that offender’s immediate intent (apparent or not), and to decide on proper action before the offender can unleash his or her attack on that deputy or against the originally intended victim. More often than not, he employed “verbal judo” to de-escalate a situation instead of drawing his gun. Calls from dispatch ranged from a simple need to clear livestock from the highways to shots fired or a 150 mph high-speed auto chase of drug dealers. More often, drug dealer attacks erupted during a perceived normal traffic stop with the offender suddenly producing a weapon, forcing Goodson to use force to subdue the individual. During one domestic violence call Goodson and another officer forced entry to stop a violent father from extreme violence against his wife and two teenage sons, but then Goodson had to intercept the wife as she lunged forward with a pair of long scissors in an attempt to stab the other officer in the back. Country Cop gives the inside story of county law enforcement and will prove a valuable resource for those in criminal justice, those who aspire to a career in law enforcement, and to all who enjoy a good police story.

Author : E.R. Bills
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625847653
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texas Obscurities written by E.R. Bills and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of these quirky true stories might surprise even the most proud Texan. Austin sat the first all-woman state supreme court in the nation in 1925. A utopian colony thrived in Kristenstad during the Great Depression. Bats taken from the Bracken and Ney Caves and Devil's Sinkhole were developed as a secret weapon that vied with the Manhattan Project to shorten World War II. In Slaton in 1922, German priest Joseph M. Keller was kidnapped, tarred and feathered amid anti-German fervor following World War I. Author E.R. Bills offers this collection of trials, tribulations and intrigue that is sure to enrich one's understanding of the biggest state in the Lower Forty-eight.

Author : C. Herndon Williams
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614232466
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texas Gulf Coast Stories written by C. Herndon Williams and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-03 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The middle Texas coast, known locally as the Coast Bend, is an area filled with fascinating stories. From as early as the days of de Vaca and La Salle, the Coastal Bend has been a site of early exploration, bloody conflicts, legendary shipwrecks and even a buried treasure or two. However, much of the true history has remained unknown, misunderstood and even hidden. For years, local historian C. Herndon Williams has shared his fascinating discoveries of the area's early stories through his weekly column, "Coastal Bend Chronicle." Now he has selected some of his favorites in Texas Gulf Coast Stories. Join Williams as he explores the days of early settlement and European contact, Karankawa and Tonkawa legends and the Coastal Bend's tallest of tall tales.

Author : Carmen Goldthwaite
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614237093
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Texas Dames written by Carmen Goldthwaite and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the Texas Dames, women who sallied forth to run sprawling ranches, build towns, helm major banks and shape Lone Star history. These "Dames" broke gender and racial barriers in every facet of life. Some led the way as heroines, while others slid headlong into notoriety, but nearly all exhibited similar strands of courage and determination to wrest a country, a state and a region from the wilds. From Angelina of the Hasinai, interpreter for the Spanish, and sharpshooter Sally Scull to Dr. Claudia Potter, America's first female anesthesiologist, and Birdie Harwood, first female mayor in the United States, historian Carmen Goldthwaite has been profiling Texas women and their accomplishments in her popular "Texas Dames" column. Here are their stories, from early Tejas to the twentieth century.