Book Description
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 :
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,17 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Texas
ISBN :
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 :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 30,26 MB
Release : 2009-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781104854751
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 1902- Cox
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 24,24 MB
Release : 2021-09-09
Category :
ISBN : 9781014602152
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 : Donna Ingham
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 39,62 MB
Release : 2010-08-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0762766689
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 : Barry Goodson
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 45,85 MB
Release : 2020-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1574418009
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 : Willie Kemp
Publisher :
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 15,41 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Texas
ISBN :
Author : C. Herndon Williams
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 38,78 MB
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1625841671
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 : James Frank Dobie
Publisher : Booksales
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,72 MB
Release : 1999-09
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9780785811329
A retelling of 28 tales about or taking place in Texas.
Author : Bill Brett
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,34 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Folklore
ISBN :
Author : C. Herndon Williams
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 27,83 MB
Release : 2010-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1614232466
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.