Author : William M. Adler
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 16,66 MB
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 047203863X
An exceptional work of investigative journalism, Land of Opportunity is a probing tale of blighted dreams and misguided ambition. "One of the most fascinating and unforgettable families in American literature . . . destined to become the most prominent tome in the modern inner-city street life genre".--Claude Brown, author of Manchild in the Promised Land. Land of Opportunity has been optioned by Boyz 'N the Hood director John Singleton for his next film.
Author : David Winans
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 33,62 MB
Release : 2015-06-25
Category :
ISBN : 9780692423677
Texas is the best place in America to live, work and raise a family. Texas boasts a pro-growth tax policy offering no state income tax, a low tax burden for businesses, and sensible laws and regulations. This is drawing an increasing number of American firms seeking to relocate to Texas.
Author : New Mexico. Board of Exposition Managers
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 1915
Category : New Mexico
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Author : Anand Giridharadas
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 14,40 MB
Release : 2014-05-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0393239500
Describes how a Bangladeshi immigrant, shot in the Dallas mini mart where he worked in the days after September 11 in a revenge crime, forgave his assailant and petitioned the state of Texas to spare his attacker the death penalty.
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Page : 422 pages
File Size : 44,46 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Steam engineering
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Author : Bill Cannon
Publisher : Taylor Trade Publications
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 10,44 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9781556229497
There is a myriad of little known, often forgotten, and sometimes unbelievable events, places and people that make up the warp and woof of the Texas mystique. This book consists of intriguing facts taken from age-old legends about the people who developed and settled the state. A section called Truth is Stranger than Fiction will defy imagination. The Texas history buff is sure to enjoy Forgotten Footnotes to Texas History. Have You Ever Wondered? will supply answers to questions about certain Texas legends and folklore. Texas: Land of Legend and Lore presents the Texas of fact and fantasy that so captivates the imaginations of Texans and non-Texans alike.
Author : Therese M. Shea
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 15,19 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1477745572
This text teaches readers about some of Texas's most important and famous people, such as Stephen Austin, Barbara Jordan, and George W. Bush.
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Page : 1084 pages
File Size : 19,71 MB
Release : 1913
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Page : 444 pages
File Size : 27,31 MB
Release : 1913
Category : Architecture, Domestic
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Page : 152 pages
File Size : 23,77 MB
Release : 1910
Category : Texas
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