Author : A. C. Greene
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,79 MB
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 9781574410433
An annotated listing of over fifty books judged by the author to be the best examples of Texas literature; arranged alphabetically by title.
Author : Stacey Swann
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 15,3 MB
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1984897403
A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! • A bighearted novel with technicolor characters, plenty of Texas swagger, and a powder keg of a plot in which marriages struggle, rivalries flare, and secrets explode, all with a clever wink toward classical mythology. For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe: "The Iliad meets Friday Night Lights in this muscular, captivating debut" (Oprah Daily). The Briscoe family is once again the talk of their small town when March returns to East Texas two years after he was caught having an affair with his brother's wife. His mother, June, hardly welcomes him back with open arms. Her husband's own past affairs have made her tired of being the long-suffering spouse. Is it, perhaps, time for a change? Within days of March's arrival, someone is dead, marriages are upended, and even the strongest of alliances are shattered. In the end, the ties that hold them together might be exactly what drag them all down. An expansive tour de force, Olympus, Texas cleverly weaves elements of classical mythology into a thoroughly modern family saga, rich in drama and psychological complexity. After all, at some point, don't we all wonder: What good is this destructive force we call love?
Author : Julia Heaberlin
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 16,62 MB
Release : 2020
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0525621679
A new thriller from the internationally bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans.
Author : A. C. Greene
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 25,41 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781574410532
Describes growing up in small town West Texas in the early twentieth century focusing on fishing, festivals, and friendships. Also discusses the difficult struggles which many people experienced as well as portraying unusual people in humorous anecdotes.
Author : John Joseph Linn
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 31,59 MB
Release : 1935
Category : Texas
ISBN :
Author : Bob Phillips
Publisher :
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 2021
Category : Nonfiction television programs
ISBN : 9781477324028
Author : Bryan Burrough
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 35,31 MB
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9781594201998
Recounts how Texas oil transformed wealth and power in America through the stories of the state's four most influential oil families, tracing how they rose from modest backgrounds, shaped the government, and bankrolled the rise of modern conservatism.
Author : James K. Greer
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,99 MB
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN :
"Centennial series of the Association Former Students, Texas A & M Univ. ; no. 50." Hay's colorful reputation and a host of nicknames earned during battles.
Author : Richard F. Selcer
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1574418386
Fort Worth Stories is a collection of thirty-two bite-sized chapters of the city’s history. Did you know that the same day Fort Worth was mourning the death of beloved African American “Gooseneck Bill” McDonald, Dallas was experiencing a series of bombings in black neighborhoods? Or that Fort Worth almost got the largest statue to Robert E. Lee ever put up anywhere, sculpted by the same massive talent that created Mount Rushmore? Or that Fort Worth was once the candy-making capital of the Southwest and gave Hershey, Pennsylvania, a good run for its money as the sweet spot of the nation? A remarkable number of national figures have made a splash in Fort Worth, including Theodore Roosevelt while he was President; Vernon Castle, the Dance King; Dr. H.H. Holmes, America’s first serial killer; Harry Houdini, the escape artist; and Texas Guinan, star of the vaudeville stage and the big screen. Fort Worth Stories is illustrated with 50 photographs and drawings, many of them never before published. This collection of stories will appeal to all who appreciate the Cowtown city.
Author : John Fram
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1488055777
A Best Book of 2020 from Library Journal, CrimeReads, and BookPage “Marks the debut of an already accomplished novelist.” —John Banville The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback Dylan Whitley goes missing, an unremitting fear grips this remote corner of Texas. Joel Whitley was shamed out of conservative Bentley ten years ago, and while he’s finally made a life for himself as a gay man in New York, his younger brother’s disappearance soon brings him back to a place he thought he’d escaped for good. Meanwhile, Sheriff’s Deputy Starsha Clark stayed in Bentley; Joel’s return brings back painful memories—not to mention questions—about her own missing brother. And in the high school hallways, Dylan’s friends begin to suspect that their classmates know far more than they’re telling the police. Together, these unlikely allies will stir up secrets their town has long tried to ignore, drawing the attention of dangerous men who will stop at nothing to see that their crimes stay buried. But no one is quite prepared to face the darkness that’s begun to haunt their nightmares, whispering about a place long thought to be nothing but an urban legend: an empty night, a flicker of light on the horizon—The Bright Lands. Shocking, twisty and relentlessly suspenseful, John Fram’s debut is a heart-pounding story about old secrets, modern anxieties and the price young men pay for glory.
