Is there a better way to spend a Texas afternoon than outdoors on a trail and then sitting back to relax with a cold one? Authors Jay Maddock and Debra Kellstedt would say there isn't. Texas Hikes and Brews: A Rambler's Guide to a Perfect Day presents twenty-four different hiking itineraries throughout the Lone Star State, each coupled with an ......
The Lone Star State takes its name from the icon on its famous flag, a flag whose story adds a unique dimension to the dramatic history of Texas. In the flag's early incarnations, homespun cotton, ladies' silk dresses, and various other goods provided the materials used for banners to lead Texans in battle and in nation-building. In Texas Flags, ......
Tactical Radio Intelligence in World War II: Silent Warriors in Europe fills a unique void in United States military and intelligence histories by providing exceptional insight into the contributions made by a very select group of veterans: the US Army Signal Corps Radio and Signal Intelligence soldiers. During World War II, thousands of young ......
This debut collection takes readers to small-town Ohio, New York City, and beyond, presenting the unique voices of troubled characters-Polish and Ukrainian, young and old, rich and poor-as they face life-altering challenges and struggle with their faith in religion, family, society, and themselves. A Polish immigrant catches his son making ......
The story of state parks in Texas is a compelling one, rich with environmental and cultural history. Environmental geographer and scientist Jason P. Julian's visits to each state park, initially for outdoor recreation and then for research, sparked a keen interest in the interwoven natural and cultural history of the parks. Stepping Outside: ......
Spindletop. The word conjures images of Texas oil: roustabouts, roughnecks, oil barons, and endless rows of wooden derricks. The discovery of oil at Spindletop in 1901 revolutionized the oil and drilling industry in the United States: before Spindletop's seventy thousand barrels of oil a day, no other well in the United States had produced more ......
Misinformation Causes, Consequences, and Interventions
In an era defined by information overload and polarized discourse, Sowing the West Texas Wind brings together a diverse array of scholars, scientists, journalists, and legal experts to examine the rise of misinformation and its real-world impacts. The scope goes from the deeply local to the national and global to understand how trust is won and ......
Millions of Americans moved west to settle the Mississippi Valley and the Great Plains during the tumultuous nineteenth century. In 1850, Dr. James Dudley Gray (1821-1894) set out for Iowa from Marietta, Ohio, following a family migration path pioneered by his oldest brother a decade earlier. Sorrow and Satisfaction: The Life of Dr. James Dudley ......
My Father, His General, and the Long Road from Vietnam
As the Vietnam War was beginning to turn towards its bitter end, Le Quan fought under beloved general Tran Ba Di in the army of South Vietnam. An unlikely encounter thrust the two men together, and they developed a mutual respect in their home country during wartime. Forty years later, the two men reconnected in a wholly unlikely setting: a family ......
