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Frances B. Vick series
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The AEF in Print: An Anthology of American Journalism in World War I
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The AEF in Print is an anthology that tells the story of U.S. involvement in World War I through newspaper and magazine articles—precisely how the American public experienced the Great War. From April 1917 to November 1918, Americans followed the war in their local newspapers and popular magazines. The book’s chapters are organized chronologically: Mobilization, Arrival in Europe, Learning to Fight, American Firsts, Battles, and the Armistice. Also included are topical chapters, such as At Sea, In the Air, In the Trenches, Wounded Warriors, and Heroes. “Some of these stories are real gems. Irving Cobb’s account of the sinking of the SS Tuscania, for example, is absolutely riveting, and the same can be said of William Shepherd’s description of life aboard US Navy destroyers in the Atlantic, Floyd Gibbons’s narration of his wounding at Belleau Wood, and George Pattullo’s roll-out of the Sergeant York legend.” —Steven Trout, author of On the Battlefield of Memory: The First World War and American Remembrance. “The well-written and evocative articles bring the war to life.” —Jennifer Keene, author of Doughboys, the Great War, and the Remaking of America.
Date:
May 2018
Creator:
Dubbs, Chris & Kelley, John-Daniel
System:
The UNT Digital Library
From Santa Anna to Selena: Notable Mexicanos and Tejanos in Texas History since 1821
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Author Harriett Denise Joseph relates biographies of eleven notable Mexicanos and Tejanos, beginning with Santa Anna and the impact his actions had on Texas. She discusses the myriad contributions of Erasmo and Juan Seguín to Texas history, as well as the factors that led a hero of the Texas Revolution (Juan) to be viewed later as a traitor by his fellow Texans. Admired by many but despised by others, folk hero Juan Nepomuceno Cortina is one of the most controversial figures in the history of nineteenth-century South Texas. Preservationist and historian Adina De Zavala fought to save part of the Alamo site and other significant structures. Labor activist Emma Tenayuca’s youth, passion, courage, and sacrifice merit attention for her efforts to help the working class. Joseph reveals the individual and collective accomplishments of a powerhouse couple, bilingual educator Edmundo Mireles and folklorist-author Jovita González. She recognizes the military and personal battles of Medal of Honor recipient Raul “Roy” Benavidez. Irma Rangel, the first Latina to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, is known for the many “firsts” she achieved during her lifetime. Finally, we read about Selena’s life and career, as well as her tragic death and her continuing …
Date:
March 2018
Creator:
Joseph, Harriett Denise
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legends and Life in Texas: Folklore from the Lone Star State, in Stories and Song
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Collection of Texas folklore and historical anecdotes split into three main sections: "Legendary" Texans; Texas Folk Song and Dance; and Life in Texas -- As We Remember It. Index starts on page 311.
Date:
December 2017
Creator:
Untiedt, Kenneth L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Captain Jack Helm: A Victim of Texas Reconstruction Violence
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Biographical account of John Jackson “Jack” Helm, a law man and eventual victim of man-killer John Wesley Hardin. During his lifetime in Reconstruction Texas he served as deputy sheriff, then county sheriff, and finally captain of the notorious Texas State Police, developing a reputation as a violent and ruthless man-hunter. Helm’s aggressive enforcement of his version of “law and order” resulted in a deadly confrontation with two of his enemies in the midst of the Sutton-Taylor Feud.
Date:
March 2018
Creator:
Parsons, Chuck
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Higher Education in Texas: Its Beginnings to 1970
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Higher Education in Texas is the first book to tell the history, defining events, and critical participants in the development of higher education in Texas from approximately 1838 to 1970. Charles Matthews, Chancellor Emeritus of the Texas State University System, begins the story with the land grant policies of the Spanish, Mexicans, Republic of Texas, and the State of Texas that led to the growth of Texas. Religious organizations supplied the first of many colleges, years before the Texas Legislature began to fund and support public colleges and universities. Matthews devotes a chapter to the junior/community colleges and their impact on providing a low-cost education alternative for local students. These community colleges also played a major role in economic development in their communities. Further chapters explore the access and equity in educating women, African Americans, and Hispanics.
Date:
February 2018
Creator:
Matthews, Charles R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coyote Wisdom
This volume contains popular folklore of Mexico and Texas, including animal folk stories, Navajo creation myths, discussions about folk characters, discussions about the philosophy of folklore, and other miscellaneous folk stories. The index begins on page 293.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Corners of Texas
This volume contains popular folklore of Texas, including information about folk music, folk arts and crafts, history of Texas, prominent Texas writers, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 285.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
From Hell to Breakfast
Volume of popular folklore of Texas and Mexico, including religious anecdotes, stories about Native American dances, stories about petroleum and oil fields, folk songs, legends, customs and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 205.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Happy Hunting Ground
Collection of popular folklore from Central and South America, including Mexican ballads, primitive art, cowboy dances, reptile myths, superstitions, Indian pictographs, and other folktales. The index begins on page 127.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society & Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hunters & Healers: Folklore Types & Topics
Volume of Texan and Mexican folklore, including stories about hunting, folk medicine, ballads, religion and other folklore. The index begins on page 169.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legendary Ladies of Texas
Collection of historical anecdotes providing "a study of Texas women and the conflicting images and myths that have grown up about them" (back cover). The index begins on page 225.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Golden Log
Volume of popular Texas folklore, including information about unusual Texas place names, folktales about spiders, folktales about witchcraft, ghosts and superstitions, and information about early petroleum geologists. The index begins on page 167.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
T for Texas: a State Full of Folklore
Collection of popular folklore of Texas, including information about crafts, stories about vampires, stories about peyote ceremonies, prison folklore, folk songs, and other miscellaneous folk tales.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore
Volume of essays about African-American folklore, including reminiscences of African-American folk culture in Texas, studies of specific genres of folklore, information about Texas-African food-ways, studies of specific performers, information about songs and other folklore. The index begins on page 353.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Both Sides of the Border: A Scattering of Texas Folklore
Collection of Tex-Mex folklore and related essays, including papers presented at Texas Folklore Society meetings. The book is organized into four topical categories: I. Remembering Our Ancestors, II. Texas-Mexican Folklore, III. Miscellaneous Memorabilia, and IV. The Family Saga (Cont'd).
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward & Untiedt, Kenneth L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hecho en Tejas: Texas-Mexican Folk Arts and Crafts
Book about Texas and Mexican folk arts and crafts, including paper crafts, quilting, weaving, sculpture, yard art, saddle-making, and other folk crafts. The index begins on page 349.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Texas Folklore Society
System:
The UNT Digital Library
What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore)
Volume of "a collection of essays by contemporary folklorists who are writing about the customs and traditions and the songs and the stories that are going on now" (inside the front cover). It includes information about the folklore of cowboys, rodeos, chain letters and marijuana, as well as information about country, swing and gospel music. Index begins on page 301.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Bounty of Texas
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains a miscellany of Texas, Mexican and Spanish folklore, including information about hunting, canning, cooking, and other folklore. The index begins on page 225.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Paisanos: A Folklore Miscellany
Collection of Texas and Mexican folklore, including "folk tales, folklore in journalism, reflections on the lore of the past, and some analyses of folklore generally" (inside of the front cover).
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tire Shrinker to Dragster
Collection of Texas, Jamaican and Irish folklore, including stories about drag racing, treasure hunting, frontier preachers, Irish storytellers, mock bidding in Jamaica, and more. The index begins on page 247.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Hudson, Wilson M.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Legends of Texas
Collection of popular Texas legends, including tales about buried treasure, the supernatural, pirates, origins of Texas flowers, and other miscellaneous legends. The index begins on page 271.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Folklore in Motion: Texas Travel Lore
Collection of folklore stories and personal anecdotes that relate to travel in Texas, grouped into broad topics that include historic and modern modes of transportation. Index starts on page 281.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Untiedt, Kenneth L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Sky is My Tipi
Collection stories about the Kiowa and Apache Indians, coyotes and other animals, cooking, and other miscellaneous folklore. The index begins on page 237.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Boatright, Mody Coggin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sonovagun Stew: A Folklore Miscellany
Collection of popular Texas folklore, including cowboy and gaucho songs, information about boat-making and other folk crafts, religious anecdotes, and other miscellaneous stories of early cowboy life in Texas. The index begins on page 165.
Date:
2017
Creator:
Abernethy, Francis Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library