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Tales of Texas Cooking: Stories and Recipes from the Trans-Pecos to the Piney Woods and High Plains to the Gulf Prairies

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According to Renaissance woman and Pepper Lady Jean Andrews, although food is eaten as a response to hunger, it is much more than filling one's stomach. It also provides emotional fulfillment. This is borne out by the joy many of us feel as a family when we get in the kitchen and cook together and then share in our labors at the dinner table. Food is comfort, yet it is also political and contested because we often are what we eat--meaning what is available and familiar and allowed. Texas is fortunate in having a bountiful supply of ethnic groups influencing its foodways, and Texas food is the perfect metaphor for the blending of diverse cultures and native resources. Food is a symbol of our success and our communion, and whenever possible, Texans tend to do food in a big way. This latest publication from the Texas Folklore Society contains stories and more than 120 recipes, from long ago and just yesterday, organized by the 10 vegetation regions of the state. Herein you'll find Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson's Family Cake, memories of beef jerky and sassafras tea from John Erickson of Hank the Cowdog fame, Sam Houston's barbecue sauce, and stories …
Date: December 2015
Creator: Vick, Frances Brannen, 1935-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Storming the City: U.S. Military Performance in Urban Warfare from World War II to Vietnam

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Book describing military philosophy before and after WWII, with full chapters analyzing how the U.S. Army and Marine Corps engaged in urban warfare during four specific battles: Aachen (October 1944), Manila (February 1945), Seoul (September 1959), and Hue (February 1968). Index starts on page 363.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Wahlman, Alec
System: The UNT Digital Library

A Different Face of War: Memories of a Medical Service Corps Officer in Vietnam

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Assigned as the senior medical advisor to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in I Corps, an area close to the DMZ, James G. Van Straten traveled extensively and interacted with military officers and non-commissioned officers, peasant-class farmers, Buddhist bonzes, shopkeepers, scribes, physicians, nurses, the mentally ill, and even political operatives. He sent his wife daily letters from July 1966 through June 1967, describing in impressive detail his experiences, and those letters became the primary source for his memoir. The author is grateful that his wife retained all the letters he wrote to her and their children during the year they were apart. The author describes with great clarity and poignancy the anguish among the survivors when an American cargo plane in bad weather lands short of the Da Nang Air Base runway on Christmas Eve and crashes into a Vietnamese coastal village, killing more than 100 people and destroying their village; the heart-wrenching pleadings of a teenage girl that her shrapnel-ravaged leg not be amputated; and the anger of an American helicopter pilot who made repeated trips into a hot landing zone to evacuate the wounded, only to have the Vietnamese insist that the dead be given a …
Date: November 2015
Creator: Van Straten, Jim
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Royal Air Force in American Skies: the Seven British Flight Schools in the United States During World War II

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By early 1941, Great Britain stood alone against the aerial might of Nazi Germany and was in need of pilots. The Lend-Lease Act allowed for the training of British pilots in the United States and the formation of British Flying Training Schools. These unique schools were owned by American operators, staffed with American civilian instructors, supervised by British Royal Air Force officers, utilized aircraft supplied by the U.S. Army Air Corps, and used the RAF training syllabus. Within these pages, Tom Killebrew provides the first comprehensive history of all seven British Flying Training Schools located in Terrell, Texas; Lancaster, California; Miami, Oklahoma; Mesa, Arizona; Clewiston, Florida; Ponca City, Oklahoma; and Sweetwater, Texas. The British students attended classes and slowly mastered the elements of flight day and night. Some students flushed out, while others were killed during training mishaps and are buried in local cemeteries. Those who finished the course became Royal Air Force pilots. These young British students would also forge a strong and long-lasting bond of friendship with the Americans they came to know.
Date: October 2015
Creator: Killebrew, Tom
System: The UNT Digital Library

A History of Fort Worth in Black & White 165 Years of African-American Life

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A History of Fort Worth in Black & White fills a long-empty niche on the Fort Worth bookshelf: a scholarly history of the city's black community that starts at the beginning with Ripley Arnold and the early settlers, and comes down to today with our current battles over education, housing, and representation in city affairs. The book's sidebars on some noted and some not-so-noted African Americans make it appealing as a school text as well as a book for the general reader. Using a wealth of primary sources, Richard Selcer dispels several enduring myths, for instance the mistaken belief that Camp Bowie trained only white soldiers, and the spurious claim that Fort Worth managed to avoid the racial violence that plagued other American cities in the twentieth century. Selcer arrives at some surprisingly frank conclusions that will challenge current politically correct notions. "Selcer does a great job of exploring little-known history about the military, education, sports and even some social life and organizations."--Bob Ray Sanders, author of Calvin Littlejohn: Portrait of a Community in Black and White.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Selcer, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shoot the Conductor: Too Close to Monteux, Szell, and Ormandy

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Anshel Brusilow was born in 1928 and raised in Philadelphia by musical Russian Jewish parents in a neighborhood where practicing your instrument was as normal as hanging out the laundry. By the time he was sixteen, he was appearing as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He also met Pierre Monteux at sixteen, when Monteux accepted him into his summer conducting school. Under George Szell, Brusilow was associate concertmaster at the Cleveland Orchestra until Ormandy snatched him away to make him concertmaster in Philadelphia, where he remained from 1959 to 1966. Ormandy and Brusilow had a father-son relationship, but Brusilow could not resist conducting, to Ormandy's great displeasure. By the time he was forty, Brusilow had sold his violin and formed his own chamber orchestra in Philadelphia with more than a hundred performances per year. For three years he was conductor of the Dallas Symphony, until he went on to shape the orchestral programs at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas. Brusilow played with or conducted many top-tier classical musicians, and he has opinions about each and every one. He also made many recordings. Co-written with Robin Underdahl, his memoir is a fascinating and unique view of American …
Date: July 2015
Creator: Brusilow, Anshel & Underdahl, Robin
System: The UNT Digital Library
University of Texas at Brownsville Operating Budget: 2016 (open access)

University of Texas at Brownsville Operating Budget: 2016

Proposed budget for University of Texas at Brownsville outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: August 20, 2015
Creator: University of Texas at Brownsville
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislature Summary of Enactments: 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015 (open access)

Texas Legislature Summary of Enactments: 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015

Summary of laws passed by the 84th Legislature of Texas, including enacted legislation organized by topic, vetoes by the governor, and an index of passed bills and joint resolutions (starting on page 323).
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Technical College Harlingen Budget: 2016 (open access)

Texas State Technical College Harlingen Budget: 2016

Proposed budget for Texas State Technical College Harlingen outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Texas State Technical College Harlingen
System: The Portal to Texas History
How the Changarrito Came to Mexic-Arte Museum (open access)

How the Changarrito Came to Mexic-Arte Museum

Picture book discussing the development of Maximo Gonzalez's idea, "Changarrito" as an informal exhibition and sale for local artists and how the Mexic-Arte Museum's Changarrito program started.
Date: 2015
Creator: Orozco, Sylvia; Aparicio-Gamundo, Claudio & Shaffer, Caity
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Diego Echevarria, October 14, 2015

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Interview with Diego Echevarria, an Mexican-American immigrant from Mexico City. Echevarria discusses his childhood, life in Mexico City, living in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, moving to Texas City, experiences in school, moving to Irving, Texas, ESL, reflections on Mexico City, the visa process, the DREAM Act, employment, and immigration rhetoric in America.
Date: October 14, 2015
Creator: Nichols, Cynthia & Echevarria, Diego
System: The UNT Digital Library
West is Best!: Local Community History 1850-2015 [Teacher's Guide] (open access)

West is Best!: Local Community History 1850-2015 [Teacher's Guide]

Booklet describing the history of West, Texas for students along with individual activities, group projects, and suggestions about online resources for additional research. This teacher's guide also includes introductory information and sections related to the activities ("What's in it for the kids?") and to the implementation of the curriculum as it relates to TEKS ("13E.10. Implementation of Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies, Elementary, Beginning with School Year 2011-2012").
Date: 2015~
Creator: Davis, Margie Mashek
System: The Portal to Texas History
The History of The Mexican Patriotic Celebrations Held in Kerrville, Texas from 1923-2003. (open access)

The History of The Mexican Patriotic Celebrations Held in Kerrville, Texas from 1923-2003.

Book describing the Mexican-American community in Kerrville, Texas, with a focus on their patriotic celebrations. It includes biographical sketches of relevant families, persons, and committees, clubs, and other organizations, as well as descriptions of celebrations by year and other related events. The book includes compiled supplementary documentation from public records, newspaper articles and photographs.
Date: 2015
Creator: Puig, Robert Guerrero
System: The Portal to Texas History
Family Histories of Lloyd Ollie Croft and Gertrude Kathlena Koenning (open access)

Family Histories of Lloyd Ollie Croft and Gertrude Kathlena Koenning

Family histories and biographical information (including photographs, records, and other materials) compiled as part of a personal genealogical project. The book is grouped into five sections: Lloyd Ollie (Olie) Croft Family History; Gertrude Kathlena Koenning; Croft Family Group Sheets; Koenning Family Group Sheets; and Simple Register Report - Descendants of Lloyd and Gertrude Koenning Croft. Index starts after page 239.
Date: 2015
Creator: Croft, Lucy Ann Nancy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 6.1 (open access)

Dallas Area Rapid Transit Reference Book, Version 6.1

Annual compilation of information about the DART system. Provides key data, maps, and contacts.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Dallas Area Rapid Transit
System: The Portal to Texas History
Highlights of the 84th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Enrolled Legislation, Volume 2 (open access)

Highlights of the 84th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Enrolled Legislation, Volume 2

Report providing summaries of significant legislative actions conducted by the 84th Texas Legislature, broken down by topical categories; this volume includes topics beginning with the letters J through Z.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pronghorn Bibliography: A Review of Literature and Contributions to a Bibliography from 1649 to 2011 (open access)

Pronghorn Bibliography: A Review of Literature and Contributions to a Bibliography from 1649 to 2011

A bibliography of resources related the study of Pronghorns from 1649 to 2011 created in association with the Twenty-Sixth Biennial Pronghorn Workshop in Alpine, Texas. Also includes a memorial section for Jim Donovan Yoakum who died before the completion of this book.
Date: 2015
Creator: Yoakum, Jim Donovan; Cancino, Jorge & Jones, Paul Francis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Highlights of the 84th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Enrolled Legislation, Volume 1 (open access)

Highlights of the 84th Texas Legislature: A Summary of Enrolled Legislation, Volume 1

Report providing summaries of significant legislative actions conducted by the 84th Texas Legislature, broken down by topical categories; this volume includes topics beginning with the letters A through I.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Research Center.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Workforce Investment Council Briefing Materials: September 11, 2015 (open access)

Texas Workforce Investment Council Briefing Materials: September 11, 2015

Briefing materials compiled for a meeting of the Texas Workforce Investment Council held September 11,2015 in room 201 of the Highland Business Center at Austin Community College, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas 78752. The materials include minutes, reports and briefings, and upcoming project plans.
Date: September 11, 2015
Creator: Texas Workforce Investment Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Technical College Marshall Budget: 2016 (open access)

Texas State Technical College Marshall Budget: 2016

Proposed budget for Texas State Technical College Marshall outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: 2015~
Creator: Texas State Technical College Marshall
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Workforce Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2016-2023 (open access)

Texas Workforce Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2016-2023

Agency strategic plan for the Texas Workforce Commission describing the organization's planned services, activities, and other goals during fiscal years 2016 through 2023.
Date: 2015
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalog of the University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2015-2016, Graduate (open access)

Catalog of the University of Houston-Clear Lake, 2015-2016, Graduate

Annual graduate catalog of the University of Houston-Clear Lake describing the school, admission requirements, tuition, financial aid, departments, and classes for the 2015-2016 school year.
Date: 2015
Creator: University of Houston--Clear Lake
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Pressley, April 21, 2015

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Interview with Kenneth Pressley, a rancher from Mansfield, Texas. Pressley discusses his family background, education and career, events on the day of desegregation at Mansfield High School in 1956, and race relations.
Date: April 21, 2015
Creator: Middleton, Megan & Pressley, Kenneth
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Primer: A Handbook of Energy Market Basics (open access)

Energy Primer: A Handbook of Energy Market Basics

This primer explores the workings of the wholesale markets for natural gas, electricity and oil, which are forms of energy that are of particular interest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to its authority under the Natural Gas Act, the Federal Power Act, and the Interstate Commerce Act.
Date: November 2015
Creator: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
System: The UNT Digital Library