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Always for the Underdog: Leather Britches Smith and the Grabow War
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Louisiana’s Neutral Strip, an area of pine forests, squats between the Calcasieu and Sabine Rivers on the border of East Texas. Originally a lawless buffer zone between Spain and the United States, its hardy residents formed tight-knit communities for protection and developed a reliance on self, kin, and neighbor. In the early 1900s, the timber boom sliced through the forests and disrupted these dense communities. Mill towns sprang up, and the promise of money lured land speculators, timber workers, unionists, and a host of other characters, such as the outlaw Leather Britches Smith. That moment continues to shape the place’s cultural consciousness, and people today fashion a lore connected to this time. In a fascinating exploration of the region, Keagan LeJeune unveils the legend of Leather Britches, paralleling the stages of the outlaw’s life to the Neutral Strip’s formation. LeJeune retells each stage of Smith’s life: his notorious past, his audacious deeds of robbery and even generosity, his rumored connection to a local union strike—the Grabow War—significant in the annals of labor history, and his eventual death. As the outlaw’s life vividly unfolds, Always for the Underdog also reveals the area’s history and cultural landscape. Often using the particulars of …
Date:
December 15, 2010
Creator:
LeJeune, Keagan
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Book
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Ensemble: 2010-12-03 – Jazz Singers
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Jazz concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall
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December 3, 2010
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University of North Texas. Jazz Singers.
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Video
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Ensemble: 2010-12-01 – Center for Chamber Music Studies
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Chamber music concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
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December 1, 2010
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University of North Texas. Center for Chamber Music Studies.
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Video
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The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2010-12-01 – Center for Chamber Music Studies
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Chamber music ensembles concert presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
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December 1, 2010
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University of North Texas. Center for Chamber Music Studies.
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Sound
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Senior Recital: 2010-12-01 - Michael Pluebell, percussion
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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
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December 1, 2010
Creator:
Pluebell, Michael
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Sound
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The UNT Digital Library
Senior Recital: 2010-12-02 - Ben Christensen, percussion
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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
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December 2, 2010
Creator:
Christensen, Ben
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Sound
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Senior Recital: 2010-12-03 - Stephen Dunning, composer
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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music MEIT (M1001) in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
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December 3, 2010
Creator:
Dunning, Stephen
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Sound
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The UNT Digital Library
Senior Recital: 2010-12-03 - Shandra Moore, harp
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Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree.
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December 3, 2010
Creator:
Moore, Shandra
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Sound
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The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2010-12-03 – Mariachi Panteras de Paschal High School, Mariachi Pericode Polytechnical High School, and Mariachi Aguilas de UNT
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Mariachi concert presented at the UNT College of Music Main Auditorium.
Date:
December 3, 2010
Creator:
University of North Texas. Mariachi Águilas.
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Sound
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The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2010-12-02 – Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus, and Metropolitan Winds
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Choir and band concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
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December 2, 2010
Creator:
University of North Texas. Women's Chorus.
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Sound
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The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2010-12-03 – Jazz Singers
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Vocal jazz concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall.
Date:
December 3, 2010
Creator:
University of North Texas. Jazz Singers.
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Sound
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The UNT Digital Library