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From 1955 to 1958, American and Soviet engineers battled to launch successfully the world's first satellite. Matt Bille and Erika Lishock tell this story from both sides of the Iron Curtain.

Here, the author provides a history of ""musica tejana"", a vibrant form of American music. He relates its ups and downs and its importance to Mexican Texas culture in the context of Anglo-Mexican relations. He also discusses the recently-developed recording industry and the role of women.

A survey of the agonizing burden shouldered by the Second Battalion of the Sixth Regiment of US Marines from its formation in Quantico, Virginia, in 1917 until the cessation of hostilities in November of the following year.

Within the Yangtze River Basin of Central China are nearly twenty thousand miles of navigable waterways. Historically, overland transportation has been difficult, if not impossible, in many areas, and the Yangtze alone has long carried more boat traffic than any other of the world's great rivers. The collection of thirty-one model junks at Texas A&M University, twenty-nine of which are pictured in this book, is a major nucleus of junk types acquired by Dr. Spencer in China between 1934 and 1936. Representing one of the largest known collections of Chinese watercraft, it is also the only known collection of Yangtze River junk types. Junk types have come and gone as needed. Over one thousand years old, the graceful Wushan Fan Tail was still in use in the 1930's, when the twenty-nine models included here were collected. But the Postal Boat, introduced in the late nineteenth century, disappeared within a few years, replaced by faster steam packets. Steam transport and improved roads have caused a marked decline in junk traffic in the twentieth century, a trend not likely to be reversed. The models thus provide a valuable record of traditional regional types. Dr. Spencer's accompanying text discusses details of design, construction, propulsion, and use for each. The introductory chapter gives an integrated account of the development of various styles and the regional trade patterns of the Yangtze Basin, illustrated by a map and representative photographs of actual junks taken by the author. The twenty-nine models featured here are a major nucleus of the Chinese freshwater junk types acquired by Dr. Spencer in China between 1934 and 1936, and they represent one of the largest known collections of its kind.

James Hollis offers a lyrical Jungian appreciation of the archetypal imagination. He argues that without the human mind's ability to form images that link us to worlds beyond our rational and emotional capacities, we would have neither culture nor spirituality.

"Originally published in 1984 as The peccaries by the University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona."--T.p. verso.

This medley of voices offers a truly unique and personal perspective on the Clear Fork country and its people. It has all the elements of a classic western: soldiers, settlers, Indians, outlaws, buffalo hunters, and cowboys.

This medley of voices offers a truly unique and personal perspective on the Clear Fork country and its people. It has all the elements of a classic western - soldiers, settlers, Indians, outlaws, buffalo hunters, and cowboys.

Can Justice Department officials effectively investigate wrongdoing within their own administration without relying on an independent counsel? In Prosecution among Friends political scientist David Alistair Yalof explores the operation of due process as it is navigated within the office of the attorney general and its various subdivisions.

Beginning with tribal wars among Native Americans before Europeans settled Texas and continuing through the Civil War, the soil of what would become the Lone Star State has frequently been stained by the blood of those contesting for control of its resources. In subsequent years and continuing to the present, its citizens have often taken up arms beyond its borders in pursuit of political values and national defense. Although historians have studied the role of the state and its people in war for well over a century, a wealth of topics remain that deserve greater attention: Tejanos in World War II, the common Texas soldier's interaction with foreign enemies, the perception of Texas warriors throughout the world, the role of religion among Texans who fight or contemplate fighting, controversial paramilitary groups in Texas, the role and effects of Texans' ethnicity, culture, and gender during wartime, to name a few. In Texans at War, fourteen scholars provide new studies, perspectives, and historiographies to extend the understanding of this important field. One of the largest collections of original scholarship on this topic to date, Texans and War will stimulate useful conversation and research among historians, students, and interested general readers. In addition, the breadth and originality of its contributions provide a solid overview of emerging perspectives on the military history and historiography of Texas and the region. CONTENTS List of Illustrations ixAcknowledgments xiIntroduction 1Alexander Mendoza and Charles David GrearPART I. Texans Fighting through Time: Thematic Topics1. The Indian Wars of Texas: A Lipan Apache Perspective 17 Thomas A Britten2. Tejanos at War: A History of Mexican Texans in American Wars 38 Alexander Mendoza3. Texas Women at War 69 Melanie A Kirkland4. The Influence of War and Military Service on African Texans 97 Alwyn Barr5. The Patriot-Warrior Mystique: John S. Brooks, Walter P. Lane, Samuel H. Walker, and the Adventurous Quest for Renown 113 Jimmy L. Bryan Jr.6. "All Eyes of Texas Are on Comal County": German Texans' Loyaltyduring the Civil War and World War I 133 Charles David Grear PART II. Wars in Texas History: Chronological Conflicts 7. Between Imperial Warfare: Crossing of the Smuggling Frontierand Transatlantic Commerce on the Louisiana-Texas Borderlands, 1754-1785 157 Francis X. Galan 8. The Mexican-American War: Reflections on an Overlooked Conflict 178 Kendall Milton 9. The Prolonged War: Texans Struggle to Win the Civil War during Reconstruction 196 Kenneth W. Howell 10. The Texas lmmunes in the Spanish-American War 213 James M. McCaffrey11. Surveillance on the Border: American Intelligence andthe Tejano Community during World War I 227 Jose A. Ramirez12. Texan Prisoners of the Japanese: A Study in Survival 248 Kelly E. Crager13. Lyndon B. Johnson's Bitch of a War: An Antiwar Essay 269 James M. Smallwood14. Black Paradox in the Age of Terrorism: Military Patriotismor Higher Education? 283 Ronald E. GoodwinContributors 297Index 301

One of the largest collections of original scholarship on this topic to date, Texans and War will stimulate useful conversation and research among historians, students, and interested general readers. In addition, the breadth and originality of its contributions provide a solid overview of emerging perspectives on the military history and historiography of Texas and the region.

Now in paperback and with a new preface, this is a richly illustrated account of this ship's long career. It will be of interest to maritime historians and preservationists.

This provocative revisionist look at a Mexican official long vilified in Texas gives a new perspective on specific events involving Juan Davis Bradburn. It also helps to explain early stages of the Texas war for independence in terms of the refusal of Anglo settlers to accept the ""un-American"" laws and customs of Mexican Texans.

In the early 20th century, Halford Mackinder established geography as a new discipline in English universities, predicted the decline of British influence in world affairs and the rise of European totalitarian regimes, and made the first ascent of Mount Kenya. This title describes the major phases of his life and the development of his thought.

When the Civil War ended, hundreds of African Americans enlisted in the US army to gain social mobility and regular pay. They protected white communities and forced Native Americans onto government reservations and were in part responsible for the transition of Rio Grande from frontier to border.

"Adams has skillfully analyzed hundreds of primary source docu­ments and integrated contemporary political, social and cultural elements in bringing to light the values, customs, and controver­sies which have shaped the Corps' 125-year history."--Texas Aggie

This is an essential reference for nature enthusiasts, farmers and ranchers, professional botanists, and anyone interested in the plant life of Texas. Opening with a brief introduction to the region and an illustrated guide to leaf shapes and flower parts, this offers abundant photographs and short descriptions of more than eight hundred species of ferns, algae, and woody and herbaceous plants.

Offers a practical course for understanding and handling a variety of problems that both new and established landowners in the Texas Hill Country may confront - from brush control and overpopulation of deer to erosion, and management of exotic animals and plants. This book conveys basic knowledge the author has gained from personal experience.