Tag: Southwest

Where the West Begins: Debating Texas Identity – #bookreview

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Where the West Begins: Debating Texas Identity By Glen Sample Ely (Texas Tech University Press, $34.95, hardback) Many eyes are on Texas once again now that Gov. Rick Perry is running for President. Of course, he’s now being slammed even by members of  his own party (including former officials in the George W. Bush Administration) for trying … Continue reading Where the West Begins: Debating Texas Identity – #bookreview

Captain John R. Hughes: Lone Star Ranger

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  Captain John R. Hughes: Lone Star Ranger Chuck Parsons (University of North Texas Press, $29.95)  John R. Hughes is often considered one of the Texas Rangers’ “Four Great Captains,” alongside William Jesse McDonald, James A. Brooks and John H. Rogers. (Chuck Norris, as Walker, Texas Ranger, figures nowhere in this equation.) Before Hughes became a Ranger … Continue reading Captain John R. Hughes: Lone Star Ranger