Tag: Texas

Tinsley Harrison, M.D., Teacher of Medicine: An inspiring biography of a dedicated physician – #bookreview

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Tinsley Harrison, M.D.: Teacher of Medicine James A. Pittman Jr., M.D. (NewSouth Books – hardback, Kindle) Dr. Tinsley Randolph Harrison is an important figure in 20th-century American medicine, and both his legacy and his influence live on in 21st-century health care. Before his death in 1978, Dr. Harrison taught medicine for 54 years and was fond … Continue reading Tinsley Harrison, M.D., Teacher of Medicine: An inspiring biography of a dedicated physician – #bookreview

Muerte en una estrella – Shooting Star: An excellent, disturbing novel in first English translation – #fiction #bookreview

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    Muerte en Una Estrella – Shooting Star Sergio D. Elizondo English Translation by Rosaura Sánchez and Beatriz Pita (Arte Público Press – paperback) Available for the first time in English, this excellent and troubling bilingual novel imagines the dying thoughts of two Mexican youths after they were shot by Austin police in March, … Continue reading Muerte en una estrella – Shooting Star: An excellent, disturbing novel in first English translation – #fiction #bookreview

BOOK BRIEFS: Movie Stunts, Famous Bandits and a World War I Regiment – #bookreview

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Cowboy Stuntman From Olympic Gold to the Silver Screen Dean Smith with Mike Cox (Texas Tech University Press – hardback, Kindle) Dean Smith won an Olympic gold medal in the 400-meter relays at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Then the 20-year-old returned home to Northwest Texas, where he had been a rodeo cowboy. Later, … Continue reading BOOK BRIEFS: Movie Stunts, Famous Bandits and a World War I Regiment – #bookreview

Book Briefs: Cormac McCarthy, Prehistoric Central Texas, Rio Grande border – #bookreview

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Here are three specialized books for serious readers of specialized topics. The first provides a “comprehensive yet concise overview” of Cormac McCarthy’s “legacy in American literature.”  The second examines a 14th century civilization in Central Texas that “represents the last prehistoric peoples before the cultural upheaval introduced by European explorers.” And the third delves into … Continue reading Book Briefs: Cormac McCarthy, Prehistoric Central Texas, Rio Grande border – #bookreview

The Last Camel Charge – An intriguing look at America’s pre-Civil War desert military experiment – #bookreview

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The Last Camel Charge: The Untold Story of America’s Desert Military Experiment Forrest Bryant Johnson (Berkley Caliber, hardback – Kindle) The U.S. Army employed camels as transportation and pack animals in the American West during the mid-19th century and tried to create “a U.S. camel cavalry, a true camel corps,” the author of this fascinating … Continue reading The Last Camel Charge – An intriguing look at America’s pre-Civil War desert military experiment – #bookreview

Five Dark Riders – A novel rich with history, intrigue, action & romance – #fiction #bookreview

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Five Dark Riders Bill Sloan (Zipp City Press, paperback, Kindle) Bill Sloan is an acclaimed historian and veteran newspaper journalist previously nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He also is one of America’s best writers of World War II Pacific-theater combat narratives. (His latest, Undefeated: America’s Heroic Fight for Bataan and Corregidor, was published in April.) … Continue reading Five Dark Riders – A novel rich with history, intrigue, action & romance – #fiction #bookreview

Dance All Night: Those Other Southwestern Swing Bands, Past and Present – #bookreview #in #music

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Dance All Night: Those Other Southwestern Swing Bands, Past and Present Jean A. Boyd (Texas Tech University Press, hardback, list price $65.00; paperback, list price $39.95) Fans of 1930s and 1940s western swing will find plenty to enjoy in this entertaining book by Jean A. Boyd, a  Baylor University music history professor and native of Fort … Continue reading Dance All Night: Those Other Southwestern Swing Bands, Past and Present – #bookreview #in #music

Granbury’s Texas Brigade: Diehard Western Confederates – #bookreview #in #civilwar #history

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Granbury’s Texas Brigade: Diehard Western Confederates John R. Lundberg (Louisiana State University, hardback, $39.95; Kindle edition, list price $25.95) Soon after the Civil War broke out, Brigadier General Hiram Granbury’s Texas Brigade drew Confederate volunteers from across North, South and East Texas. And many of its dismounted cavalry soldiers deserted or became prisoners after their … Continue reading Granbury’s Texas Brigade: Diehard Western Confederates – #bookreview #in #civilwar #history

The New London explosion – Two views of America’s worst school disaster – #bookreview #texas #history

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 My Boys and Girls Are in There: The 1937 New London School Explosion By Ron Rozelle (Texas A&M, hardback, list price $24.95; Kindle edition, list price $24.95)  Gone at 3:17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History By David M. Brown and Michael Wereschagin (Potomac Books, hardback, $29.95; Kindle edition, list … Continue reading The New London explosion – Two views of America’s worst school disaster – #bookreview #texas #history

The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case That Shook the Texas Prison System – #bookreview #in

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The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case That Shook the Texas Prison System By Michael Berryhill (University of Texas, hardback, list price $29.95; paperback, list price $25.00) A prizewinning journalist has dug deeply and impressively into a double killing that still haunts the Texas Department of Criminal Justice more than 30 years after it … Continue reading The Trials of Eroy Brown: The Murder Case That Shook the Texas Prison System – #bookreview #in