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Pressed, Clean, And Properly Fitted Volume 134 - A Photographic History Of The Texas A&M University Corps Of Cadets Uniform

by James C. Griffin

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 The Corps of Cadets is the oldest student organization at Texas A&M University. Founded in 1876, it is one of the more visible and pervasive Aggie traditions, with its members easily identified by their distinctive uniforms. Until now, there has been no documentation of the evolution of the various uniforms donned by cadets over the last 150 years.
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Pressed, Clean, And Properly Fitted - A Photographic History Of The Texas A&M University Corps Of Cadets Uniform

by James C. Griffin

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 The Corps of Cadets is the oldest student organization at Texas A&M University. Founded in 1876, it is one of the more visible and pervasive Aggie traditions, with its members easily identified by their distinctive uniforms. Until now, there has been no documentation of the evolution of the various uniforms donned by cadets over the last 150 years.
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Sul Ross At Texas A&M

by John A. Adams

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 In Sul Ross at Texas A&M, John A. Adams Jr., chronicler of Texas A&M University history, presents an in-depth examination of Ross's life as a college president. Adams details the steps Ross took to bring order out of chaos, expanding and modernizing the college and leading the school's finances out of the red.
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Rellis Recollections - 75 Years Of Learning, Leadership, And Discovery

by Tim Gregg

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 Today's RELLIS Campus, the Texas A&M University System's emerging educational, technological, and research reserve, carries with it a proud heritage forged from more than 75 years of remarkable and kindred achievement. In these richly illustrated pages, Tim Gregg honours the storied past of the campus.
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Fightin' Texas Aggie Band - 125th Anniversary Edition

by Mary Jo Powell

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 They always win the halftime. Members of the Fightin' Texas Aggie Band, embodying the spirit, camaraderie, and excellence of the school they represent, have marched and played proudly for 125 years. Here is the story of the music, the precision, and the tradition of this exceptional band.
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&Quote;Here&Quote; - The Muster Speeches At Texas A&M University

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 <DIV>What began in the 1880s, when former students gathered to live over again their college days, became in the 1940s the sacred tradition of current and former students congregating to read aloud a roll call honoring deceased Aggies. This tradition is Muster—an enshrined and enduring legacy of Texas A&M University and a solemn symbol of togetherness, as evidenced by the more than 300 Musters held in locations worldwide every April 21. Muster is how the Aggie Spirit, comprising every Aggie who has ever lived, is remembered and celebrated.<BR /><BR /> In <I>"Here": The Muster Speeches at Texas A&M University</I>, Jerry Cullum Cooper presents the 72 keynote addresses delivered on the university’s campus in College Station to date. The restoration of these speeches proved challenging, as many were hidden in archives and newspaper fragments and others on phonograph recordings. Within these speeches are the commanding voices of military heroes such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and James Earl Rudder and the stirring words of political leaders, including former Texas governor Allan Shivers, and Aggie trailblazers like Frederick D. McClure, the university’s first African American student body president.<BR /><BR /> Together, these voices represent the Aggie Spirit, giving us historical snapshots and perspectives of the university, the state, and the country spanning two centuries. Most importantly, they continue a hallowed tradition that honors those who have gone before and inspires those who remain. Whether a reference for future speechwriters or a unique look into university history, <I>"Here": The Muster Speeches at Texas A&M University</I> is a celebrated and necessary addition to every Aggie collection.<BR /><BR /> </DIV>
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Over At College - A Texas A&M Campus Kid In The 1930s

by James Knox Walker

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 <DIV>In 1926 James Knox Walker, staff civil engineer in charge of building at A&M, and his new bride moved onto the campus of what was then known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. The greater community, of which this small on-campus neighborhood was a part, was known simply as "College." There was no such place as College Station, and the city of Bryan stood six miles away.<BR /><BR /> James Knox Walker Jr., the couple’s oldest child, recollects the days when professors, staff members, and their children formed a small, closely knit society "over at College." The campus served as the children’s playground and the scene of their adventures. It also served their educational needs at A&M Consolidated School, founded in 1920. This community flourished from its beginnings in the late 1890s until 1938, when the college informed residents that it would no longer provide on-campus housing.<BR /><BR /> Over at College is a charming stroll through the past that also captures fascinating glimpses of the social structures, institutions, mores, and daily lives on the A&M campus during the 1920s and 1930s.</DIV>
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Texas A&M University - A Pictorial History, 1876-1996, Second Edition

by Henry C. Dethloff

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 Provides a panoramic view of Texas A&M, from its infancy as a college with 48 agricultural and mechanical (engineering) students to today's diverse campus of more than forty thousand students. Captured in full-color photographs are the modern university, its buildings, its far-reaching programmes, and its students.
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Live From Aggieland - Legendary Performances In The Brazos Valley

by Rob Clark

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 Believe it or not, Aggieland has witnessed a parade of musical icons over the years, each with an intriguing story attached. Live from Aggieland explores these stories, including photography and first-hand accounts of the shows and events. The book demonstrates how popular music has enhanced the cultural perspective of Bryan-College Station.
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Impeached - The Removal Of Texas Governor James E. Ferguson

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 In 1917, barely into his second term as governor of Texas, James E. Ferguson was impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Impeached provides a new examination of the rise and fall of Ferguson's political fortunes, offering a focused look at how battles over economic class, academic freedom, women's enfranchisement, and concentrated political power came to be directed toward one politician.
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Architecture That Speaks - S. C. P. Vosper And Ten Remarkable Buildings At Texas A&M

by David G. Woodcock e Nancy T. Mccoy

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 Reviews the history of Texas A&M campus architecture and provides in-depth coverage of S.C.P. Vosper and his legacy. Illustrated by the sumptuous photography of Carolyn Brown, Architecture That Speaks concludes with observations on recent approaches toward the reuse and rehabilitation of campus heritage architecture and a view to the future.
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Tornado

by John Edward Weems

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 <DIV><I>The Tornado</I> gives account of one of the world’s most terrifying natural disasters. Twisters have left their wake of freakish consequences throughout the United States and the world, and <I>The Tornado</I> vividly describes some of the most bizarre from around the country—houseboats sailing through the air; cars flown to a landing half a cornfield away; an entire house lifted and demolished, leaving only a divan holding the uninjured family.<BR /><BR /> The most detailed description of a tornado and the violence it can bring comes from the author’s focus on the tragedy of one American town in 1953. John Edward Weems was an eyewitness reporter of a funnel that hit Waco, Texas, on May 11 of that year. In gripping narrative, he portrays the events of that day: a man clinging to a guard rail while a mailbox, plate glass, bricks, and assorted debris whizzed past his head; automobiles rolling end on end down the street; buildings falling like blocks knocked down by an angry child; a movie theater crumbling on the terrified patrons. When the storm had passed, 114 people were dead and hundreds injured; property damage ran in the tens of millions of dollars.<BR /><BR /> Research in news reports, government weather documents, and books flesh out this account, which Pulitzer-prize winner Annie Dillard called "wonderfully exciting. It is full of people, and the thousands of details that make up their lives—and deaths. [It is] a story of enormous power." John Banta, writing in the <I>Waco Tribune-Herald</I>, described it as "a gripping story of human drama and tragedy." <I>Kirkus Reviews</I> said, ". . . the events still chill face to face with a power that defies reason."<BR /><BR /> Royalties from the sale of <I>The Tornado</I> will benefit the book fund of the Waco-McLennan County Public Library.<BR /> </DIV>
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Texas Indians

by David La Vere

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 <DIV>During an excavation in the 1950s, the bones of a prehistoric woman were discovered in Midland County, Texas. Archaeologists dubbed the woman "Midland Minnie." Some believed her age to be between 20,000 and 37,000 years, making her remains the oldest ever found in the Western Hemisphere. While the accuracy of this date remains disputed, the find, along with countless others, demonstrates the wealth of human history that is buried beneath Texas soil.<br><br>By the time the Europeans arrived in Texas in 1528, Native Texans included the mound-building Caddos of East Texas; Karankawas and Atakapas who fished the Texas coast; town-dwelling Jumanos along the Rio Grande; hunting-gathering Coahuiltecans in South Texas; and corn-growing Wichitas in the Panhandle. All of these native peoples had developed structures, traditions, governments, religions, and economies enabling them to take advantage of the land’s many resources. The arrival of Europeans brought horses, metal tools and weapons, new diseases and new ideas, all of which began to reshape the lives of Texas Indians.<br><br>Over time, Texas became a home to horse-mounted, buffalo-hunting Apaches, Comanches, and Kiowas and a refuge for Puebloan Tiguas, Alabama-Coushattas, Kickapoos and many others. These groups traded, shared ideas, fought and made peace with one another as well as peoples outside of Texas. This book tells the story of all of these groups, their societies and cultures, and how they changed over the years.<br><br>Author David La Vere offers a complete chronological and cultural history of Texas Indians from 12,000 years ago to the present day. He presents a unique view of their cultural history before and after European arrival, examining their interactions—both peaceful and violent—with Europeans, Mexicans, Texans, and Americans. This book is the first full examination of the history of Texas Indians in over forty years and will appeal to all of those with an interest in Native Americans and the history of Texas.</DIV>
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Our Fighting Governor - The Life Of Thomas M. Campbell And The Politics Of Progressive Reform In Texas

by Janet Schmelzer

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 At the apex of progressive reform in Texas from 1907 to 1911, Thomas M. Campbell served as the state's chief executive. This full biography of Campbell's life and political career shines a light on his contributions and successes as well as his failures and shortcomings.
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Lbj And Grassroots Federalism - Congressman Bob Poage, Race, And Change In Texas

by Robert H. Duke

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 Reveals the local ramifications of federal policy and""also offers a unique insight into a transformational period when the federal government broke down barriers and opened doors to the engagement of African Americans and Mexican Americans in community planning processes and social policy.
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Hawkins Ranch In Texas - From Plantation Times To The Present

by Margaret Lewis Furse

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 In 1846, James Boyd Hawkins and his family left North Carolina to establish a sugar plantation in Matagorda County, in the Texas coastal bend. Margaret Lewis Furse, a great-granddaughter of James B. and Ariella Hawkins, has mined public records, family archives, and her own childhood memories to compose this sweeping portrait of more than 160 years of plantation, ranch, and small-town life.
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Recovering Five Generations Hence - The Life And Writing Of Lillian Jones Horace

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 Part I includes an edited and annotated version of Five generations hence, Lillian B. Horace's first novel, a utopia set in Africa. Part II consists of eight scholarly essays that grew out of a symposium, Celebrating the Life and Works of Lillian B. Horace and Other Extraordinary Women of the Jim Crow Era, held March 6-7, 2009 at Texas Southern University in Houston.
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Missionary Bishop - Jean-Marie Odin In Galveston And New Orleans

by Patrick Foley

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 <DIV><p class="BT">In 1822 a young French missionary priest arrived in America, where he would devote the rest of his life to the mission field on behalf of the Catholic Church. Jean-Marie Odin served first in Missouri and Arkansas, then in 1840 moved to Texas, becoming the first Bishop of Galveston in 1847. He held that office until 1861, when he became Archbishop of New Orleans.</p><p class="BT">The twenty years he served in Texas were important years in the life of the young republic-turned-state. His life and career during this period allow readers to view, in the words of this book’s foreword, "French missionaries and their collaborators treading the almost limitless Texas landscape to serve encampments of settlers and to preach the Gospel in English, French, Spanish, and German."</p><p class="BT">His decade in New Orleans during the Civil War and Reconstruction spans a period of immense importance to America, the region, and the Roman Catholic Church. Finally, in 1870, Odin returned to Hauteville, France, and died in the same home in which he had been raised.</p><p class="BT">The role of the church in those turbulent times is revealed through the life and ministry of Jean-Marie Odin.</p></div>
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Texas Labor History

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 <DIV><p class="BT">Too often, observers and writers of Texas history have accepted assumptions about labor movements in the state—both organized and not—that do not bear up under the light of careful scrutiny. Offering a scholarly corrective to such misplaced suppositions, the studies in <I>Texas Labor History</I> provide a helpful new source for scholars and teachers who wish to fill in some of the missing pieces.</p><p class="BT">Tackling a number of such presumptions—that a viable labor movement never existed in the Lone Star State; that black, brown, and white laborers, both male and female, were unable to achieve even short-term solidarity; that labor unions in Texas were ineffective because of laborers’ inability to confront employers—the editors and contributors to this volume lay the foundation for establishing the importance of labor to a fuller understanding of Texas history. They show, for example, that despite differing working conditions and places in society, many workers managed to unite, sometimes in biracial efforts, to overturn the top-down strategy utilized by Texas employers.</p><p class="BT"><I>Texas Labor History</I> also facilitates an understanding of how the state’s history relates to, reflects, and differs from national patterns and movements. This groundbreaking collection of studies offers notable opportunities for new directions of inquiry and will benefit historians and students for years to come.</p></div>
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Texans And War - New Interpretations Of The State''S Military History

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 <DIV><p>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. </p><p>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 <I>Texans at War</I>, fourteen scholars provide new studies, perspectives, and historiographies to extend the understanding of this important field. </p><p>One of the largest collections of original scholarship on this topic to date, <I>Texans and War</I> 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.</p><B>Partial listing of CONTENTS</B></div><BR><DIV>Introduction</div><p><I><B>Alexander Mendoza and Charles David Grear</B></I></p><p><B>PART I. </B>Texans Fighting through Time: Thematic Topics<BR>1. The Indian Wars of Texas: A Lipan Apache Perspective p. 17<BR><B>Thomas A Britten</B><BR>2. Tejanos at War: A History of Mexican Texans in American Wars<BR><B>Alexander Mendoza</B><BR>3. Texas Women at War p. 69<BR><B>Melanie A Kirkland</B><BR>4. The Influence of War and Military Service on African Texans p. 97<BR><B>Alwyn Barr</B><BR>5. The Patriot-Warrior Mystique: John S. Brooks, Walter P. Lane,<BR>Samuel H. Walker, and the Adventurous Quest for Renown p. 113<BR><B>Jimmy L. Bryan Jr.</B><BR>6. "All Eyes of Texas Are on Comal County": German Texans'' Loyalty<BR>during the Civil War and World War I p. 133<BR><B>Charles David Grear</B></p><p><B>PART II. </B><BR>Wars in Texas History: Chronological Conflicts</p><DIV>7. Between Imperial Warfare: Crossing of the Smuggling Frontier</div><DIV>and Transatlantic Commerce on the Louisiana-Texas Borderlands,<BR>1754-1785 p. 157<BR><B>Francis X. Galan</B></div><DIV>8. The Mexican-American War: Reflections on an Overlooked Conflict p. 178<BR><B>Kendall Milton</B></div><DIV>9. The Prolonged War: Texans Struggle to Win the Civil War</div><DIV>during Reconstruction p.196<BR><B>Kenneth W. Howell</B><BR>10. The Texas lmmunes in the Spanish-American War p. 213<BR><B>James M. McCaffrey</B><BR>11. Surveillance on the Border: American Intelligence and</div><DIV>the Tejano Community during World War I p. 227<BR><B>Jose A. Ramirez</B><BR>12. Texan Prisoners of the Japanese: A Study in Survival p. 248<BR><B>Kelly E. Crager</B><BR>13. Lyndon B. Johnson''s Bitch of a War: An Antiwar Essay p. 269<BR><B>James M. Smallwood</B><BR>14. Black Paradox in the Age of Terrorism: Military Patriotism</div><DIV>or Higher Education p. 283<BR><B>Ronald E. Goodwin</B></div>Index p. 301
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The Book Of Aggie Lists - Texas A&M University'S Military Heritage

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 Brings together in one volume a vast amount of information that will be welcomed by current and former students of Texas A&M University. Focusing on the military heritage of the university - and especially the Corps of Cadets - this reference work is an invaluable resource for researchers and curious readers alike.
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The Uncompromising Diary Of Sallie Mcneill, 1858-1867

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 In this annotated diary, Sallie McNeill chronicles thoughts, observations, and details of her daily life during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. This remarkably well-preserved document tells McNeill's story from her days as a student in the female department of Baylor College at Independence until her death in 1867.
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Impeached - The Removal Of Texas Governor James E. Ferguson

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 In 1917, barely into his second term as governor of Texas, James E. Ferguson was impeached, convicted, and removed from office. Impeached provides a new examination of the rise and fall of Ferguson's political fortunes, offering a focused look at how battles over economic class, academic freedom, women's enfranchisement, and concentrated political power came to be directed toward one politician.
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The Texas Indians Volume 95

by David La Vere

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