Author: Félix Díaz Almaráz
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Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Author: Félix Díaz Almaráz
Publisher: TX A&m-TX St Historical Assoc.
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Every now and then a scholar appears in the field of history whose outpouring of works earns them special tribute and homage. Such a person is Dr. Félix D. Almaráz Jr., of the University of Texas at San Antonio. Over the course of a career that spans more than four decades, don Félix (as he is respectfully known) has stamped his name on Texas history as an author of award-winning books and essays, as an ambassador for the profession, and as a winner of numerous awards and honors, many of them bestowed upon him by historical and learned societies abroad. Tejano Epic is a tribute to don Félix, compiled to recognize his outstanding service on behalf of Texas history in general and the state's Hispanic past in particular. All the contributors are well-known scholars in the field of Tejano history; all have been touched by Dr. Almaráz's exemplary scholarship, warm friendship, and consummate professionalism. The essays have a student readership in mind, each showing the historian at work: debunking stereotypes, revising the historical record, revisiting old events through new perspectives, engaging in archival detective work, or studying neglected topics in Tejano history. They are also suitable for teachers and general readers who want to know more about contributions and influences of the Mexican-origin people in Texas.

Author: J. J. Andrews
Publisher: J J Andrews
ISBN: 9781425998790
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 420

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The late 1950s. When time took a deep breath in preparation for the next decade to sweep away the old and change everything for ever. This is a love story of two people who are at opposite sides of the old life and ready to come together and play a part in the new. John Mason, a man determined to step up and away from his one man business and Flora Ballardine, the fiery laird's daughter. They meet in London. John to sell a car to the wealthy Freddie Thompson-Smythe. Flora to spend her 21st birthday with her aunt and to find a surprise birthday present waiting for her. An evening out with an escort, the very unpleasant Freddie. The evening ends with John being the butt of Flora's temper because of her disastrous time with Freddie. Though drawn to each other they separate not expecting to meet again, and so commences a love story that weaves its way in and out of the beautiful wilds of Scotland and the multicultural industry of Birmingham. Others who play a part in John and Flora's story are- Mungo Ballardine, the laird of Clairgowan, Flora's father. He inherited a vast estate and lost it all apart from Clairgowan House. Elizabeth Montgomery, who left Scotland because of her infatuation with Mungo, her sister's husband. Reg Purvis, who met John during their National Service. Freddie Thompson-Smythe, who became involved in the drug scene of the times and lost everything because of it. Robert Brown, who Mungo intended Flora would marry to save Clairgowan House. And 'Simple' Jeannie... Cars play an important part in John and Flora's story and some of them are-a Javelin-Jupiter, SS-Jaguar SS100, Minx the Magnificent, Alvis Speed Twenty, and a few more...

Author: Rina Kent
Publisher: Rina Kent
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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My husband. My Tormentor. The most notorious man in the city offers me a job. Act as his dead wife. Adrian Volkov isn’t the type of person who takes no for an answer. He commands with an iron fist and all his orders are met. When he approaches me with the offer, I have two options. Go to prison or put myself under his wrath. I choose to have a roof over my head. What’s so hard about acting, right? Wrong. The moment I step into his wife’s shoes, everything spirals out of control. My only way of survival is through Adrian. Or is it? This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone.

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Category : Southwest, New
Languages : en
Pages : 716

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Languages : en
Pages : 784

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Languages : en
Pages : 720

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Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Languages : en
Pages : 728

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Author: Francis Bennett
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571322042
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 461

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First published in 1998, Making Enemies was the opening volume in Francis Bennett's Cold War trilogy. 'For all of us now the Cold War is history... What interested me as a writer was how we survived. What went on behind the scenes?... I went looking for my own fictional explanations for historical events.' Francis Bennett Making Enemies centres on the race for the hydrogen bomb in 1947. Russia and the West, wartime allies, are now bitter enemies. Soviet Colonel Andropov tries to stall Britain's development of a nuclear deterrent, and a young British army officer unwittingly becomes enmeshed in his conspiracy. '[ Making Enemies] is more than the intelligent reader's spy thriller... Like all the best historical novels, the authenticity of background and time lend the story added credibility. I have never read the relationship between an intelligence officer and his pawn described so well.' Phillip Knightley, Daily Mail