Author: Bartee Haile
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467137731
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
History books burst at the seams with stories about Houston, Travis, Crockett and other icons of Texas history. Yet many of the Lone Star State's fascinating figures--well known in life but forgotten in death--remain obscure by omission. This scintillating company includes a World War I spy who became a movie star, the first gringo matador, a West Texas tent showman and the husband-and-wife trick-shot act that amazed audiences for forty years. Some characters cut across the common narrative, like the admiral whose advice might have prevented the attack on Pearl Harbor, the one and only Republican congressman in the first half of the twentieth century, the Klansman Texans elected to the U.S. Senate and the businessman who wrote the longest English-language novel in complete secrecy. Popular columnist and author Bartee Haile brings to life some of the most intriguing Texans who ever slipped through the cracks of history.
Unforgettable Texans
Author: Bartee Haile
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467137731
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
History books burst at the seams with stories about Houston, Travis, Crockett and other icons of Texas history. Yet many of the Lone Star State's fascinating figures--well known in life but forgotten in death--remain obscure by omission. This scintillating company includes a World War I spy who became a movie star, the first gringo matador, a West Texas tent showman and the husband-and-wife trick-shot act that amazed audiences for forty years. Some characters cut across the common narrative, like the admiral whose advice might have prevented the attack on Pearl Harbor, the one and only Republican congressman in the first half of the twentieth century, the Klansman Texans elected to the U.S. Senate and the businessman who wrote the longest English-language novel in complete secrecy. Popular columnist and author Bartee Haile brings to life some of the most intriguing Texans who ever slipped through the cracks of history.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467137731
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
History books burst at the seams with stories about Houston, Travis, Crockett and other icons of Texas history. Yet many of the Lone Star State's fascinating figures--well known in life but forgotten in death--remain obscure by omission. This scintillating company includes a World War I spy who became a movie star, the first gringo matador, a West Texas tent showman and the husband-and-wife trick-shot act that amazed audiences for forty years. Some characters cut across the common narrative, like the admiral whose advice might have prevented the attack on Pearl Harbor, the one and only Republican congressman in the first half of the twentieth century, the Klansman Texans elected to the U.S. Senate and the businessman who wrote the longest English-language novel in complete secrecy. Popular columnist and author Bartee Haile brings to life some of the most intriguing Texans who ever slipped through the cracks of history.
Texans at Heart
Author: Diana Palmer
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 9780373218073
Category : Cowboys
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An unforgettable trio of full-length stories in one volume center around three ruggedly sexy Texan bachelors--Connal, Ethan, and Sutton--and the special women who have captured their hearts.
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 9780373218073
Category : Cowboys
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An unforgettable trio of full-length stories in one volume center around three ruggedly sexy Texan bachelors--Connal, Ethan, and Sutton--and the special women who have captured their hearts.
A Long, Tall Texan Summer
Author: Diana Palmer
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373363893
Category : Cowboys
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A trio of summertime love stories based on the popular miniseries Long Tall Texans follows three strong-willed, tender-hearted inhabitants of Jacobsville, Texas--Tom Walker, Drew Morris, and Jobe Dodd--as they search for love under the hot Texas sun. Original.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373363893
Category : Cowboys
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
A trio of summertime love stories based on the popular miniseries Long Tall Texans follows three strong-willed, tender-hearted inhabitants of Jacobsville, Texas--Tom Walker, Drew Morris, and Jobe Dodd--as they search for love under the hot Texas sun. Original.
Unbridled
Author: Diana Palmer
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 1488095353
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A lone wolf takes on the threat endangering everything he loves in an unforgettable story in the sensational Long, Tall Texans series Widowed Texas Ranger and single dad John Ruiz hardened his heart years ago. Day after day, he tracks the roughest criminals in the Lone Star State, leaving little room for love. So when John butts heads with the beautiful nurse who’s helping his young son, he’s floored by how quickly the sparks fly. Ever since her mother’s and brother’s brutal murders, Sunny Wesley has devoted her life to helping save others. Adorable Tonio Ruiz is just another youngster she’s trying to help—or so she tells herself. Little does she know he’s John’s son. When her life comes under fire, can one mysterious rancher rescue her?
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 1488095353
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
A lone wolf takes on the threat endangering everything he loves in an unforgettable story in the sensational Long, Tall Texans series Widowed Texas Ranger and single dad John Ruiz hardened his heart years ago. Day after day, he tracks the roughest criminals in the Lone Star State, leaving little room for love. So when John butts heads with the beautiful nurse who’s helping his young son, he’s floored by how quickly the sparks fly. Ever since her mother’s and brother’s brutal murders, Sunny Wesley has devoted her life to helping save others. Adorable Tonio Ruiz is just another youngster she’s trying to help—or so she tells herself. Little does she know he’s John’s son. When her life comes under fire, can one mysterious rancher rescue her?
Long, Tall Texans: Tom
Author: Diana Palmer
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488099278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Join New York Times bestseller Diana Palmer as she revisits another unforgettable Long, Tall Texans story! Tom Walker has never believed in true love. A difficult upbringing hardened his heart many years ago, but Elysia Craig is slowly but surely melting his tough exterior. The innocent blonde makes him want to be a different man. But can Tom change from a rough ‘n’ tumble bachelor to the forever husband Elysia deserves?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488099278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Join New York Times bestseller Diana Palmer as she revisits another unforgettable Long, Tall Texans story! Tom Walker has never believed in true love. A difficult upbringing hardened his heart many years ago, but Elysia Craig is slowly but surely melting his tough exterior. The innocent blonde makes him want to be a different man. But can Tom change from a rough ‘n’ tumble bachelor to the forever husband Elysia deserves?
Ten-Gallon War
Author: John Eisenberg
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547607814
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
“It’s every bit as fascinating to read about the battles between the Cowboys and the Texans as it is to follow today’s never-ending NFL dramas.” —Mike Florio, ProFootballTalk In the 1960s, on the heels of the “Greatest Game Ever Played,” professional football began to flourish across the country—except in Texas, where college football was still the only game in town. But in an unlikely series of events, two young oil tycoons started their own professional football franchises in Dallas the very same year: the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and, as part of a new upstart league designed to thwart the NFL’s hold on the game, the Dallas Texans of the AFL. Almost overnight, a bitter feud was born. The team owners, Lamar Hunt and Clint Murchison, became Mad Men of the gridiron, locked in a battle for the hearts and minds of the Texas pigskin faithful. Their teams took each other to court, fought over players, undermined each other’s promotions, and rooted like hell for the other guys to fail. A true visionary, Hunt of the Texans focused on the fans, putting together a team of local legends and hiring attractive women to drive around town in red convertibles selling tickets. Meanwhile, Murchison and his Cowboys focused on the game, hiring a young star, Tom Landry, in what would be his first-ever year as a head coach, and concentrating on holding their own against the more established teams in the NFL. Ultimately, both teams won the battle, but only one got to stay in Dallas and go on to become one of sports’ most quintessential franchises—”America’s Team.” In this highly entertaining narrative, rich in colorful characters and unforgettable stunts, Eisenberg recounts the story of the birth of pro-football in Dallas—back when the game began to be part of this country’s DNA.
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547607814
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
“It’s every bit as fascinating to read about the battles between the Cowboys and the Texans as it is to follow today’s never-ending NFL dramas.” —Mike Florio, ProFootballTalk In the 1960s, on the heels of the “Greatest Game Ever Played,” professional football began to flourish across the country—except in Texas, where college football was still the only game in town. But in an unlikely series of events, two young oil tycoons started their own professional football franchises in Dallas the very same year: the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and, as part of a new upstart league designed to thwart the NFL’s hold on the game, the Dallas Texans of the AFL. Almost overnight, a bitter feud was born. The team owners, Lamar Hunt and Clint Murchison, became Mad Men of the gridiron, locked in a battle for the hearts and minds of the Texas pigskin faithful. Their teams took each other to court, fought over players, undermined each other’s promotions, and rooted like hell for the other guys to fail. A true visionary, Hunt of the Texans focused on the fans, putting together a team of local legends and hiring attractive women to drive around town in red convertibles selling tickets. Meanwhile, Murchison and his Cowboys focused on the game, hiring a young star, Tom Landry, in what would be his first-ever year as a head coach, and concentrating on holding their own against the more established teams in the NFL. Ultimately, both teams won the battle, but only one got to stay in Dallas and go on to become one of sports’ most quintessential franchises—”America’s Team.” In this highly entertaining narrative, rich in colorful characters and unforgettable stunts, Eisenberg recounts the story of the birth of pro-football in Dallas—back when the game began to be part of this country’s DNA.
Texas Entertainers
Author: Bartee Haile
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666482
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
In keeping with its reputation for size and spectacle, Texas has produced a staggering number of stars. Although many hailed from towns too small to have a post office, they occupied the spotlight on the largest of stages. Roger Miller's songs made him the "King of the Road," and Howard Hughes stretched his vision across the skies of the silver screen. Gene Autry won fame as a singing cowboy and Van Cliburn wore a tuxedo to international piano competitions, but both hailed from the Lone Star State. Texans penned Old Yeller and voiced Daffy Duck. From Buddy Holly to Ginger Rogers and Joan Crawford to Jimmy Dean, Bartee Haile charts the brightest constellations of Texas entertainers.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666482
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
In keeping with its reputation for size and spectacle, Texas has produced a staggering number of stars. Although many hailed from towns too small to have a post office, they occupied the spotlight on the largest of stages. Roger Miller's songs made him the "King of the Road," and Howard Hughes stretched his vision across the skies of the silver screen. Gene Autry won fame as a singing cowboy and Van Cliburn wore a tuxedo to international piano competitions, but both hailed from the Lone Star State. Texans penned Old Yeller and voiced Daffy Duck. From Buddy Holly to Ginger Rogers and Joan Crawford to Jimmy Dean, Bartee Haile charts the brightest constellations of Texas entertainers.
Peyton Manning
Author: Samuel Willard Crompton
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438142412
Category : Football players
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Quarterback Peyton Manning's career symbolizes family, faith, and competitiveness. This biography explores his life. It traces Manning's childhood, influences, and personal life, and features color photographs, informative sidebars, a bibliography, and more.
Publisher: Infobase Learning
ISBN: 1438142412
Category : Football players
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Quarterback Peyton Manning's career symbolizes family, faith, and competitiveness. This biography explores his life. It traces Manning's childhood, influences, and personal life, and features color photographs, informative sidebars, a bibliography, and more.
Long, Tall Texans Collection Volume 6
Author: Diana Palmer
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488036853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer revisits three unforgettable tales of love between three lonesome Texas bachelors and the spirited women who lasso their hearts Long, Tall Texans: Tom Jacobsville newcomer Tom Walker gives the impression that he’s a love-Ôem-and-leave-Ôem type, never eager to entrust his heart to a woman. But Elysia Craig soon finds out that’s far from the truth. In fact, once love lassoes Tom’s heart, he will never let go.... Long, Tall Texans: Drew Dr. Drew Morris hasn’t looked for love since the loss of his beloved wife. The faithful widower doesn’t know what hit him when Kitty Carson lands as his assistant. Can unexpected passion heal the good doctor’s heart? Long, Tall Texans: Jobe No one expects heartbreaker cowboy Jobe Dodd to settle down and take a wife. Sandy Regan takes that as a challenge, determined to make the rugged rancher her own. This unexpected love on the range might just tame Jobe for good.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488036853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer revisits three unforgettable tales of love between three lonesome Texas bachelors and the spirited women who lasso their hearts Long, Tall Texans: Tom Jacobsville newcomer Tom Walker gives the impression that he’s a love-Ôem-and-leave-Ôem type, never eager to entrust his heart to a woman. But Elysia Craig soon finds out that’s far from the truth. In fact, once love lassoes Tom’s heart, he will never let go.... Long, Tall Texans: Drew Dr. Drew Morris hasn’t looked for love since the loss of his beloved wife. The faithful widower doesn’t know what hit him when Kitty Carson lands as his assistant. Can unexpected passion heal the good doctor’s heart? Long, Tall Texans: Jobe No one expects heartbreaker cowboy Jobe Dodd to settle down and take a wife. Sandy Regan takes that as a challenge, determined to make the rugged rancher her own. This unexpected love on the range might just tame Jobe for good.
Pioneer Jewish Texans
Author: Natalie Ornish
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603444335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
With more than 400 photographs, extensive interviews with the descendants of pioneer Jewish Texan families, and reproductions of rare historical documents, Natalie Ornish’s Pioneer Jewish Texans quickly became a classic following its original release in 1989. This new Texas A&M University Press edition presents Ornish’s meticulous research and her fascinating historical vignettes for a new generation of readers and historians. She chronicles Jewish buccaneers with Jean Lafitte at Galveston; she tells of Jewish patriots who fought at the Alamo and at virtually every major engagement in the war for Texan independence; she traces the careers of immigrants with names like Marcus, Sanger, and Gordon, who arrived on the Texas frontier with little more than the packs on their backs and went on to build great mercantile empires. Cattle barons, wildcatters, diplomats, physicians, financiers, artists, and humanitarians are among the other notable Jewish pioneers and pathfinders described in this carefully researched and exhaustively documented book. Filling a substantial void in Texana and Texas history, the Texas A&M University Press edition of Natalie Ornish’s Pioneer Jewish Texans brings back into circulation this treasure trove of information on a rich and often overlooked vein of the multifaceted story of the Lone Star State.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603444335
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
With more than 400 photographs, extensive interviews with the descendants of pioneer Jewish Texan families, and reproductions of rare historical documents, Natalie Ornish’s Pioneer Jewish Texans quickly became a classic following its original release in 1989. This new Texas A&M University Press edition presents Ornish’s meticulous research and her fascinating historical vignettes for a new generation of readers and historians. She chronicles Jewish buccaneers with Jean Lafitte at Galveston; she tells of Jewish patriots who fought at the Alamo and at virtually every major engagement in the war for Texan independence; she traces the careers of immigrants with names like Marcus, Sanger, and Gordon, who arrived on the Texas frontier with little more than the packs on their backs and went on to build great mercantile empires. Cattle barons, wildcatters, diplomats, physicians, financiers, artists, and humanitarians are among the other notable Jewish pioneers and pathfinders described in this carefully researched and exhaustively documented book. Filling a substantial void in Texana and Texas history, the Texas A&M University Press edition of Natalie Ornish’s Pioneer Jewish Texans brings back into circulation this treasure trove of information on a rich and often overlooked vein of the multifaceted story of the Lone Star State.