A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-1-4773-2858-3 (ISBN)
Finalist, 2021 Writers’ League of Texas Book Award For John Nance “Cactus Jack” Garner, there was one simple rule in politics: “You’ve got to bloody your knuckles.” It’s a maxim that applies in so many ways to the state of Texas, where the struggle for power has often unfolded through underhanded politicking, backroom dealings, and, quite literally, bloodshed. The contentious history of Texas politics has been shaped by dangerous and often violent events, and been formed not just in the halls of power but by marginalized voices omitted from the official narratives.
A Single Star and Bloody Knuckles traces the state’s conflicted and dramatic evolution over the past 150 years through its pivotal political players, including oft-neglected women and people of color. Beginning in 1870 with the birth of Texas’s modern political framework, Bill Minutaglio chronicles Texas political life against the backdrop of industry, the economy, and race relations, recasting the narrative of influential Texans. With journalistic verve and candor, Minutaglio delivers a contemporary history of the determined men and women who fought for their particular visions of Texas and helped define the state as a potent force in national affairs.
Bill Minutaglio is a Pen Center Literary Award–winning author of ten books, including Dallas 1963 and First Son, the first biography of George W. Bush. He has been a reporter, columnist, and editor for the three largest newspapers in Texas, his writing has appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, and i, among other publications.
Prologue
Chapter One. Remain Quietly: The 1870s
Chapter Two. Our Defective Plan: The 1880s
Chapter Three. Elites and Aliens: The 1890s
Chapter Four. The Bosses: The 1900s
Chapter Five. Legislative Rest: The 1910s
Chapter Six. The Second Coming: The 1920s
Chapter Seven. Black Blizzards: The 1930s
Chapter Eight. Beautiful Texas: The 1940s
Chapter Nine. I Have a Plaintiff: The 1950s
Chapter Ten. The Mink Coat Mob: The 1960s
Chapter Eleven. Bitten by the Political Bug: The 1970s
Chapter Twelve. The Sands Have Shifted: The 1980s
Chapter Thirteen. Reality Day: The 1990s
Chapter Fourteen. Smear Tactics: The 2000s
Chapter Fifteen. Total Command: The 2010s
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Photo Credits
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 04.10.2023 |
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Reihe/Serie | The Texas Bookshelf |
Verlagsort | Austin, TX |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 594 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4773-2858-0 / 1477328580 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4773-2858-3 / 9781477328583 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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