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Hardcover. Timothy Isaiah "Longhair Jim" Courtright operated on both sides of the law and became a legend in his lifetime and after his death. Robert K. DeArment deconstructs the myth of Longhair Jim and reconstructs the gunfighter as a real human being, complex, flawed, often courageous, usually both honorable and dishonorable. Num Pages: 256 pages, 36 b&w photgraphs, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652924
- ISBN
- 9780875652924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.97
€ 26.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. Growing up in Fort Worth during the 1950s never lacked in excitement for David Murph. Murph's story follows him from early childhood through high school graduation and leaving for college at the University of Texas. His enthusiasm for leaving home is tempered by the reality of what it means to leave his parents and younger brother behind. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653334
- ISBN
- 9780875653334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.96
€ 18.99
€ 18.96
Hardcover. The line dividing the United States and Mexico is invisible, drawn through shifting sands and changeable rivers. This work aims to explore this border and the men who drew it. Using a variety of sources, including manuscripts and government documents, it creates a map that charts the intersection of individual lives, politics, and geography. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b&w photos, 4 maps, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653389
- ISBN
- 9780875653389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.42
€ 36.99
€ 32.42
Hardcover. The people of Oaxaca, Mexico, believe the souls of the dead, the antepasados, return every year for a twenty-four-hour visit. They are welcomed into their former homes with gaily decorated altars and offerings of food and gifts. This text supplies background understanding of the beliefs and practices of the observance. Num Pages: 160 pages, 65 colour photos, 28 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653495
- ISBN
- 9780875653495
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.93
€ 42.99
€ 38.93
Hardcover. Emily Austin followed the trails of the western frontier to Texas, where she saw the burgeoning young colony erupt in revolution, establish a proud republic, and usher in the period of antebellum statehood. Emily's journey was one of remarkable personal change as the rigors of frontier life shaped her into a uniquely self-reliant southern woman. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 b/w photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653518
- ISBN
- 9780875653518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.37
€ 30.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Presents a collection of seventy works of art that the author created for the Miller Blueprint calendars. This book features recordings of buildings from farmhouses to industrial plants, from shanties to mansions in Texas county. Editor(s): Baker, T. Lindsay. Num Pages: 176 pages, 70 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 279 x 13. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653617
- ISBN
- 9780875653617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.89
€ 20.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Part travelogue, part natural history, and part documentary, this title is the record of three friends' journey from the Panhandle to Granbury - a 450-mile walk across West Texas. Num Pages: 186 pages, 31 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653631
- ISBN
- 9780875653631
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.49
€ 20.99
€ 19.49
Hardcover. Contains brief biographies of twenty-seven Texas singers. This book includes names such as Vernon Dalhart, the earliest Texas country singer to make a national name, and Moon Mullican, a singer/pianist who influenced Jerry Lee Lewis and other piano playing singers. Num Pages: 96 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AVGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653655
- ISBN
- 9780875653655
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.69
€ 10.69
Hardcover. Texas just may be the state in the Union with the strongest masculine image. Heroes, from cowboys to the Alamo to Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston, have always been men. But there have also always been women with gumption. This book presents Texas women who have made history in a variety of ways - some outrageous, some inventive, most courageous. Num Pages: 96 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653662
- ISBN
- 9780875653662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.69
€ 10.69
Hardcover. From the earliest days of film, Texas and its colorful history offered promising story lines comprised of heroes, images, lore, and legend that filmmakers could return to again and again. Offering an overview of Texas in the movies, this book presents commentary on the wretched films about the Lone Star State. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 11. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653679
- ISBN
- 9780875653679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 10.69
€ 10.69
Hardcover. Phil Vinson grew up in Fort Worth. He started making photographs while still in his teens but as an adult he rediscovered the visual richness of his hometown. Through out his career as a journalist, photographer, and teacher, he spent the weekends driving around taking pictures.This title features his photographs, which focus on Fort Worth. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 colour & b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653709
- ISBN
- 9780875653709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.55
€ 32.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. Did you ever need to spell "dogie" or need to know what a "sakey" is? This book can tell you how to spell, pronounce, and define over 5,000 terms relative to the American West. It is compiled of words brought into English from Native Americans, emigrants, Mormons, Hispanics, migrant workers, loggers, and fur trappers. Num Pages: 456 pages, 51 b&w photos, 3 maps, bib. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2ABM; CB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Expanded, Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653730
- ISBN
- 9780875653730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.19
€ 22.19
Paperback. Features a lyrical writing style and insights into the traumas and triumphs of the human spirit that can make you feel. Published in the "Star-Telegram" from 1991 through 2007, it contains stories that looks at a variety of Texans (a few famous, and all unforgettable) and includes a half-dozen essays from the author about her own colorful life. Num Pages: 224 pages, 21 b&w photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; DN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653747
- ISBN
- 9780875653747
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. Offering a history of Dinosaur Valley State Park, this book interweaves millennia of geological time with local legend, photographs, and anecdotes of the people who have called the valley home. Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HD; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653754
- ISBN
- 9780875653754
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.99
€ 20.99
€ 19.99
Paperback. Including movie posters, pulp magazines, comic books, comic strips, television memorabilia, advertisements, paperback books, record album jackets, toys, and clothing, this book covers such television series as Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, and Bonanza, along with classic western novels, including "Shane", "The Searchers", and "Welcome to Hard Times". Num Pages: 224 pages, 250 colour photos, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 816.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875653792
- ISBN
- 9780875653792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.41
€ 32.99
€ 30.41
Hardcover. "A joint project of Brite Divinity School and TCU Press." Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HRCM; HRCV2; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654065
- ISBN
- 9780875654065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.17
€ 36.99
€ 32.17
Hardcover. "A Joint Project of the Center for Texas Studies at TCU and TCU Press." Editor(s): Volcansek, Mary. Num Pages: 113 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254 x 16. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875654171
- ISBN
- 9780875654171
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.30
€ 40.99
€ 36.30
Paperback. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JNSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 6. Weight in Grams: 120.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- African American Images United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 88
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780913543542
- ISBN
- 9780913543542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.86
€ 16.99
€ 14.86
Paperback. What was it like to work behind the scenes, away from the spotlight's glare, in Hollywood's so-called Golden Age? The interviews in this book provide eye-witness accounts from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam, to explore the creative decisions that have shaped some of Classical Hollywood's most-loved films. Num Pages: 256 pages, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 221 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137541901
- ISBN
- 9781137541901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.48
€ 126.48
Hardcover. Ferguson discusses philosophical issues in epistemology, philosophy of history, feminist thought and political economy in relation to African American Studies. Based on a Marxist materialist philosophical perspective, he asserts the centrality of the Black working class to Black Studies. Series: African American Philosophy and the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137549969
- ISBN
- 9781137549969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.34
€ 116.34