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Author : Jarrell Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Stories from Deep East Texas written by Jarrell Morris and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charlotte Ingle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (98 download)
Download or read book Under the Pines of Deep East Texas written by Charlotte Ingle and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-16 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three books of Under the Pines of Deep East Texas, all in this one volume, tell the stories of five sisters and one brother, their roots, and their branches. Book One tells the stories of their ancestors as they marry, have families, and build their lives in the Texas Pineywoods. The descendants finally merge into one marriage between a man and a woman who meet in the cottonfields of Chillicothe, Texas, and return to East Texas to establish a small chicken farm. Book Two tells the stories of the chicken farmer, his wife, and their children as they marry and have families of their own. Book Three continues the siblings' stories and adds, sometimes heartwarming and sometimes humorous, tales of their children and grandchildren. In each generation, you may laugh with them and cry with them as they journey through blessings, fun and humor, as well as tragedies, sicknesses, separations, and deaths. Through these happenings, both good and sorrowful, the Corbells look to their faith in God, the abundant supplier of all needs. As Book Three comes to an end, the Corbells continue to celebrate family and hold each other close, hoping the family bond won't break, through all the blessings and all the losses in years to come.
Author : Neal Murphy
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1514409194
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (144 download)
Download or read book East Texas Serendipity written by Neal Murphy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-09-26 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the answers to lifes many questions, such as the following: Who was Sam Hill? What is Adams off ox? What is the difference between a redneck and a good ole boy? It is a lead pipe since you will enjoy reading this book because it is what it is, a fair-to-middling, rule-of-thumb, bird-in-the-hand explanation of the questions that you have always wanted to ask but never got around to.
Author : Jarrell Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Gone to Deep East Texas written by Jarrell Morris and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Deep East Texas Folk written by Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Max Krochmal
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477323791
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)
Download or read book Civil Rights in Black and Brown written by Max Krochmal and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not one but two civil rights movements flourished in mid-twentieth century Texas, and they did so in intimate conversation with one another. Far from the gaze of the national media, African American and Mexican American activists combated the twin caste systems of Jim Crow and Juan Crow. These insurgents worked chiefly within their own racial groups, yet they also looked to each other for guidance and, at times, came together in solidarity. The movements sought more than integration and access: they demanded power and justice. Civil Rights in Black and Brown draws on more than 500 oral history interviews newly collected across Texas, from the Panhandle to the Piney Woods and everywhere in between. The testimonies speak in detail to the structure of racism in small towns and huge metropolises—both the everyday grind of segregation and the haunting acts of racial violence that upheld Texas’s state-sanctioned systems of white supremacy. Through their memories of resistance and revolution, the activists reveal previously undocumented struggles for equity, as well as the links Black and Chicanx organizers forged in their efforts to achieve self-determination.
Author : May Cobb
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738759236
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)
Download or read book Big Woods written by May Cobb and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2018-07-08 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stephen King's Stand by Me collides with Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects in this exceptional thriller. Gutsy, gripping—and pitch-perfect in its resurrection of an era long gone."—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window When her sister disappears, the only clue Leah has is a cryptic message: Underground. By the Woods. It's 1989 in the sleepy town of Longview, Texas, when ten-year-old Lucy disappears. Her parents, the police, and the community all brace for the worst, assuming her body will soon be found in Big Woods. Just like the other unsolved kidnappings. But then Lucy's fourteen-year-old sister, Leah, starts having dreams about Lucy—dreams that reveal startling clues as to what happened. Leah begins her own investigation, and soon she meets a reclusive widow who may hold the key to finding Lucy...if only she can find the courage to come forward. Delving into the paranoia surrounding satanic cults in the 1980s, Big Woods is an emotionally wrought, propulsive thriller about the enormity of grief, the magical bond between sisters, and a small town's dark secrets. Praise: "Big Woods is perfectly timed to take advantage of the 1980s horror revival. Its historic details are excellent, down to the songs on Leah's car stereo. Cobb paints in Day-Glo and brings terrors of the night to life."—Foreword Magazine "Readers will be grabbed by Big Woods and sucked into the mysterious story. Hold on tight—it's worth it."—Criminal Element "Cobb's intense, heart-wrenching debut introduces a courageous, determined teen who must find her lost sister amid a disturbing atmosphere of paranoia and fear, crafting a compelling, suspenseful story reminiscent of William Kent Krueger's Ordinary Grace."—Library Journal (starred review) "Big Woods is a nuanced family story and also a heart-stopping thriller with surprising twists. Cobb taps into the fabulous '80s sensibility of Stranger Things and also into our deepest fears about safety, evil, trust, and the power of faith in what we don't understand. I couldn't put it down."—Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Nearness of You and The Same Sky "Compulsively readable."—Rosamund Lupton, New York Times bestselling author of Sister "Big Woods is brilliant! Cobb has crafted a haunting thriller that dives deep into grief, family connections, and the dreadful power of fear. The novel succeeds as a rich exploration of emotion and a not-so-distant time while also shining as a riveting page-turner."—Owen Egerton, author of Hollow and writer/director of horror-comedy Bloodfest "Big Woods is such a blast—a page-turning thriller with '80s hair, like a Texan Stranger Things."—Amy Gentry, author of Good as Gone "Literally the best thriller I've read in years. Intensely gripping, so evocative of the late '80s, and a brilliant, original storyline. It's blinding."—Clare Empson, author of Him
Author : Neal Murphy
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462817556
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)
Download or read book Those Were the Days written by Neal Murphy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-01-28 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are invited to return to the 1940s and 1950s with the author for a look at humorous events that happened in his life. Born and reared in San Augustine, Texas, life was truly in the slow lane. The Early Years – read about his first experience with chewing tobacco, and shooting his grandfather’s shotgun, raising a pet chicken, owning his first dog, and landing his first job. School Days – true stories of attacks by a goose, fishing with his coaches, and his initiation into high school, and a fight at school. College Years – working at a funeral home, a runaway cot, and experience with “white lightning”. Early Married Life – Burning his marriage license twice, a diddler on his roof, and go along on a lost weekend, read about the ditch nurse. Long Arm of The Law – Humorous incidents that happened while working as a police officer. Read about an embarrassing moment for the author, Baptist foxes, and dueling cops. A mail box in a cemetery causes questions. Home Town – Reminisce about a drive-in movie, a mystery drink, and catching a huge fish in a small pond. Finally, selling the old family house.
Author : Robert Mason Hayes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780877060185
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (61 download)
Download or read book It Really Happened in East Texas written by Robert Mason Hayes and published by . This book was released on 1971-01-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gerald Duff
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 0875654924
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (756 download)
Download or read book Home Truths written by Gerald Duff and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Novelist Gerald Duff grew up both in Polk County, in Deep East Texas, and in Nederland, near the Gulf Coast, two drastically different areas in terms of social and economic status, and the way they interact. These communities shaped the way Duff thought and lived, causing him to build up certain false personae to fit in with the crowd. These changes and more are described within the pages of Duff’s new memoir, Home Truths: A Deep East Texas Memory. From dealing with intrusive family members to judgmental classmates to marital bliss and misery, Duff’s memoir describes situations familiar to anyone who has ever lived in a small town. Experiences unfamiliar to the youths of today include growing up during World War II and the descriptions of propaganda tactics, hunting for your own meals, and dealing with the social mores of the 1950s and 1960s. Other occurrences however, such as working a summer job and the awkwardness of first dates, speak to people of every generation, young and old. Early in life Duff learned to tell lies as a survival mechanism against his meddling family and occasionally cruel classmates. He describes the ordeal of hiding both his domestic situation and his talent for the written word. Duff’s talents for lies and half-truths helped him not only to discover a hidden talent within himself, but also a future career.
Author : Attica Locke
Publisher : Mulholland Books
ISBN 13 : 0316363316
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (163 download)
Download or read book Heaven, My Home written by Attica Locke and published by Mulholland Books. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this "captivating" crime novel (People), Texas Ranger Darren Mathews is on the hunt for a missing child -- but it's the boy's family of white supremacists who are his real target. 9-year-old Levi King knew he should have left for home sooner; now he's alone in the darkness of vast Caddo Lake, in a boat whose motor just died. A sudden noise distracts him - and all goes dark. Darren Mathews is trying to emerge from another kind of darkness; after the events of his previous investigation, his marriage is in a precarious state of re-building, and his career and reputation lie in the hands of his mother, who's never exactly had his best interests at heart. Now she holds the key to his freedom, and she's not above a little maternal blackmail to press her advantage. An unlikely possibility of rescue arrives in the form of a case down Highway 59, in a small lakeside town where the local economy thrives on nostalgia for ante-bellum Texas - and some of the era's racial attitudes still thrive as well. Levi's disappearance has links to Darren's last case, and to a wealthy businesswoman, the boy's grandmother, who seems more concerned about the fate of her business than that of her grandson. Darren has to battle centuries-old suspicions and prejudices, as well as threats that have been reignited in the current political climate, as he races to find the boy, and to save himself. A Best Book of the Year New York TimesHouston ChronicleNPRWall Street JournalMilwaukee Journal-SentinelBook PageFinancial TimesKirkusSheReadsSunday TimesLitHubGuardianBook RiotSouth Florida Sun SentinelLonglisted for the Orwell Political Fiction Book Prize
Author : Joseph D. Pate
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781515019763
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (197 download)
Download or read book Evil Lives in East Texas written by Joseph D. Pate and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his son on the ground, Enzor stepped onto his left ear with the heel of his boot resting on Eddie's jaw and pressed him deeper into the gritty black soil. Raising the chain above his head, Enzor tore shirt and flesh with every swing. With every lash Eddie's mouth was filled with the soil he was tasked to work. With every scream of pain he choked on the dirt that invaded his nostrils. Then it stopped and he was able to lift his head from the dirt. Coughing up the earth that filled him Eddie turned to his father who was still standing over him. The sun peeked over Enzor's shoulder as he leaned down. "Now, get up and finish this field." He drops the trace chain and left his son in the dirt. Evil can be found in man, but true Evil resides in the soul of man. Pushing, pulling and gnawing at who you were or who you could become. Follow the true stories of Elbert Ensor Pate and his family, from his wedding day until his last breath. Each chapter can span hours or years and are told by his surviving children. This is a book of fiction but every story inside is true.
Author : Gary B. Boyd
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1546225315
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (462 download)
Download or read book East Texas Proud written by Gary B. Boyd and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story that is raw and real. Fiercely independent, in true Texas fashion, Stark Wiseman struggles to hold his family heritage together against forces that seem bent on destroying what his grandfather and father had created. The unexpected death of his daughter seems to be the final assault on his resolvethe proverbial straw that breaks the camels back. But Stark fights on against insurmountable odds, determined to preserve his family heritage. The only thing that sustains him is his East Texas pride.
Author : Neal Murphy
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465343393
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Reminiscing the Red Dirt Roads written by Neal Murphy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red dirt. What can one say about red dirt? The small town of San Augustine, Texas, sits on a twenty-six-mile swath of red clay. Once this red dirt gets into your system it is difficult to leave it behind, and if you do there is a tendency to return in your golden years. The town was organized in 1834 and was the gateway to early settlers after crossing the Sabine River into Texas. Most everyone who entered Texas in the early years passed through the town on the El Camino Real, the King’s Highway. Many settled here while others made their way to San Antonio. It was into this area of Texas that I was born and reared. This book contains 110 short stories of my experiences while growing up during the 1940s and 1950s in the town of red dirt. I have included stories of my married life as we lived in several different states through the years. A few stories of humorous events while working in law enforcement are also included. San Augustine, Texas, claims on good authority to be the oldest Anglo-Saxon town in Texas. The neighboring city of Nacogdoches is said to be the oldest town having had an Indian settlement there earlier than 1834. The debate will probably never be settled to everyone’s satisfaction.
Author : Jody Edward Ginn
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806165472
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book East Texas Troubles written by Jody Edward Ginn and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the gun smoke cleared, four men were found dead at the hardware store in a rural East Texas town. But this December 1934 shootout was no anomaly. San Augustine County had seen at least three others in the previous three years, and these murders in broad daylight were only the latest development in the decade-long rule of the criminal McClanahan-Burleson gang. Armed with handguns, Jim Crow regulations, and corrupt special Ranger commissions from infamous governors “Ma” and “Pa” Ferguson, the gang racketeered and bootlegged its way into power in San Augustine County, where it took up robbing and extorting local black sharecroppers as its main activity. After the hardware store shootings, white community leaders, formerly silenced by fear of the gang’s retribution, finally sought state intervention. In 1935, fresh-faced, newly elected governor James V. Allred made good on his promise to reform state law enforcement agencies by sending a team of qualified Texas Rangers to San Augustine County to investigate reports of organized crime. In East Texas Troubles, historian Jody Edward Ginn tells of their year-and-a-half-long cleanup of the county, the inaugural effort in Governor Allred’s transformation of the Texas Rangers into a professional law enforcement agency. Besides foreshadowing the wholesale reform of state law enforcement, the Allred Rangers’ investigative work in San Augustine marked a rare close collaboration between white law enforcement officers and black residents. Drawing on firsthand accounts and the sworn testimony of black and white residents in the resulting trials, Ginn examines the consequences of such cooperation in a region historically entrenched in racial segregation. In this story of a rural Texas community’s resurrection, Ginn reveals a multifaceted history of the reform of the Texas Rangers and of an unexpected alliance between the legendary frontier lawmen and black residents of the Jim Crow South.
Author : Alene Dunn
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1465322108
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (653 download)
Download or read book Red Dirt and Sand Hill Stories written by Alene Dunn and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-07-29 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you like to read stories of old times and old places? Or of growing up in the 1950?s and 1960?s ?all set in San Augustine, Sabine and Jasper Counties in the wonderful East Texas forests. You will remember favorite pets and their antics, tales of old time summer revivals and later days when loved ones grew slower and the winter of life began. The tales in Red Dirt and Sand Hill Stories may bring back happy days, carefree afternoons, special Christmases and maybe even a tear or two.
Author : Joe C. Truett
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292788525
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Land of Bears and Honey written by Joe C. Truett and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-05 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This award-winning “gem” of a conservation classic tells the story of the land, wildlife, and ecology of East Texas (Quarterly Review of Biology). Winner of the Ottis Lock Endowment Award from the East Texas Historical Association; the Texas Literary Festival Award for Nonfiction from the Southwestern Booksellers Association & Dallas Times Herald; and the Annual Publication Award, Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society As hickory groves and fox squirrels began to vanish from the East Texas landscape in the second half of the twentieth century, two biologists who specialized in wildlife and endangered species began work on Land of Bears and Honey. Their purpose was not only to eulogize what was lost, but to encourage us to save what we still can. The result is an “elegant chronicle of the natural history of a once-rich area [that] will appeal strongly to birders, ecologists, to anyone who enjoys the outdoors” (Publishers Weekly). “This deceptively slender volume is three things: a how-to-book, an aesthetic feast and a moral tale.” —Dallas Morning News “To compare the style and content of this little book to that of the late Aldo Leopold is indeed high praise, yet the reviewer finds this comparison valid.” —Quarterly Review of Biology “In Land of Bears and Honey, East Texans have their own regional Walden, written with keen historical perspectives, literary style, and deep respect for the land.” —East Texas Historical Journal “This graceful blend of history, narrative and dialogue paints a noble portrait of one more disappearing chunk of Americana.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
