A single star and bloody knuckles : a history of politics and race in Texas /
Minutaglio, Bill,
A single star and bloody knuckles : a history of politics and race in Texas / Bill Minutaglio. - First edition. - xii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - The Texas bookshelf . - Texas bookshelf. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-350) and index.
Prologue -- Remain quietly : the 1870s -- Our defective plan : the 1880s -- Elites and aliens : the 1890s -- The bosses : the 1900s -- Legislative rest : the 1910s -- The second coming : the 1920s -- Black blizzards : the 1930s -- Beautiful Texas : the 1940s -- I have a plaintiff : the 1950s -- The Mink Coat Mob : the 1960s -- Bitten by the political bug : the 1970s -- The sands have shifted : the 1980s -- Reality day : the 1990s -- Smear tactics : the 2000s -- Total command : the 2010s -- Epilogue.
"Slated to join the Texas Bookshelf series, 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, when the state's modern political framework was born, the book examines Texas political life against the backdrop of the economy, industry, and race relations, revealing how the state came to define itself and ultimately how it played a powerful role in national affairs"--
9781477310366 1477310363
2020033064
Minorities--Political activity--History.--Texas
Women--Political activity--History.--Texas
Minorities--Violence against--History.--Texas
Texas--Politics and government.
Texas--Race relations--History.
A single star and bloody knuckles : a history of politics and race in Texas / Bill Minutaglio. - First edition. - xii, 376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - The Texas bookshelf . - Texas bookshelf. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-350) and index.
Prologue -- Remain quietly : the 1870s -- Our defective plan : the 1880s -- Elites and aliens : the 1890s -- The bosses : the 1900s -- Legislative rest : the 1910s -- The second coming : the 1920s -- Black blizzards : the 1930s -- Beautiful Texas : the 1940s -- I have a plaintiff : the 1950s -- The Mink Coat Mob : the 1960s -- Bitten by the political bug : the 1970s -- The sands have shifted : the 1980s -- Reality day : the 1990s -- Smear tactics : the 2000s -- Total command : the 2010s -- Epilogue.
"Slated to join the Texas Bookshelf series, 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, when the state's modern political framework was born, the book examines Texas political life against the backdrop of the economy, industry, and race relations, revealing how the state came to define itself and ultimately how it played a powerful role in national affairs"--
9781477310366 1477310363
2020033064
Minorities--Political activity--History.--Texas
Women--Political activity--History.--Texas
Minorities--Violence against--History.--Texas
Texas--Politics and government.
Texas--Race relations--History.