TY  - BOOK
AU  - Minutaglio,Bill
TI  - A single star and bloody knuckles: a history of politics and race in Texas 
T2  - The Texas bookshelf
SN  - 9781477310366
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Austin
PB  - University of Texas Press
KW  - Minorities
KW  - Political activity
KW  - Texas
KW  - History
KW  - Women
KW  - Violence against
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Race relations
N1  - 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
N2  - "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"--
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