A single star and bloody knuckles : a history of politics and race in Texas / / Bill Minutaglio

• Autore: Minutaglio Bill
• Pubblicazione: Austin, Texas : , : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 pages)
• Disciplina: 976.406
• Soggetto topico: Minorities - Political activity - Texas - History
• Soggetto geografico: Texas Politics and government; Texas Race relations History
• Soggetto non controllato: Texas history, history, politics, race in America, political history, texas, state history, legislation, Popular History, Western political figures, politicians
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: A single star and bloody knuckles
• ISBN: 1-4773-2189-6; 1-4773-2190-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780439603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: The Texas Bookshelf Series