What S Great About Texas
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What S Great About Texas
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Author : Amanda Lanser
language : en
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Release Date : 2014-08-01
What S Great About Texas written by Amanda Lanser and has been published by Lerner Publications ™ this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
What's so great about Texas? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the Lone Star State! Explore Texas's rodeos, wild places, oil fields, and rich history. The Texas by Map feature shows where you'll find all the places covered in the book. A special section provides quick state facts such as the state motto, capital, population, animals, foods, and more. Take a fun-filled tour of all there is to discover in Texas.
The Great Texas Banking Crash
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Author : Joseph M. Grant
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 1996-01-01
The Great Texas Banking Crash written by Joseph M. Grant and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
During the decades from 1982 to 1992, Texas banks failed at a rate unprecedented in United States history, even including the Great Depression of the 1930s. In all, 506 Texas commercial banks failed (accounting for 36% of all failures nationally), including seven of the ten largest banks in Texas. In this fascinating insider's account, Joseph M. "Jody" Grant, former chairman and chief executive officer of Texas American Bancshares, Inc. of Fort Worth (the seventh largest), tells the story of the collapse of Texas' major banks. He vividly re-creates the three-year struggle to save his own organization, Texas American Bancshares. This sobering account makes a compelling case against the FDIC's handling of Texas' financial crisis. In Grant's view, the bank failures have deprived Texas of the engine of capital that spawned the nation's third largest industrial economy, built Texas' major cities, bankrolled its entrepreneurs, and provided a pool of talented business and civic leaders. Grant's book will be thought-provoking reading for everyone in the financial community, as well as for students of Texas history and of business and government relations.
100 Great Things About Texas
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Author : Glenn Dromgoole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-03-25
100 Great Things About Texas written by Glenn Dromgoole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-25 with categories.
Not a travel guide and not exactly a Texas brags book, 100 Great Things is a celebration of 100 subtle and not-so-subtle, serious and not-so-serious things that make Texas the special place that it is. "A great little gift book." -- Round-up Magazine "Sure to spark the interest of native and non-native Texans alike." -- Review of Texas Books "A small book perfect for those 'one-more-gift' gifts." -- Kerrville Daily Times "A fun addition to the loot for my grown children and grandchildren." -- Brazosport Facts "This is one of those little stocking-stuffer books that's simply a fun read." -- Bryan-College Station Eagle
Texas
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Author : Kate Boehm Jerome
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010-04
Texas written by Kate Boehm Jerome and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents information and facts about Texas, including famous people, places, and events associated with the state.
The Great Texas Wind Rush
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Author : Kate Galbraith
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2013-07-15
The Great Texas Wind Rush written by Kate Galbraith and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-15 with Business & Economics categories.
In the late 1990s, West Texas was full of rundown towns and pumpjacks, aging reminders of the oil rush of an earlier era. Today, the towns are thriving as 300-foot-tall wind turbines tower above those pumpjacks. Wind energy has become Texas’s latest boom, with the Lone Star State now leading the nation. How did this dramatic transformation happen in a place that fights federal environmental policies at every turn? In The Great Texas Wind Rush, environmental reporters Kate Galbraith and Asher Price tell the compelling story of a group of unlikely dreamers and innovators, politicos and profiteers. The tale spans a generation and more, and it begins with the early wind pioneers, precocious idealists who saw opportunity after the 1970s oil crisis. Operating in an economy accustomed to exploiting natural resources and always looking for the next big thing, their ideas eventually led to surprising partnerships between entrepreneurs and environmentalists, as everyone from Enron executives to T. Boone Pickens, as well as Ann Richards, George W. Bush and Rick Perry, ended up backing the new technology. In this down-to-earth account, the authors explain the policies and science that propelled the “windcatters” to reap the great harvest of Texas wind. They also explore what the future holds for this relentless resource that is changing the face of Texas energy.
Great Texas Birds
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Author : John P. O'Neill
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 1999
Great Texas Birds written by John P. O'Neill and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Nature categories.
Presents color reproductions of forty-eight Texas birds selected as the personal favorites of illustrator John O'Neill and editor Suzanne Winckler, each accompanied by a personal, scientific, or literary observation by a well-known Texas birder or nature writer.
God Save Texas
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Author : Lawrence Wright
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2019-03-05
God Save Texas written by Lawrence Wright and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-05 with History categories.
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower—and a Texas native—takes us on a journey through the most controversial state in America. • “Beautifully written…. Essential reading [for] anyone who wants to understand how one state changed the trajectory of the country.” —NPR Texas is a red state, but the cities are blue and among the most diverse in the nation. Oil is still king, but Texas now leads California in technology exports. Low taxes and minimal regulation have produced extraordinary growth, but also striking income disparities. Texas looks a lot like the America that Donald Trump wants to create. Bringing together the historical and the contemporary, the political and the personal, Texas native Lawrence Wright gives us a colorful, wide-ranging portrait of a state that not only reflects our country as it is, but as it may become—and shows how the battle for Texas’s soul encompasses us all.
The Great Texas Dance
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Author : Mark C. Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Release Date :
The Great Texas Dance written by Mark C. Jackson and has been published by Speaking Volumes this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
The Great Texas Dance, Book Two in The Tales of Zebadiah Creed: The State of Texas, Mexico, Early Spring 1836—Because of the promise made to a friend left dead in Louisiana, Zeb finds himself lying on a rooftop of the Alamo overlooking the whole of Santa Anna’s army. As the Mexican red flag flies offering no quarter, he and Grainger, a fellow volunteer with the Texas militia, are called upon by Colonel William Travis to slip out one last message to General Houston, a desperate plea to thwart the bloody siege. Thus, begins Zeb’s harrowing journey, to find Houston and deliver the letter, then sent on to try and convince an insane Colonel Fannin and his four hundred men to retreat from Goliad before they are massacred by Santa Anna’s armies. Along the way, Zeb is joined by James Lee, a boy in search of his father gone off to fight, who unknowingly shares a dark secret Grainger carries that comes to light only after the Battle of San Jacinto, where victory and revenge are not so sweet. Zebadiah Creed tells a tale of the Texas Revolution, not as history, but a personal portrayal of men and the consequences of their decisions, sometimes made during the savagery of battle, most times made in quiet, their desperate acts allowing them no way out other than through loyalty and friendship, or ultimate betrayal. A taut, grim, exciting adventure. Filled with plenty of scrapes and narrow escapes, The Great Texas Dance tells what happened after the fall of the Alamo through the eyes of Zebadiah Creed, a hero as tough as hickory. Author Mark C. Jackson knows how to spin a story.” —Thomas D. Clagett, Spur Award Finalist for Line of Glory “The Great Texas Dance is a lively, action-packed story with rich detail, cinematic settings, and a great cast of historical and fictional characters.” —John D. Nesbitt, Spur-Award winning author of Great Lonesome. "Mark C. Jackson writes lean, leathery prose, gives his characters plenty of grit and gumption, and tells a satisfying story of Texas's fight for independence." —Johnny D. Boggs, Eight Time Spur Award Winner and Author of Return to Red River
The Great Texas Wedding Bargain
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Author : Judy Christenberry
language : en
Publisher: Harlequin
Release Date : 2010-03-01
The Great Texas Wedding Bargain written by Judy Christenberry and has been published by Harlequin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-01 with Fiction categories.
She needed a husband--fast. He just wanted a few home-cooked meals. Let the great Texas wedding bargain begin! It was desperation that had Megan Ford proposing to solitary rancher Rick Astin. She promised to pay handsomely for an in-name-only marriage and swore their understanding would end in mere months, while secretly wishing it would last forever. As flattered as he was by the loveless offer, it was the thought of a spick-and-span home that had Rick agreeing to the charade. He told himself he had no interest in his new bride becoming a permanent part of his quiet life. And despite his body's cravings to make Megan truly his, Rick intended to honorably uphold his end of the deal. Until they sealed their bargain with a kiss...
Florida
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Author : Kate Boehm Jerome
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2010-04
Florida written by Kate Boehm Jerome and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Presents information and facts about Florida, including famous people, places, and events associated with the state.