Robert E. Howard: The Life and Times of a Texas Author
“Robert E. Howard is worth reading whether you are a fan of Howard’s writing, wish to learn of the realities of the pulp fiction industry, or are interested in exploring life in 1920s Texas. Magnificently researched and engagingly written, it will capture readers.”-Ricochet
The Bird Cage Theater: The Curtain Rises on Tombstone, Arizona's National Treasure
“This is more than a book about one theater; it is a book that touches on the history of variety theaters in the West. I have never seen anything like it.”—Casey Tefertiller, author of Wyatt Earp: The Life behind the Legend
Outer Stars
“Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum is a master storyteller, and Outer Stars is a mesmerizing, deeply felt collection about the necessity of human connection and the acceptance of those things we can’t change.” —Andrew Porter, author of The Disappeared
Frontera Freeways: Highway Building and Displacement in El Paso, Texas
“There is little literature on highway construction and displacement and activism against them along major US cities near the US-Mexican border. Juárez does a masterful job bringing history alive! The writing is succinct, informative, and engaging.”—Erualdo R. González, author of Latino City: Urban Planning, Politics, and the Grassroots
Have Horn, Will Travel: The Life and Music of Herman “Junior” Cook
“This book is much more than a biography. It’s a narrative journey into the life of one of our great saxophone warriors, written by a saxophonist who travels back in time to find him.”—Su Terry, author of Music and the 7 Hermetic Principles
In the Days of Billy the Kid: The Lives and Times of José Chávez y Chávez, Juan Patrón, Martín Chávez, and Yginio Salazar
“We now have the much-needed coverage of Hispanic participation in the Billy the Kid, Lincoln County, and New Mexico story. No one previously has given us this kind of book. In the Days of Billy the Kid may be considered sui generis—one of a kind.”—Richard W. Etulain, author of Thunder in the West: The Life and Legends of Billy the Kid and Billy the Kid: A Reader’s Guide
About the UNT Press
The University of North Texas Press was founded in 1987 and published its first book in 1989. Though we are the newest university press in North Texas (following SMU Press and TCU Press), we have quickly become a leading press with the most titles in print and published (approximately 20-25 each year). We are fully accredited members of the Association of University Presses. Our books are distributed and marketed nationally and internationally through the Texas A&M University Press Consortium.New & Forthcoming Titles
Newly Published:
BARTON’S WAR “This work brilliantly complements Bourque’s earlier biography Tubby. His integration of sources reflects real command-level insight and deep familiarity with the material, as well as appreciation of the human dimension. This is a rare and authoritative work, grounded in a daily primary source and edited by someone who knows both the scholarship and the soldiering.”—Steven L. Ossad, author of Omar Nelson Bradley: America’s GI General, 1893–1981
TRANSGRESSIVE POETICS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CLASSROOM “This is a book that educators should not only read but also use—right now. At once inhabiting the cutting edge of pedagogical theory and overflowing with practical teaching tools, Transgressive Poetics sharply diagnoses the many issues plaguing the twenty-first-century classroom and offers much-needed medicine.”—Chen Chen, author of Your Emergency Contact Has Experienced an Emergency
New in paperback!
THE REEL THRILLING EVENTS OF BANK ROBBER HENRY STARR “Archuleta’s biography of Henry Starr, one of the most prolific bank robbers in the nation’s history, will transport you to a time when the Wild West of myth and reality collided”—Michael Wallis, author of Belle Starr: The Truth Behind the Wild West Legend
