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“Nee’s poems are magnificent, hard-earned, and have the resonance of art that intends to last.” —Carl Phillips, 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry winner for Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007–2020
Framing Oak Cliff: A Visual Diary of a Dallas Neighborhood
“In Framing Oak Cliff, rhythmic visual narratives are seen through a loving eye, revealing the profound essence of the everyday.”—Kenneth Josephson, preeminent American photographer
The German Texas Frontier in 1853: Ferdinand Lindheimer’s Newspaper Accounts of the Environment, Gold, and Indians
“This book is an important contribution to the controversy about the Hill Country Germans and their relationship to Native Americans.”—James C. Kearney, author of Nassau Plantation
Desire to Serve: The Autobiography of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
“Eddie Bernice Johnson lived FOR people, she spoke UP FOR people, and she LED steadfastly advocating FOR the rights of ALL!”—Danette Anthony Reed, international president and CEO, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
The US Eighth Air Force in World War II: Ira Eaker, Hap Arnold, and Building American Air Power, 1942–1943
“William Daugherty has described in amazing detail how the United States went from a seedling of bomber aviation resources to the most dominating air force in history.” —Terrence J Finnegan, Colonel, USAF (Retired), author of Shooting the Front: Aerial Reconnaissance Over the Western Front
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
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MURDER ON THE LARGO “Murder on the Largo contributes to a field that has very little published academic literature. This will be an important book in the field of western frontier violence.”—William Kiser, author of Turmoil on the Rio Grande: History of the Mesilla Valley, 1846–1865
“FIESTAS IN LAREDO celebrates the many types of fiestas found in the border community of Laredo, Texas. Told from an insider’s perspective and blending memoir, ethnography, and a folkloristic analysis, the author explores the meaning of the celebrations for the community.
“WHERE TO CARRY THE SOUND ushers readers into worlds that overturn the familiar to reveal the intimate truths beneath. Wherever Sudhakar takes us – from the moon to Bombay, the past to the future – she shows us that longing, grief, and love will always accompany us. These stories haunt and stun.” —Janika Oza, author of A History of Burning
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THE PHANTOM VIETNAM WAR “The Phantom Vietnam War will be the standard against which other memoirs are measured—Honodel is one hell of a good pilot and a great storyteller.” —–Earl H. Tilford, author of Crosswinds: The Air Force in Vietnam
LIFE AND DEATH IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS “Gillam, a ‘shake and bake’ sergeant, presents a good account of small unit infantry action during the war. He is very good at explaining the weaponry, tactics, and living conditions in the field.”-—James E. Westheider, author of The African-American Experience in Vietnam
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