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For the Sake of the Song: Essays on Townes Van Zandt
“A nuanced and multifaceted understanding of Townes Van Zandt’s body of work.” —Jason Mellard, author of Progressive Country
Identified with Texas: The Lives of Governor Elisha Marshall Pease and Lucadia Niles Pease
“Identified with Texas is a terrific piece of scholarship—a delightful gem of a work.”—Andrew J. Torget, author of the award-winning Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800-1850
Billy the Kid: El Bandido Simpático
“This book is going to knock the socks off everyone who thinks they know who Billy really was.”” —Bob Boze Bell, author of The Illustrated Life and Times of Billy the Kid
Passionate Nation: The Epic History of Texas
“Texas native Haley does an outstanding job of narrating the outsized and dramatic history of the Lone Star State.”—Publishers Weekly Starred Review
A Military History of Texas
“Military history cuts a wide swath through the story of Texas, and Loyd Uglow covers it all from edge to edge with rich details and lively writing.”—Dan K. Utley, Chief Historian, Center for Texas Public History
The Art of Trumpet Teaching: The Legacy of Keith Johnson
“This book is a wonderful tribute to a musical giant in our world.” -Allan Dean, Professor Emeritus, Yale School of Music
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KING FISHER “Parsons and Bicknell seek to demythologize the man and the controversial events that marked the short life and violent times of the ‘King’ of the South Texas outlaws.”—Michael L. Collins, author of Texas Devils: Rangers and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1846–1861
THE ART OF TRUMPET TEACHING “This book is a wonderful tribute to a musical giant in our world.” -Allan Dean, Professor Emeritus, Yale School of Music
FOR THE SAKE OF THE SONG “A nuanced and multifaceted understanding of Townes Van Zandt’s body of work.” —Jason Mellard, author of Progressive Country
BILLY THE KID “This book is going to knock the socks off everyone who thinks they know who Billy really was.” —Bob Boze Bell, author of The Illustrated Life and Times of Billy the Kid
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BENEATH MISSOURI SKIES “Brewer presents a very detailed yet coherent and balanced view of Metheny’s musical growth, and the KC area musicians that were part of that development.”—Terry Perkins, reviewer for Downbeat magazine
TEXAS RANGERS “This single-volume work should be on the shelf of every Texas history buff.” —Bill O’Neal, State Historian of Texas
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