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  • Acting Up and Getting Down

    Plays by African American Texans

    Edited by Sandra Mayo, Elvin Holt ...
    One of the few books of its kind, Acting Up and Getting Down brings together seven African American literary voices that all have a connection to the Lone Star state. Covering Texas themes and universal ones, this collection showcases often-overlooked literary talents to bring to life inspiring facets of black theatre history.Capturing the intensity of racial violence in Texas, from the Battle of ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Stages of Struggle and Celebration

    A Production History of Black Theatre in Texas

    by Sandra M. Mayo, Elvin Holt ...
    Series series Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and Culture
    From plantation performances to minstrel shows of the late nineteenth century, the roots of black theatre in Texas reflect the history of a state where black Texans have continually created powerful cultural emblems that defy the clichés of horses, cattle, and bravado. Drawing on troves of archival materials from numerous statewide sources, Stages of Struggle and Celebration captures the important ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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  • Easy Prey

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    by Stacy Green ...
    Series series BMWW Romance Short Stories
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    One of the most sought-after criminals of the Depression era, Ralph Fults began his career of crime at the improbable age of fourteen. At nineteen he met Clyde Barrow in a Texas prison, and the two men together founded what would later be known as the Barrow gang. Running with Bonnie and Clyde is the story of Fults's experiences in the Texas criminal underworld between the years 1925 and 1935 and ... Read more

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  • Ten-Gallon War

    The NFL's Cowboys, the AFL's Texans, and the Feud for Dallas's Pro Football Future

    by John Eisenberg ...
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