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Baseball in the Lone Star State

Author: Tom Kayser

Publisher: Trinity University Press

Published: 2012-08-31

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 1595341196

In short episodic chapters, Kayser and King create a history of this storied minor league, providing a broad picture of the shifting character of baseball operations over the past century or so. Portrayed are the many and varied and often colorful owners, managers, and players who did so much to give this league a powerful place in Texas culture. Accompanying the text are dozens of B&W photos, dating to the founding of the league, and an appendix of baseball statistics, essential information for the true aficionado. With nine teams in states from Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, the Texas League has brought America's favorite sport to local fans for more than 100 summers. This book chronicles those games, their players, and will delight the legions of diehard fans of teams like the San Antonio Missions or El Paso Diablos or the Midland Rock Hounds who devotedly cheer loudly and boo lustily.

Texas Baseball: A Lone Star Diamond History from Town Teams to the Big Leagues

Author: Clay Coppedge

Publisher: History Press Library Editions

Published: 2012-04

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9781540231581

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Goin' Great in the Lone Star State

Author: Robert Spreng

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2010-08-23

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 0557588030

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This is a story for 10 to 16 year olds. It follows Billy/Bill/Willy, a fourteen year old high school baseball player, in the activities and results of his, in a fit of anger, running away from home. The tale introduces Mom, Dad, Ashley Ann Ames, Puckey, Judge Faultless and three girls named Cathy (AKA, Vu, K and C.) as Billy deals with the challenges he faces (or thinks he faces) trying to live with his father, who he calls "The Lone Star State Mr. Perfect Attorney.) But while Billy in lost in the dank dark woods, he begins to see his life much more clearly.

Lone Star Sports Legends

Author: Ryan Sprayberry

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-08-21

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1439662142

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From the clash of college to the best married shooting duo in history, the Lone Star State clears every hurdle the sports world offers. A former Texas Christian basketball player became the first tenured African American professor at Harvard Business School. Aggie football legend John Kimbrough's first professional contract required him to act in movies and serve as the stadium's handyman. For every date on the calendar, Ryan Sprayberry provides a play-by-play of 365 memorable days in the state's athletic history, beginning with the birth of the Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1937, and ending with the final snap of the Ice Bowl on December 31, 1967.

Spare Time in Texas

Author: David G. McComb

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2012-10-05

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0292748477

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What do Texans' pastimes and recreations say about their characters? Looking at Texas history from a new angle, David McComb starts from the premise that how people spend their leisure time may well reveal more about their true natures and interests than the work they do or their family connections. In this innovative book, McComb traces the history of various types of recreation in Texas, gathering significant insights into the characters of Texans from the pleasures they have pursued. Reflecting the frontier origins of Texas, McComb starts with the recreations that were most popular with men in a crude, still-developing society—drinking, gambling, and whoring. He goes on to show how, as Texas became more civilized, so did its diversions. He describes how Texans have connected with nature in parks and zoos; watched football and baseball in great stadiums such as the Astrodome and Cotton Bowl; discovered the pleasure of reading in public and university libraries; and enjoyed radio, TV, movies, and live theater in places such as Houston's Alley Theatre. This recreational history reveals that Texans are open-minded and generous; that they respect the land; oppose prostitution but indulge in gambling and drinking; support racial and gender rights; love zoos; champion libraries; take pride in theatrical productions; and adore sports.

Growing Up in the Lone Star State

Author: Gaylon Finklea Hecker

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2021-04-06

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1953480039

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Gaylon Finklea Hecker and Marianne Odom began the interviews for this book in 1981 and devoted a professional lifetime to collecting the memories of accomplished Texans to determine what, if anything, about growing up in the Lone Star State prepared them for success. The resulting forty-seven oral history interviews begin with tales from the early 1900s, when Texas was an agrarian state, and continue through the growth of major cities and the country’s race to the moon. Interviewees recalled life in former slave colonies; on gigantic ranches, tiny farms, and sharecropper fields; and in one-horse towns and big-city neighborhoods, with relatable stories as diverse as the state’s geography. The oldest interviewees witnessed women earning the right to vote and weathered the Great Depression. Many remembered two world wars, while others recalled the Texas City explosion of 1947 and the tornado that devastated Waco in 1953. They witnessed the advent of television and the nightly news, which helped many come to terms with the assassination of a president that took place too close to home. Their absorbing reflections are stories of good and bad, hope and despair, poverty and wealth, depression and inspiration, which would have been different if lived anywhere but Texas.

Lone Star

Author: T. R. Fehrenbach

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2014-04-01

Total Pages: 949

ISBN-13: 1497609704

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The definitive account of the incomparable Lone Star state by the author of Fire & Blood: A History of Mexico. T. R. Fehrenbach is a native Texan, military historian and the author of several important books about the region, but none as significant as this work, arguably the best single volume about Texas ever published. His account of America's most turbulent state offers a view that only an insider could capture. From the native tribes who lived there to the Spanish and French soldiers who wrested the territory for themselves, then to the dramatic ascension of the republic of Texas and the saga of the Civil War years. Fehrenbach describes the changes that disturbed the state as it forged its unique character. Most compelling is the one quality that would remain forever unchanged through centuries of upheaval: the courage of the men and women who struggled to realize their dreams in The Lone Star State.

The Texanist

Author: David Courtney

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2017-04-25

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1477312978

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A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.

Texas

Author: Kristin Schuetz

Publisher: Bellwether Media

Published: 2010-01-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1612118399

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Texas is one big state. Known for its wide-open ranchlands, Texas is also home to forests, bayous, deserts, and mountains. From the Alamo to the oil industry, students will explore the Lonestar State's rich heritage. This book also features traditional foods, festivals, and recreational activities of Texans.

Mexican American Baseball in South Texas

Author: Richard A. Santillán, Gregory Garrett, Juan D. Coronado, Jorge Iber and Roberto Zamora

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467116645

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Mexican American Baseball in South Texas pays tribute to the former baseball teams and players from Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, Pharr, Donna, Alamo, San Juan, Brownsville, Harlingen, and other surrounding communities. From the late 19th century through the 1950s, baseball in South Texas provided opportunities for nurturing athletic and educational skills, reaffirming ethnic identity, promoting political self-determination, developing economic autonomy, and reshaping gender roles for women. Games were special times where Mexican Americans found refuge from backbreaking work and prejudice. These unmatched photographs and stories shed light on the rich history of baseball in this region of Texas.