This work that proposes a novel interpretation of a city that has proudly declared its freedom from the past looks at elements that have shaped Dallas and served to limit democratic participation and exacerbate inequality.

Chronicles the life of Claude Dallas, a loner who lived off the land, from the time he killed two game wardens through the two years of his capture, trial, and sentencing

Discusses racial relations in Dallas during the 1950s and 1960s and describes the struggles of the black community to gain power

Beyond the glitz, the glamour, and the larger-than-life persona of Jerry Jones lies a story more thrilling than any Hail Mary pass. Dive into "Dallas Cowboys: Unmasking the Man, the Money, and the Myth of the Dallas Cowboys," a book that rips through the curtain of America's Team and exposes the captivating truth. Go behind the scenes with Jerry: From oil fields to gold fields: Witness Jerry's audacious journey, from small-town Arkansas to the gilded corridors of the NFL, where he gambled everything to own a team and built an empire. Deal-making mastermind: Unravel the intricacies of Jerry's audacious deals, the brilliance of his marketing, and the controversies that cling to him like Texas dust. Showman or visionary?: Decide for yourself if Jerry is the man who saved a team and redefined the NFL, or the enigmatic showman who prioritized profits over Lombardi trophies. More than just football: Meet the players, the coaches, the rivals: Delve into the human stories that make up the Cowboys' saga, from draft day surprises to locker room clashes to epic rivalries that crackle with electricity. Money, myth, and the making of an empire: Explore the financial labyrinth that fuels the Cowboys' success, and uncover the truth behind the carefully crafted image of America's Team. A legacy on the line: As Jerry's reign faces its twilight, witness the uncertainties that loom and the potential for a new chapter in Cowboys history. "Dallas Cowboys" is a thrilling blend of investigative journalism, sports history, and human drama. It's a must-read for any football fan who wants to go beyond the touchdowns and delve into the heart of one of the most iconic and controversial teams in NFL history. So buckle up, grab your Stetson (optional), and prepare to be swept into the whirlwind world of Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys. Where legends are made, fortunes are won and lost, and the truth is always just one audacious gamble away. Pre-order your copy today and be among the first to unmask the real Dallas Cowboys World!

In 1656, a planter in colonial Maryland tortured and killed one of his slaves, an Angolan man named Antonio who refused to work the fields. Over three centuries later, a Detroit labor organizer named Simon Owens watched as strikebreakers wielding bats and lead pipes beat his fellow autoworkers for protesting their inhumane working conditions. Antonio and Owens had nothing in common but the color of their skin and the economic injustices they battled—yet the former is what defines them in America’s consciousness. In A Dreadful Deceit, award-winning historian Jacqueline Jones traces the lives of these two men and four other African Americans to reveal how the concept of race has obscured the factors that truly divide and unite us. Expansive, visionary, and provocative, A Dreadful Deceit explodes the pernicious fiction that has shaped American history.

A Michael L. Printz Honor Book "This is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines you cross, lines you don't cross. That clear?" New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive. Ashley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion—the worst school disaster in American history—as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people. "[This] layered tale of color lines, love and struggle in an East Texas oil town is a pit-in-the-stomach family drama that goes down like it should, with pain and fascination, like a mix of sugary medicine and artisanal moonshine."—The New York Times Book Review "Pérez deftly weaves [an] unflinchingly intense narrative....A powerful, layered tale of forbidden love in times of unrelenting racism."―starred, Kirkus Reviews "This book presents a range of human nature, from kindness and love to acts of racial and sexual violence. The work resonates with fear, hope, love, and the importance of memory....Set against the backdrop of an actual historical event, Pérez...gives voice to many long-omitted facets of U.S. history."―starred, School Library Journal

“Swanson has done a crucial public service by exposing the barbarous side of the Rangers.” —The New York Times Book Review A twenty-first century reckoning with the legendary Texas Rangers that does justice to their heroic moments while also documenting atrocities, brutality, oppression, and corruption The Texas Rangers came to life in 1823, when Texas was still part of Mexico. Nearly 200 years later, the Rangers are still going--one of the most famous of all law enforcement agencies. In Cult of Glory, Doug J. Swanson has written a sweeping account of the Rangers that chronicles their epic, daring escapades while showing how the white and propertied power structures of Texas used them as enforcers, protectors and officially sanctioned killers. Cult of Glory begins with the Rangers' emergence as conquerors of the wild and violent Texas frontier. They fought the fierce Comanches, chased outlaws, and served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. As Texas developed, the Rangers were called upon to catch rustlers, tame oil boomtowns, and patrol the perilous Texas-Mexico border. In the 1930s they began their transformation into a professionally trained police force. Countless movies, television shows, and pulp novels have celebrated the Rangers as Wild West supermen. In many cases, they deserve their plaudits. But often the truth has been obliterated. Swanson demonstrates how the Rangers and their supporters have operated a propaganda machine that turned agency disasters and misdeeds into fables of triumph, transformed murderous rampages--including the killing of scores of Mexican civilians--into valorous feats, and elevated scoundrels to sainthood. Cult of Glory sets the record straight. Beginning with the Texas Indian wars, Cult of Glory embraces the great, majestic arc of Lone Star history. It tells of border battles, range disputes, gunslingers, massacres, slavery, political intrigue, race riots, labor strife, and the dangerous lure of celebrity. And it reveals how legends of the American West--the real and the false--are truly made.