The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 105, July 2001 - April, 2002 Page: 596

Ralph W. Yarborough,
the People's Senator
By Patrick L. Cox
Foreword by Senator
Edward M. Kennedy
Ralph Yarborough fought for"the little
people" in a political career that places
him in the ranks of the most influential
leaders in Texas history.This biography
offers the first in-depth look at his life
and work.
Focus on American History Series, Center for
American History, University of Texas at
Austin, Don Carleton, Editor
$39.95 cloth
Oil in Texas
The GusherAge, 1895-1945
By Diana Davids Olien and
Roger M. Olien
Using both archival records and oral
histories, the authors chronicle the ex-
plosive growth of the Texas oil industry
from the first commercial production
at Corsicana in the 1890s through the
vital role of Texas oil in World War II.
Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas
Heritage Series
$39.95 cloth
Recovering History,
Constructing Race
The Indian, Black, and White
Roots of Mexican Americans
By Martha Menchaca
"Menchaca has accomplished an
unprecedented tour de force in this
sweeping historical overview and
interpretation of the racial formation
and racial history of Mexican
Americans."
-Antonia I. Castafieda, Associate
Professor of History, St. Mary's University
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series
in Latin American and Latino Art
and Culture
$24.95 paper, $55.00 cloth

Valley Interfaith and
School Reform
Organizing for Power
in South Texas
By Dennis Shirley
Using case studies of schools that have
benefited from the reform efforts of a
community group called Valley Inter-
faith, Shirley explores how community
organizing and activism in support of
public schools has engendered impres-
sive academic results in the Rio Grande
Valley.
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series
in Latin American and Latino
Art and Culture
$16.95 paper, $35.00 cloth
A revised edition
Border Radio
Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen,
Psychics, and OtherAmazing
Broadcasters of the
American Airwaves
By Gene Fowler
and Bill Crawford
Foreword by Wolfman Jack
"The magic of [a] wildly colorful chapter
in broadcast history lives on in this enter-
tainingly informative look at the forces
and the people who contributed to the
rise of the medium."

$22.95 paper, $50.00 cloth

For children
Learn about ...
Texas Freshwater
Fishes
By Georg Zappler
Illustrated by Elena T. Ivy
This coloring-and-activity book for
upper-elementary-school-age
children includes detailed infom-
ation about the anatomy of fish,
ancient fishes, and the 174 species of
freshwater fishes found in Texas
today.
Distributed for Texas Parks
and Wildlife Press
$9.95 paper

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Messages from
the Wild
An Almanac of Suburban
Natural and Unnatural History
By Frederick R. Gehlbach
Naturalist Fred Gehlbach draws on
thirty-five years of journal entries to
present a composite, day-by-day
almanac of the life cycles he's observed
in a semiwild natural ravine in the midst
of urban Central Texas.
$24.95 paper, $45.00 cloth

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