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The first book in the series is Ralph W. Yarborough, the People's Senator
($39.95, cloth) by Dr. Patrick Cox, coordinator of the center's new
Institute for American News Media History. It provides an in-depth look
at the life and career of Senator Yarborough and includes a foreword by
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
Once Upon a Time in Texas: A Liberal in the Lone Star State ($39.95,
cloth), next in the series, is a memoir by attorney David Richards, whose
legal work in Texas from the 1950s to the 199os involved voters' rights,
school finance reform, and other civil liberties and free speech issues.
The third book in the series is Being Rapoport: Capitalist with a
Conscience ($39.95, cloth), a memoir of Waco businessman and philan-
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lows Rapoport's rise from humble beginnings as the child of impover-
ished Russian Jewish parents through his career as founder of the
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education, social justice, and liberal political causes. Bill Moyers has con-
tributed an introduction to Being Rapoport.
Purchase these books and many other titles by calling 800/252-3206,
faxing 800/687-6046, or writing the University of Texas Press at P.O. Box
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Texas' Bolivar Point lighthouse has survived rougher times than most
structures. During the Great Storm of 1900, 125 people sought refuge
in the lighthouse while it swayed like a reed in the wind. In 1917 it suf-
fered an onslaught of another kind when it was accidentally shelled dur-
ing a World War I artillery practice. Despite these hardships, this light-
house stands today.
Like the Bolivar Point tower, the other nine surviving Texas lighthous-
es have unique stories. They are told in Lighthouses of Texas by T. Lindsay
Baker and illustrated with twelve brilliant watercolors by Harold Phenix,
whose paintings depict the structures as they appeared in their heyday.
The book's first two chapters introduce readers to lighthouses and
their keepers. Later chapters detail the ten surviving lighthouses and the
two lightships that served as mobile light stations. These include the
lights of Brazos Santiago, Point Isabel, Aransas Pass, Matagorda,
Halfmoon Reef, Galveston Jetty, and Sabine Pass. Finally, Baker chroni-
cles the fate of the lights in the mid-twentieth century, when most of
them were extinguished. The author, who is the recipient of numerous
book awards and director of the Texas Heritage Museum in Hillsboro,2002
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