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Once Upon a Time in Texas: A Liberal in the Lone Star State

David Richards
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Description:A prominent lawyer colorfully recounts a lost and lamented era in Texas politics: "Fascinating . . . Vivid, insightful commentary." --Houston ChronicleOnce upon a time in Texas, there were liberal activists of various stripes who sought to make the state more tolerant (and more tolerable). David Richards was one of them.In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, he remembers the players, the strategy sessions, the legal and political battles, and the wins and losses that brought significant gains in civil rights, voter rights, labor law, and civil liberties to the people of Texas from the 1950s to the 1990s. In his work as a lawyer, Richards was involved in cases addressing the historic exclusion of minority voters; inequity in school funding; free speech violations, and more. In telling these stories, he vividly evokes the glory days of Austin liberalism, when a who's who of Texas activists plotted strategy at watering holes such as Scholz Garden and the Armadillo World Headquarters or on raft trips down the Rio Grande and Guadalupe Rivers.Likewise, he offers vivid portraits of liberal politicians from Ralph Yarborough to Ann Richards (his former wife), progressive journalists such as Molly Ivins and the Texas Observer staff, and the hippies, hellraisers, and musicians who all challenged Texas's conservative status quo. Written with an insider's insights, this book records "a sweeter time when a free-associating bunch of ragtag Texans took on the establishment.""An invaluable memoir of the time." --Journal of Southern HistoryIncludes photosWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Once Upon a Time in Texas: A Liberal in the Lone Star State. To get started finding Once Upon a Time in Texas: A Liberal in the Lone Star State, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
296
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Release
2010
ISBN
0292749066

Once Upon a Time in Texas: A Liberal in the Lone Star State

David Richards
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Read Now Download now ⏭ listen AudioBook
Description: A prominent lawyer colorfully recounts a lost and lamented era in Texas politics: "Fascinating . . . Vivid, insightful commentary." --Houston ChronicleOnce upon a time in Texas, there were liberal activists of various stripes who sought to make the state more tolerant (and more tolerable). David Richards was one of them.In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, he remembers the players, the strategy sessions, the legal and political battles, and the wins and losses that brought significant gains in civil rights, voter rights, labor law, and civil liberties to the people of Texas from the 1950s to the 1990s. In his work as a lawyer, Richards was involved in cases addressing the historic exclusion of minority voters; inequity in school funding; free speech violations, and more. In telling these stories, he vividly evokes the glory days of Austin liberalism, when a who's who of Texas activists plotted strategy at watering holes such as Scholz Garden and the Armadillo World Headquarters or on raft trips down the Rio Grande and Guadalupe Rivers.Likewise, he offers vivid portraits of liberal politicians from Ralph Yarborough to Ann Richards (his former wife), progressive journalists such as Molly Ivins and the Texas Observer staff, and the hippies, hellraisers, and musicians who all challenged Texas's conservative status quo. Written with an insider's insights, this book records "a sweeter time when a free-associating bunch of ragtag Texans took on the establishment.""An invaluable memoir of the time." --Journal of Southern HistoryIncludes photosWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Once Upon a Time in Texas: A Liberal in the Lone Star State. To get started finding Once Upon a Time in Texas: A Liberal in the Lone Star State, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
296
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Release
2010
ISBN
0292749066

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