A Passing West

A Passing West
Author: Dagoberto Gilb
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2024-10-01
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 082636683X

A unique, unmistakable voice in American fiction, Dagoberto Gilb is also a singular writer of personal and journalistic essays. In A Passing West he casts a penetrating gaze upon the culture and history of the Southwest, Mexican American identity, and his own family. Gilb has a forceful message for readers: there is a Mexican America, and its culture is the lifeblood of the Southwest United States, which was Mexican land until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The rest of the country, Gilb declares, does not want to know or respect the long history of Mexican America. His mission is to defend and proclaim its beauty and importance. Ranging from accounts of research in Spain’s Archivo General de Indias and the culture of farming corn in Iowa to meditations on Mexican and Mexican American writers, deconstructions of Mexican American food, and the experience of teaching students confused about their own culture and identity, these sharply observed portraits are both thought provoking and entertaining. His parent, his youth and manhood, his new disabled life, and snapshots of Mexico City and Guatemala, California, and Texas—all are unforgettable thanks to Gilb’s brilliant vision and style.

Let 'er Buck!

Let 'er Buck!
Author: Douglas Kent Hall
Publisher: Dutton Adult
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1973
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780841502741

The daring world of rodeo.

Dreamworld and Catastrophe

Dreamworld and Catastrophe
Author: Susan Buck-Morss
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780262523318

This study develops the notion of dreamworld as both a poetic description of a collective mental state and an analytical concept. Stressing the similarites between East/West the book examines extremes of mass utopia, dreamworld and catastrophe.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1914
Genre: Geology
ISBN:

The South Western Reporter

The South Western Reporter
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1162
Release: 1919
Genre: Law reports, digests, etc
ISBN:

Includes the decisions of the Supreme Courts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Texas, and Court of Appeals of Kentucky; Aug./Dec. 1886-May/Aug. 1892, Court of Appeals of Texas; Aug. 1892/Feb. 1893-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals of Texas; Apr./June 1896-Aug./Nov. 1907, Court of Appeals of Indian Territory; May/June 1927-Jan./Feb. 1928, Courts of Appeals of Missouri and Commission of Appeals of Texas.

The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West

The Passing of the Frontier: A Chronicle of the Old West
Author: Emerson Hough
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2021-04-25
Genre: History
ISBN:

The Passing of the Frontier is a book about post-Civil War history. This detailed, informational novel showcases such engaging topics as the gold rush, outlaws, and the wild western frontier. Excerpt: "The frontier! There is no word in the English language more stirring, more intimate, or more beloved. It has in it all the elan of the old French phrase..."

Pass in Review

Pass in Review
Author: Clyde Cocke
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-03-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781849085588

Established in 1802, the United States Military Academy at West Point is the oldest of the United States's service academies. Since the nearly 210 years of its existence, literally thousands of cadets have graced its halls. West Point has long been a leader in establishing traditions that have crept not only into the other service academies, but into colleges and universities throughout the United States. Traditions such as class rings, parades, rank structures, and its own lexicon have made USMA a model to emulate--and these are traditions that cadets must learn on the double. The life of a cadet is highly structured and full of pageantry. Pass in Review will be the first book to examine the lives of the cadets who earn their bars at West Point. Author Clyde Cocke and photographer Eilene Harkless Moore will collaborate to chronicle the uniforms, events, and traditions of cadet life at West Point. From dining in the Cadet Mess to strolling the Flirtation Walk to participating in Ring Weekend, readers will get an inside peek into the life of a cadet. West Point's Highlanders, the Pipes and Drums of the United States Corps of Cadets, will be featured, as will the unique West Point Tartan. Contemporary images will blend with seldom-seen artwork from the West Point Museum collection to provide a behind-the-scenes look into the life of USMA cadets.