Rhetoric of Heroic Expectations: Establishing the Obama Presidency
Edited by Justin S. Vaughn and
Jennifer R. Mercieca
Campaign rhetoric helps candidates get elected, but interdisciplinary scholars explore how this rhetoric, intermingling with specific presidential burdens, creates expectations that may be more burdensome than beneficial. Read more.
JUSTIN S. VAUGHN, associate professor of political science at Boise State University, and JENNIFER R. MERCIECA, associate department head and associate professor in Texas A&M University's Department of Communication, are regularly cited by the media as experts in political communication.
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The Texas Right: The Radical Roots of Lone Star Conservatism
Edited by David O'Donald Cullen and Kyle G. WilkisonSome of our most accomplished historians examine the origins of Texas conservatism and challenge traditional narratives emphasizing right-wing critique of modern America voiced by, among others, radical conservatives of the state's Democratic Party in the 1930s. Read more. DAVID O'DONALD CULLEN and KYLE G. WILKISON, both professors of history at Collin College, are co-editors of award winningThe Texas Left:The Radical Roots of Lone Star Liberalism also published by TAMU Press.
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Listen to David Martin Davies's interview of Kyle G. Wilkinson on Texas Public Radio.
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Shipwrecks, Sand, and Sea Creatures
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Coffins of the Brave: Lake Shipwrecks of the War of 1812
Edited by Kevin J. Crisman This heavily illustrated volume balances scholarly findings with lively writing, interjecting the adventure of working on shipwrecks and archaeological finds into the investigation and interpretation of a war that continues to attract interest two centuries after it was fought. Read More. | 
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Beaches of the Gulf Coast
By Richard A. Davis Jr.Veteran geologist Richard A. Davis Jr. provides a broad range of basic knowledge covering dynamics of beach formation and environmental behavior. This book is a must-have for anyone from beachfront property owners to those who simply love the beach and want a better understanding of this coastal environment. Read more.
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Fire in the Sea:
Bioluminescence and Henry Compton's Art of the Deep
David A. McKee
With contributions by Larry J. Hyde, Michael Barrett, Jennifer Hardell, and Mark Anderson
Illustrations by Henry "Hank" Compton
Marine biologist Henry "Hank" Compton created one of the most unique perspectives of Texas waters that was only discovered after his death. Crossing art with pure marine biology, his lifelong masterpiece is part mystical whimsy and part scientific brilliance. Read more.
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Revisiting Vietnamization
A Raid Too Far: Operation Lam Son 719 and Vietnamization in Laos
By James H. Willbanks 
Military historian and Vietnam veteran James H. Willbanks offers the first comprehensive study of the US's attempt to turn combat operations over to South Vietnamese military troops. Sorting details and analyzing problems, Willbanks draws parallels to contemporary challenges facing strategic military hand-offs to indigenous troops. Read more.
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The Other Great  Migration:
The Movement of Rural African Americans to Houston, 1900-1941By Bernadette Pruitt
This year, be sure Bernadette Pruitt's
epic scholarly narrative is on your Black History Month reading list. Her work continues to gain momentum for its outstanding scholarship on a previously understudied but vitally important part of American history. Read more. Pruitt was recently featured at the African American Library at the Gregory School in Houston as part of a lecture series commemorating Black History Month.
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In addition to speaking engagements around Texas, Pruitt's work was featured in the Texas gift-giving edition ofThe New York Times
this past holiday season.
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Congratulations to Bernadette Pruitt for groundbreaking work that is shaping our collective dialogue of American history.
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Gangster Tour of Texas
By T. Lindsay Baker |
David Neel,
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As the Texas A&M University Press Sales Manager, I get to know all of our books like the back of my hand. And, while I am proud to represent each and every one of our books and our authors when I deal with outside clients, I am always ready to promote T. Lindsay Baker's Gangster Tour of Texas.
Gangster lore is exciting stuff, and Texas has a pretty involved history with the gangsters of yesteryear. This volume contains information on Bonnie and Clyde, Machine Gun Kelly, the Newton Boys, and the Santa Claus Bank Robbers (in addition to many others) as well as period photos of their hideouts or crime scenes alongside modern day photos of the same locations.
As if that's not enough, there are detailed maps of the locations so you follow along in real time. For example, so many Bonnie and Clyde activities took place right in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. One can even visit their grave sites. I did.
To sum it up in a nutshell, this book is highly informative, totally accessible, and just a great read. Plus, it just "looks" cool. This is a great book to read yourself or to give as a gift, and it remains a popular seller for these very reasons.
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