02176cam a2200313 i 4500 1164312650 TxAuBib 20140906120000.0 131113s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2013042690 9780806144443 pbk. : alk. paper 0806144440 pbk. : alk. paper DLC eng DLC rda DLC TxAuBib rda West Texas : a history of the giant side of the state / edited by Paul H. Carlson and Bruce A. Glasrud. Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2014. xi, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286) and index. Introduction : West Texas, an overview -- The West Texas environment / Monte L. Monroe -- The Texas Panhandle / John T. "Jack" Becker -- The West Texas plains / Leland K. Turner -- The Edwards Plateau and Permian Basin / James T. Matthews -- The Trans-Pecos-Big Bend Country / Miguel A. Levario -- Native Americans in West Texas / Thomas A. Britten -- Tejanos in West Texas / Arnoldo De Leon -- African Americans in West Texas / James M. Smallwood -- West Texas women / Tiffany M. Fink -- The urban centers of West Texas / Richard B. Wright -- The political culture of West Texas / Sean P. Cunningham -- The varied economy of West Texas / Stephen Bogener -- Agriculture, ranching, and rural life in West Texas / M. Scott Sosebee -- Literature and finding West Texas in the poets of place / Andy Wilkinson -- The giant side of music / Curtis Peoples -- Public education in West Texas / Gene B. Preuss -- Religion in West Texas / David J. Murrah -- West Texas parks and recreation areas / Sharon Morris Bogener. 20140906. Texas, West History. Texas, West Travel and description. Texas, West Population. Carlson, Paul Howard, editor of compilation. Glasrud, Bruce A, editor of compilation. TXKIP