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Best Books on (Mostly) 20th Century Texas, Part II
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In this episode, Scott and Gene conclude their discussion on modern Texas history books
In part I, we discuss the following books:
- Gregg Cantrell, Feeding the Wolf: John B. Rayner and the Politics of Race, 1850 - 1918 ( New York: Wiley - Blackwell, 2002) https://a.co/d/eRVqMQx
- George N. Green, The Establishment in Texas Politics: The Primitive Years, 1938 - 1957 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1984)
- https://a.co/d/171ZG9f
- William Owens, This Stubborn Soil: A Frontier Boyhood (New York: Scribners, 1966, currently out of print) https://a.co/d/9V6AYke
- H. G. Bissinger, Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream (Philadelphia: Da Capo Press, 2015) https://a.co/d/cjybgIg
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