(Part 2) Top products from r/texas

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u/Bank_Gothic · 18 pointsr/texas

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry for little bit of culture through fiction and Texas by James A. Mitchner, which is technically still fiction but is really just factual history communicated by narrative.

I can't recommend these highly enough. Not only do they capture Texas perfectly, but they are highly enjoyable reads.

Edit: Also, skarter, thanks for taking an interest in Texas.

u/5_Frog_Margin · 2 pointsr/texas

As a recent transplant, I listened to Lone Star Nation (the 2004 book) on my 3 day drive down here last year, and became interested in the Birth of Texas. I like the state and find myself wanting to learn more about my new home. It's got a slew of lesser known, but great actors, such as Crispin Glover, Jake Busey, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, as well as more well-known actors as Kris Kristofferson and Ray Liotta.


I take any historical fiction with a pillar of salt....especially coming from the network that gave us 'Vikings'.

Still, this might be good. Is this on anyone else's radar?

You can see a 2-minute trailer here.

u/srsly_sam · -9 pointsr/texas

I don't know enough about unions to make any type of meaningful or positive contribution to this conversation. But I thought I might share a new novel that I suspect fans of restaurant unions would appreciate. Texas author from Dallas.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0385538073?pc_redir=1409924220&robot_redir=1

u/aluinnsearlait · 2 pointsr/texas

The big name in Edward III is W. Mark Ormrod, and he is fantastic. The only thing we disagree on is this issue with the clergy, and the ensuing mess it makes. So I highly recommend his newest publication, Edward III.

If you are interested in Patronage, James Bothwell's Edward III and the English Peerage is fascinating, and really well-documented.

Scott Waugh has a really great book on what was going on generally during his reign called England in the Reign of Edward III
that is a good foundational book, while Before the Black Death starts to get into some of the more interesting debates about the state of England prior to the Black Death.

If you are at all interested in the legal side, Robert Palmer's English Law in the Age of the Black Death is a meticulously researched examination of the transformation of Edward III's legal and domestic policies in the wake of the Black Death. A fairly controversial book, but again, the documentation is incredibly solid.

u/78723 · 1 pointr/texas

what an interesting contribution to the conversation.

but , really, this is a well know historical fact. the democrats reorganized themselves in the late 80's a a centrist party.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1137278641/ref=rdr_ext_tmb - you can read the book by the guy who organized it if you want. the democratic party today are far, far, more to the right today than they were a few decades ago.

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u/dam072000 · 5 pointsr/texas

Funny. My reading of The Evolution of a State Recollections of Old Texas Days which is a firsthand recollection of early Texas life saw the Mormons as a pro separatist vote in Texas.

It said they had no strong feelings toward the Confederacy's cause, but that they wanted it to succeed so that there was precedent for an independence movement that might allow them their own territory out west. They also apparently voted 'Yes' to Texas secession then moved west soon after the vote. (The author says he voted 'No' and similarly migrated West.)

u/archover · 4 pointsr/texas

That iconic Ranger was Joaquin Jackson.

For any Texan half way interested in history or law enforcement, his autobiography is well worth reading. He was on many big cases, a good example of which is his epic account of the Rio Grande shooting of the river rafters, as the media reported here.

Check it out https://www.amazon.com/One-Ranger-Memoir-Bridwell-History/dp/0292716389

u/SimbaInja · 1 pointr/texas

Well then you are doing so for no other reason than empty pride

Limo Liberal

Rise of the Liberal Rich
Wealthy Liberals oust Bush

Need more?

You're dreaming if you think the wealthy aren't the ones that get anybody elected. But thanks for observing reddiquette by downvoting my comment because you didn't like it.

u/Kar98_Byf42 · 2 pointsr/texas

Well, not so much a fan, but recently discovered him. I picked up this:

http://www.amazon.com/Rogues-George-R-R-Martin/dp/0345537262

which includes a short story by him, and having lived in the Longview/Marshall area from 2002 through 2010, I had to get more of his books. Didn't even know Bubba Hotep was by him also, which I watched because Bruce Campbell, and then liked for the same reasons, hey, something local!

u/ElCapitan361 · 1 pointr/texas

Taming the Nueces Strip: The Story of McNelly's Rangers True stories from interviews of a real Texas Ranger about the settling of South Texas in the lawless years after the Civil War. A great read about my part of Texas!

u/Radixx · 4 pointsr/texas

Here's an old SciFi book about doing just that!

u/warmwaffles · 3 pointsr/texas

That is not cheaper unfortunately. The person pulling the trigger still has to live with that guilt. https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Psychological-Cost-Learning-Society/dp/0316040932

Hanging still sucks. I honestly don't think there is a way to perform an execution without the psychological costs associated. Not to mention the possible therapy required for the person who enacted the execution.

u/dr3 · 5 pointsr/texas

> the devils highway

This?

Looks interesting

u/HemingwaySweater · 3 pointsr/texas

He gave you the textbook definition of fascism. That is what “fascism” is. It was YOU who argued that Nationalism is non-violent. I did not back up your argument: Trump has been “violently taking out” people he perceives as enemies (undocumented immigrants) by using a paramilitary force (ICE) to arrest them in and lock them in cages. Does that sound familiar?

Here’s something you can do that might be a better use of your time: read this book: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Fascism-Robert-Paxton/dp/1400033918

u/anechoicmedia · 2 pointsr/texas

>Things that don't match their values are evil or sinful.

This is language typical of someone who can't conceptualize right-wing ideas in their moral system.

I am immersed in the right and I've never seen someone call transgenderism a sin or an evil. It is usually seen as a sad diversion, or maybe a mental illness, a confusion they do not want to see spread to nearby developing minds.

The right does not want non-passing trans people using their non-biological bathroom because they don't belong there. Public infrastructure is built to suit the needs of normal people, and they're not normal. Someone is going to be disappointed so it may as well be them.

u/ROBOTN1XON · 7 pointsr/texas

It is a punishment, it is punishable by law if you don't take care of the child. Having to deal with a person you don't want to marry for 18 years because of a child is a punishment. Dealing with a child you never wanted for 18 years is a punishment. Knowing that you brought a child into the world that you cannot adequately care for is a punishment.

It is also a punishment to the kid. My parents can't afford me, I'm a burden on my parents. My parents don't love me, because I was an accident. My parents are not married, other kids call me a bastard.

The kids are the ones punished the most.

you should read "better never to have been" by David Benatar
https://www.amazon.com/Better-Never-Have-Been-Existence/dp/0199549265

The idea that life is "inherently good" is bullshit. I think bringing any child into this world is a sin, because you cannot prevent bad things from happening to them. Even if you are well off and love your partner, bad things will happen to your child. They will feel pain, they will suffer at some point, and they will know loss. The child never asked to be brought into this world, you forced them into this world without consent.