Texas Political Memorabilia - Buttons, Bumper Stickers, and Broadsides

Informationen zum Autor Chuck Bailey is a lawyer and lobbyist in Austin. He began collecting Texas political memorabilia in sixth grade and has since amassed one of the largest and most exhaustive collections of this kind. Bailey has worked in and around Texas politics throughout his career, including a stint as Executive Assistant to legendary Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock.Bill Crawford is a writer in Austin with an interest in Texas history. His previous books include Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy: Pictures of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel; Border Radio: Quacks, Yodelers, Pitchmen, Psychics, and Other Amazing Broadcasters of the American Airwaves (cowritten with Gene Fowler); and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire (cowritten with Joe Nick Patoski). Klappentext From LBJ's Stetson-shaped ashtrays to Jake Pickle's plastic squeaker pickles to George W. Bush's "W" buttons, Texas Political Memorabilia is a treasure trove of the nuts and bolts and buttons of Texas politics. Zusammenfassung Presents a pictorial history of Texas politics. This book covers things from the presidential campaigns of Lyndon Johnson and both George Bushes, to U.S. House and Senate elections, to statewide races for governor and the Texas House and Senate, to county and city elections. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionThe Memorabilia

Product details

• Authors: Chuck Bailey, Chuck Crawford Bailey, Chuck L. Bailey, Chuck/ Crawford Bailey, Bill Crawford
• Assisted by: Barbara Schlief (Photographs)
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2007
• EAN: 9780292716254
• ISBN: 978-0-292-71625-4
• No. of pages: 232
• Dimensions: 267 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series; Clifton and Shirley Caldwell T; Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series; Clifton and Shirley Caldwell T
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous