Texas Flags
Texas A & M University Press
Will be published approx. on 30. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-1-58544-166-2 (ISBN)
Description
Reviews / Votes
"... a lushly illustrated record of the banners that have united and galvanized the citizens of the Lone Star State." - Publishers Weekly "... exemplifies both the achievements and the limitations of this new field of research. His book... superbly documents the unique role that the Lone Star State has played in American flag culture, from the Texas Republic's adoption of its now-famous banner in the late 1830s through the period of the Confederacy and the Lost Cause." - Journal of Southern History"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
College Station
United States
Illustrations
127 colour illustrations, 29 b&w photos, 4 colour maps, bib, index
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 303 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
1264 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58544-166-2 (9781585441662)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
ROBERT MABERRY JR., assistant professor of history at McMurry University, wrote this book as guest curator for the exhibition, Texas Flags: 1836-1945, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He has also served as the director of the Historical Flags of Texas Project, a conservation effort sponsored by the Friends of the Texas Historical Commission. He now resides in Abilene, Texas.