Author: Sean P. Cunningham
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813139597
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 429

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“Cunningham provides a vivid, informative, and frequently insightful chronicle of Texas politics between 1963 and 1980.” —Journal of American History During the 1960s and 1970s, Texas was transformed by a series of political transitions. After more than a century of Democratic politics, the state became a Republican stronghold virtually overnight, and by 1980, it was known as “Reagan Country.” Ultimately, Republicans dominated the Texas political landscape, holding all twenty-seven of its elected offices and carrying former governor George W. Bush to his second term as president with more than 61 percent of the Texas vote. In Cowboy Conservatism, Sean P. Cunningham examines the remarkable origins of Republican Texas. Utilizing extensive research drawn from the archives of four presidential libraries, gubernatorial papers, local campaign offices, and oral histories, Cunningham presents a compelling narrative of modern conservatism as it evolved in one of the nation’s largest and most politically important states. Cunningham analyzes the political changes that took place in Texas during the tumultuous seventeen-year period between John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the election of Ronald Reagan. He explores critical issues related to the changing political scene in Texas, including the emergence of “law and order,” race relations and civil rights, the slumping economy, the Vietnam War, and the rise of a politically active Christian Right, as well as the role of iconic politicians such as Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, John Connally, and John Tower. Cowboy Conservatism demonstrates Texas’s distinctive and vital contributions to the transformation of postwar American politics, revealing a vivid portrait of modern conservatism in one of the nation’s most fervent Republican strongholds.

Author: A.M. Arthur
Publisher: Carina Press
ISBN: 0369701984
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 335

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Opposites attract in this slow-burn gay romance when a former athlete on holiday at a dude ranch falls for a sexy cowboy. Levi Peletier is settled—for now. With his life on the rodeo circuit reined in, he’s content doing trick riding demos for tourists at Clean Slate Ranch and spending his off-hours with three finicky felines. It’s a life he’s grateful for, one that keeps his heart safe. George Thompson couldn’t be less like the ruggedly sexy Levi. A onetime figure skating star, he’s hung up his skates to live in introverted anonymity in San Francisco. An effort to shake up his regular routine finds him at Thanksgiving dinner, dude ranch style, and he immediately falls in love with the gorgeous view—the wide-open spaces and big blue sky aren’t bad, either. The country cowboy and the stay-put city boy strike up an unlikely friendship that blossoms into something more. But getting attached is a bad idea. Because the open road is calling to Levi, and it’s a call George can’t imagine answering. When the past catches up to them, this odd couple will have to decide if a future together is worth fighting for. “[A] passionate, trope-heavy romance . . . scintillating romantic tension and steamy sex scenes.” —Publishers Weekly on Hard Ride

Author: Megan Ryder
Publisher: Megan Ryder
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 331

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One-click to read what happens when a secret fling leads to a positive pregnancy test and an instant family for a stoic cowboy and a single mother! Finally getting to live your life on your terms? Check Headed out of town to a new life? Check Your one-night stand who could have been more says she pregnant? Wait, what??? Cam Miller has spent his life shouldering responsibility. But now, with his sister off to college, he was ready to live his own life away from Granite Junction, from ranching, and from people who couldn't separate him from the sins of the father. Too bad it also took him away from the one woman who might have been the right one for him. Molly Brennan was living her best life as a rodeo trick rider until a failed marriage forced her from the arena. Now she’s perfectly fine running her own hair salon and raising her daughter solo. She doesn’t need a man, but what could it hurt to indulge in a little no-strings fun with a sexy cowboy? When Molly realizes she’s pregnant, she knows she can do it alone, although she’s finding it isn’t so easy to let Cam go. Finding himself torn between a woman who feels like home and his need to break free, where will Cam’s heart lead him?

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Languages : en
Pages : 120

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Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.

Author: Beverly Bird
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459279360
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 301

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A real Western lover… SWORN TO SERVE AND PROTECT Secret agent Jack Fain had chased his archenemy around the world to a small dude ranch in the heartland…and to captivating Carly Castagne. Now Jack was the only thing that stood between the killer and this innocent woman. Jack's job description didn't include an undeniable attraction to the fiery cowgirl or a fatherly bond with her adorable daughter, who desperately wanted a daddy. Personal involvement would only raise the stakes of the game. But he couldn't help himself. Suddenly Jack wasn't just trying to catch a killer, he was protecting the woman he had fallen for. And just one mistake could cost them their lives…and their hearts.

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Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Published for devotees of the cowboy and the West, American Cowboy covers all aspects of the Western lifestyle, delivering the best in entertainment, personalities, travel, rodeo action, human interest, art, poetry, fashion, food, horsemanship, history, and every other facet of Western culture. With stunning photography and you-are-there reportage, American Cowboy immerses readers in the cowboy life and the magic that is the great American West.

Author: Debra Clopton
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459212754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Finding Her Way To Love Everything accountant Montana Brown thought she knew about love and marriage goes topsy-turvy when her parents split up. Shaken, she heads to Mule Hollow, Texas, to stay with family and take a chance on an old dream: being a cowgirl. With all her might, she tries to resist the charms of a too-handsome cowboy. Luke Holden is going after his own dream of expanding his ranch. A wife isn't on his wish list. But the Mule Hollow matchmakers are fixin' to lasso Luke and Montana together—with a little faith and love.

Author: Caleb J. Leyba
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1634176251
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 143

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I wrote this short summary when I was in the twelfth grade at West High in Denver, Colorado and I played on the varsity football team along with my other forty-one teammates in the class of 1952. This was one of the highlights of my school years, something I will always cherish all the rest of my life, to have played with all my lifetime friends.

Author: Heidi Hormel
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373755813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219

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WHAT A COWGIRL'S GOTTA DO... A wedding of convenience isn't exactly cowgirl Olympia James's dream--she wants the rodeo, not a husband. But marrying Arizona lawyer Spencer MacCormack will make a lot of other dreams come true. Spence needs a stable home to win custody of his little boy, and with Spence's help, Olympia can send her sister to school. But while the marriage is supposed to be just on paper, their chemistry is volatile...and the night they spent together weeks ago leads to a surprise: Olympia is pregnant. Soon the ranch is home to a baby, Spence's sweet cowboy son, and feelings Olympia and Spence can't deny. This fake relationship is quickly getting all too real. Maybe it's more than just business...

Author: Debra Clopton
Publisher: DCP Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1646259432
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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Two Billionaire Brothers determined to marry off their grandsons...one is going to do it even from the grave using his last will and testament...can the other do it before it’s too late! Veterinarian Ash McCoy is a billionaire had his heartbroken and now he’s working long hours at the new animal clinic, he’s opened in his small hometown of Stonewall, Texas. Despite his granddad’s declaration that he’s about to do something drastic to marry off all his grandchildren like his brother did after he died, Ash assures him he has no time for matters of the heart. But his grandad isn’t kidding and suddenly he’s acting weird and talking about marrying him off—or else! Then a baby surprise shows up and turns Ash’s world upside down… and the baby’s aunt Holly has his heart feeling emotions he never wanted to feel again. Talbert McCoy is determined to figure out a way to marry his grandkids off like his deceased brother J.D. did but he's going to do it before he kicks the bucket and he's going to do whatever it takes to get it done. Will he get them married or will they get it done on their own? Don’t miss the next story in the Billionaire Brothers Western Romance series…