Award-winning author Bob Alexander presents a biography of 20th-century Ranger Captain Jack Dean, who holds the distinction of being one of only five men to serve in both the Officer’s Corps of the Rangers and also as a President-appointed United States Marshal. Jack Dean’s service in Texas Ranger history occurred at a time when the institution was undergoing a philosophical revamping and restructuring, all hastened by America’s Civil Rights Movement, landmark decisions handed down by the United States Supreme Court, zooming advances in forensic technology, and focused efforts designed to diversify and professionalize the Rangers. His job choice caused him to circulate in the duplicitous underworld of dishonesty and criminality where twisted self-interest overrode compliance with societal norms. His biography is packed with true-crime calamities: double murders, single murders, negligent homicides, suicides, jailbreaks, manhunts, armed robberies and home invasions, kidnappings, public corruption, sexual assaults, illicit gambling, car-theft rings, dope smuggling, and arms trafficking.
This is the story of Bob Simon’s life. It demonstrates how a person with little formal education can accomplish many things with desire and determination.
NEWLY REVISED! BIGGER AND BETTER! In the 1960's, Max McGee and Fuzzy Thurston, left end and left guard of the Lombardi-coached Green Bay Packers, opened the Left Guard Steak House in Appleton, Wisconsin. It quickly became the favorite hang-out of football players and fans alike. Not only were Dave Robinson, Herb Adderly, Jerry Kramer, Ken Bowman, Boyd Dowler, Jim Carter, Donny Anderson and other Packers frequent visitors, but many other NFL players stopped when they were in the area. I spent many hours there, first as a customer and then as a bartender. These are my first-hand recollections of all the shenanigans, the late night bar hours, the after bar parties, and the general zaniness that went on, fueled by the wide-open Sixties and the excitement of the Packers winning three world football championships. It's also the story of how I got started in the business, and all the crazy escapades, oddball incidents and colorful characters that marked my career behind the bar at several other interesting places, including one of the first nude dancing clubs in the state.
More than twenty years in the making, Country Music Records documents all country music recording sessions from 1921 through 1942. With primary research based on files and session logs from record companies, interviews with surviving musicians, as well as the 200,000 recordings archived at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's Frist Library and Archives, this notable work is the first compendium to accurately report the key details behind all the recording sessions of country music during the pre-World War II era. This discography documents--in alphabetical order by artist--every commercial country music recording, including unreleased sides, and indicates, as completely as possible, the musicians playing at every session, as well as instrumentation. This massive undertaking encompasses 2,500 artists, 5,000 session musicians, and 10,000 songs. Summary histories of each key record company are also provided, along with a bibliography. The discography includes indexes to all song titles and musicians listed.
Amy Grant is a bona fide pop star with roots of gospel. As one of the biggest-selling recording artists in gospel music history, she's made the sectarian leap to mainstream "pop gospel" - but not without a fight. Grant has learned that success doesn't come easily, or directly. Despite the Grammys, numerous Dove awards, and the throngs of devoted fans, Grant has had to live with often conflicting loyalties to her career and her spiritual beliefs. As the most glorious symbol of the new Christian woman - tough, liberated, ready to admit her mistakes - Grant is not content to sugarcoat the trials of her life. She has knowingly planted her feet on two antagonistic grounds: secular and religious, commandeering her conflicted position head-on, with warmth and grace.
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