Once Upon a Time in Texas, A Liberal in the Lone Star State

Once Upon a Time in Texas, A Liberal in the Lone Star State by David Richards. Published by University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 2002. 1st Stated Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good DJ. 296 Pgs. ISBN 0292771185. LCCN 2001052231. There were liberal activists of various stripes who sought to make Texas more tolerant and more tolerable. The author was one of them. In this fast-paced, often humorous memoir, he remembers the players, the strategy sessions, the legal and political battles, and the wins and losses that brought significant gains in civil rights, voter rights, labor law, and civil liberties to the people of Texas from the 1950s to the 1990s. Everyone fascinated by Texas politics and liberal activism in the last half of the twentieth century will enjoy this book. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 22409.