{"product_id":"j-frank-dobie-9781477312322","title":"J. Frank Dobie","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking a fresh look at a landmark Texas writer who hasn’t been the subject of a biography since Lon Tinkle’s 1978 \u003ci\u003eAn American Original\u003c\/i\u003e, this book reveals J. Frank Dobie as a “free-range thinker” who fought for liberal political causes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Liberated Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1: Rebel of the Lost Cause \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1: Along the Ramirenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2: The Education of a Brush Countryman, 1904-1912\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3: From Texas to New York, 1913-1914\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4: Fighting Conformity, Courting Bertha, 1914-1916\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5: The Great War, 1915-1919\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 2: The Rising Star \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6: A Rangeland Epiphany, 1920-1921\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7: The Making of a Folklorist, 1921-1923\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8: The Rising Star, 1923-1926\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9: Voices of the Southwest, 1926-1930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10: Regionalism Goes National, 1929-1930\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3: Mr. Texas \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11: Dobie in Bloom, 1930-1934\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12: Into Mexico, 1933-1935\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13: The Flavor of Texas, 1936\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 14: The Austin Liberals, 1936-1938\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 15: Apache Gold vs. Pale Horse, 1937-1939\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 4: Texas Needs Brains \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 16: The Longhorns, 1939-1941\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 17: True Patriotism and the Singing Governor, 1940-1941\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 18: The Liberal Hero, 1941-1943\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 19: A Contemporary of Himself, 1943-1946\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 20: A Texan in England, 1943-1946\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 21: Texas Needs Brains, 1946-1947\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 5: Elder Statesman \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 22: Coyote Wisdom, 1948-1953\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 23: Elder Statesman, 1951-1958\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 24: Literary Dictator, 1952-1960\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 25: End of an Era, 1955-1959\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 6: Twilight \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 26: One Touch of Nature, Plus, 1960-1962\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 27: Sunset, 1962-1964\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 28: Dobie's Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408949027159,"sku":"9781477312322","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477312322.jpg?v=1730504821","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/j-frank-dobie-9781477312322","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}