J. Frank Dobie : a liberated mind

Author/Creator:

Davis, Steven L.

Publication/Creation:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009

Format:

Book

Edition:

1st ed.

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

J. Frank Dobie : a liberated mind / Steven L. Davis

Series Titles:

Charles N. Prothro Texana series
Charles N. Prothro Texana series.

Related/Included Titles:

Frontmatter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
A Liberated Mind --
Part 1: Rebel of the Lost Cause --
Part 2: The Rising Star --
Part 3: Mr. Texas --
Part 4: Texas Needs Brains --
Part 5: Elder Statesman --
Part 6: Twilight --
Notes --
Selected Bibliography --
Index

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Dobie, J. Frank(James Frank),1888-1964
Folklorists--United States--Biography
Authors, American--20th century--Biography

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Liberated Mind -- Part 1: Rebel of the Lost Cause -- Part 2: The Rising Star -- Part 3: Mr. Texas -- Part 4: Texas Needs Brains -- Part 5: Elder Statesman -- Part 6: Twilight -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

Bibliography:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

The first Texas-based writer to gain national attention, J. Frank Dobie proved that authentic writing springs easily from the native soil of Texas and the Southwest. In best-selling books such as Tales of Old-Time Texas, Coronado's Children, and The Longhorns, Dobie captured the Southwest's folk history, which was quickly disappearing as the United States became ever more urbanized and industrial. Renowned as "Mr. Texas," Dobie paradoxically has almost disappeared from view—a casualty of changing tastes in literature and shifts in social and political attitudes since the 1960s. In this lively biography, Steven L. Davis takes a fresh look at a J. Frank Dobie whose "liberated mind" set him on an intellectual journey that culminated in Dobie becoming a political liberal who fought for labor, free speech, and civil rights well before these causes became acceptable to most Anglo Texans. Tracing the full arc of Dobie's life (1888–1964), Davis shows how Dobie's insistence on "free-range thinking" led him to such radical actions as calling for the complete integration of the University of Texas during the 1940s, as well as taking on governors, senators, and the FBI (which secretly investigated him) as Texas's leading dissenter during the McCarthy era.

Language:

English

Language Note:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

General Note:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9936530781202486

ISBN:

0-292-79913-6

OCLC Number:

451598662

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.7560/721142