{"product_id":"texas-reporter-texas-radical-the-writings-of-journalist-dick-j-reavis-paperback","title":"Texas Reporter, Texas Radical: The Writings of Journalist Dick J. Reavis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDick J. Reavis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Demson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting about Texas, Mexico, and Texan-Mexican relations for over four decades, Dick J. Reavis is one of the most poignant political voices of Texas--not as a politician, though his writings are infused with politics, but as a candid, unsentimental, probing, journalist. Reavis has worked as a reporter, features author, and staff writer (\u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Express-News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram, Dallas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Light\u003c\/i\u003e), as a Senior Editor of \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and as a professor of journalism (North Carolina State University). He has authored six books and translated two from Spanish. Throughout his award-winning career, he has returned consistently to investigate the lives of everyday Texans, insistently challenging prevailing political assumptions and mythologies. It was precisely this commitment that prompted him to investigate the federal government's siege of the Branch Davidians in 1993 outside of Waco, TX, which led to his best-known work, \u003ci\u003eThe Ashes of Waco: An Investigation \u003c\/i\u003e(1995), a book that challenged government accounts and mainstream media. This anthology demonstrates the range of his writings, which include investigations of Mexican guerillas and Texas biker-gangs, the struggles of urban day-laborers and of undocumented immigrants in rural areas, the politics of Texas radicals during the Civil Rights movement, and the activities of the Klan and other far right groups across the state, to identify but a few. This collection of Reavis's writings brings into focus the voice and political commitments of this critical, contemporary, Texas writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDICK J. REAVIS has authored six books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ashes of Waco\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003e An Investigation\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) on the FBI\/ATF siege of the Branch Davidians outside of Waco, Texas. Reavis has written hundreds of articles for Texas and national newspapers and magazines, including \u003ci\u003eThe Texas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Express-News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDallas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Antonio Light\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTexas Parks \u0026amp; Wildlife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSoldier of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and he is a former staff writer and senior editor at \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly.\u003c\/i\u003e Over his decades-long career, he has explored such diverse topics as motorcycle gangs, the Southern Civil Rights Movement, guerrillas, convicts, undocumented immigrants, and Mexican coal miners. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMICHAEL DEMSON is an Associate Professor of English at Sam Houston State University whose research explores the intersections of literature and radical political cultures. His recent publications include two collections of essays on Romantic literature, \u003ci\u003eRomantic Automata: Exhibitions, Figures, Organisms\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommemorating \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), and \u003ci\u003ePeterloo: Violence, Resilience, and Claim-making in the Romantic Era \u003c\/i\u003e(2019). He is also interested in popular radical graphic narratives, recently collaborating on an English translation of \u003ci\u003eMe, Mikko, and Annikki \u003c\/i\u003e(2019), a Finnish graphic novel by Tiitu Takalo. His own graphic novel, \u003ci\u003eMasks of Anarchy: From Percy Shelley to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Summer McClinton, was published in 2013. He has published widely in academic journals.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.98 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42158250524807,"sku":"9781680032260","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cbe3fdea3f20f8a0e40228c6c65d0adf.webp?v=1733257322","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/texas-reporter-texas-radical-the-writings-of-journalist-dick-j-reavis-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}