Roberts, Randy 1951-

John Wayne : American by Randy Roberts( 图书 )
7 editions published between 1995 and 1999 in 英语 and held by 1,453 libraries worldwide
Biography of beloved actor and American John Wayne.

A line in the sand : the Alamo in blood and memory by Randy Roberts( 图书 )
9 editions published between 2001 and 2002 in 英语 and held by 1,148 libraries worldwide
The authors of the bestselling "John Wayne: American" offer a groundbreaking retelling of the most legendary battle in American history and a rich exploration of a great American myth. Of photos. In late February and early March of 1836, the Mexican Army under the command of General Antonio L pez de Santa Anna besieged a small force of Anglo and Tejano rebels at a mission known as the Alamo. The defenders of the Alamo were in an impossible situation. They knew very little of the events taking place outside the mission walls. They did not have much of an understanding of Santa Anna or of his government in Mexico City. They sent out contradictory messages, they received contradictory communications, they moved blindly and planned in the dark. And in the dark early morning of March 6, they died. In that brief, confusing, and deadly encounter, one of America's most potent symbols was born. The story of the last stand at the Alamo grew from a Texas rallying cry, to a national slogan, to a phenomenon of popular culture and presidential politics. Yet it has been a hotly contested symbol from the first. Questions remain about what really happened: Did William Travis really draw a line in the sand? Did Davy Crockett die fighting, surrounded by the bodies of two dozen of the enemy? And what of the participants' motives and purposes? Were the Texans justified in their rebellion? Were they sincere patriots making a last stand for freedom and liberty, or were they a ragtag collection of greedy men-on-the-make, washed-up politicians, and backwoods bullies, Americans bent on extending American slavery into a foreign land? The full story of the Alamo -- from the weeks and months that led up to the fateful encounter to the movies and speeches that continue to remember it today -- is a quintessential story of America's past and a fascinating window into our collective memory. In A Line in the Sand, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and James Olson use a wealth of archival sources, including the diary of Jos Enrique de la Pe a, along with important and little-used Mexican documents, to retell the story of the Alamo for a new generation of Americans. They explain what happened from the perspective of all parties, not just Anglo and Mexican soldiers, but also Tejano allies and bystanders. They delve anew into the mysteries of Crockett's final hours and Travis's famous rhetoric. Finally, they show how preservationists, television and movie producers, historians, and politicians have become the Alamo's major interpreters. Walt Disney, John Wayne, and scores of journalists and cultural critics have used the Alamo to contest the very meaning of America, and thereby helped us all to "remember the Alamo."

Where the domino fell : America and Vietnam, 1945 to 1990 by James Stuart Olson( 图书 )
5 editions published between 1991 and 1999 in 英语 and held by 1,044 libraries worldwide
Recounts the history of American involvement in Vietnam from the end of World War II to the present.

Winning is the only thing : sports in America since 1945 by Randy Roberts( 图书 )
6 editions published between 1989 and 1991 in 英语 and held by 956 libraries worldwide

Papa Jack : Jack Johnson and the era of white hopes by Randy Roberts( 图书 )
5 editions published between 1983 and 1992 in 英语 and held by 938 libraries worldwide

Joe Louis : hard times man by Randy Roberts( 图书 )
1 edition published in 2010 in 英语 and held by 802 libraries worldwide
Joe Louis defended his heavyweight boxing title an astonishing 25 times and reigned as world champion for more than 11 years. Through meticulous research and first-hand interviews, acclaimed historian and biographer Roberts presents Louis, and his impact on sport and country, in a way never before accomplished.

Jack Dempsey, the Manassa mauler by Randy Roberts( 图书 )
7 editions published between 1979 and 2003 in 英语 and held by 790 libraries worldwide

My Lai : a brief history with documents by James Stuart Olson( 图书 )
1 edition published in 1998 in 英语 and held by 577 libraries worldwide
"America never fully recovered from or forgot the grim day in 1968 when the soldiers of Charlie Company killed almost four hundred Vietnamese civilians at My Lai. Introducing readers to the most controversial event of the Vietnam War, this brief history examines the massacre and its cover-up and discusses the ramifications that the ensuing investigation had for the public, policymakers, and the antiwar movement. Eight topical chapters reprint 68 primary documents - drawn mainly from testimony and reports of General Peers's inquiry into the incident - to chronicle the events leading up to, during, and after the massacre. An introductory essay places the carnage within the larger context of the war and considers the issues of culpability and human rights it engendered. Photographs, a glossary, a chronology, questions for consideration, a bibliography, maps, and an index are also included to make this book a fascinating resource."--BOOK JACKET.

Heavy justice : the State of Indiana v. Michael G. Tyson by J. Gregory Garrison( 图书 )
1 edition published in 1994 in 英语 and held by 531 libraries worldwide
Heavy Justice is the inside story of one of the great courtroom battles of our time, told by the prosecutor in the case, the man who put "Iron" Mike Tyson behind bars. With all the drama, verve, and procedural detail of a novel by John Grisham or Scott Turow, it is also a highly topical morality play touching on all the issues of sex, race, celebrity, and justice that now so perplex our society. How does a master legal tactician establish beyond a reasonable doubt what happened between two people in a hotel room in the middle of the night, when the conventional wisdom could dismiss the whole affair as a groupie going after a rich and famous man? How does a prosecutor weave through the thicket of "expert" testimony when noted authorities disagree radically even about the meaning of physical evidence? How does he build up, layer upon layer, the detailed psychological profile of each of the players, so that motives and values and states of mind become almost tangible to the jury? And what leads the other side to base their defense on a contention so bizarre as this: that the man accused was such a disgusting human being that no woman in her right mind would have gone to his room expecting anything other than raw sex? When he first heard about the Tyson case, special prosecutor Greg Garrison wanted nothing to do with it. Date rape? Always tough to prove. And one of the few facts already reported was that the young woman making the accusation had been in the defendant's hotel room at 2 o'clock in the morning. This case was dead on arrival. Except that when Desiree Washington told her story, Garrison believed her. So drawing on this simple trust, and inspired by Desiree's courage and conviction, he accepted the challenge of this "unwinnable" case, stepping into the ring against not only Mike Tyson, multimillionaire sports celebrity and hero to millions, and Don King, Tyson's promoter and worldwide multimedia cheerleader, but also the Washington law firm of Williams & Connolly, perhaps the slickest and most powerful defense counsel money could buy. The trial, of course, turned into a media circus, ringed by protesters and satellite dishes, conducted amid charges of racism and against a backdrop of death threats, bribery allegations, and a suspicious midnight fire at the hotel where the jury was sequestered. But beyond those salacious facts, beyond the glitter and the Minicams, the real drama took place quietly behind the scenes, where Garrison and his colleagues painstakingly assembled the body of evidence that would persuade the jury to convict Tyson. Heavy Justice brings together the worlds of bigtime sports, low-life sleaze, painstaking police work, and the lofty realms of Harvard's Alan Dershowitz, who appears in the final chapter as a comical deus ex machina determined to overturn the verdict on appeal. And it is Dershowitz's efforts that prompt Garrison's concluding reflections on this case and on the state of American jurisprudence, when trials are conducted as much on "Geraldo" as in courts of law.

Where the domino fell : America and Vietnam, 1945 to 1995 by James Stuart Olson( 图书 )
2 editions published between 1996 and 1999 in 英语 and held by 302 libraries worldwide