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Power : how the electric co-op movement energized the Lone Star State /

"According to author Joe Holley, the story of the Texas Electric Cooperatives, a collective of some 76 member-owned electric providers throughout the state, is a story of neighborliness and community, grit and determination, and persuasion and political savvy. It's the story of a grassroot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Holley, Joe, 1946- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Texas experience (Texas A & M University Press)
Subjects:
Electric Reliability Council of Texas > Powers and duties.
Texas Electric Cooperatives > History.
Electric cooperatives > Texas > History.
Rural electrification > Economic aspects > Texas.
Rural electrification > Political aspects > Texas.
Coopératives d'électricité > Texas > Histoire.
Électrification rurale > Aspect économique > Texas.
Électrification rurale > Aspect politique > Texas.
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Energy.
Table of Contents:
  • "Caught and . . . Chained"
  • "By the Way, He Always Paid for His Cheese and Crackers"
  • They Had "Never Seen a Mother and Sister over a Washtub as I Had"
  • "This Is the Only Way to Get That Woman off Our Necks"
  • "I'll Get It for You"
  • "I Told 'Em to Go to Hell"
  • "Well, We Just Turned On the Light and Sat and Looked at Each Other"
  • "Greetings"
  • "With Electricity, They Have a New Life"
  • "Either We All Hang Together, or We Will Hang Separately. And on Nylon Ropes"
  • "If They Had Known at That Point How Long Was the Road Ahead, the Seven Ranchers Might Have Given Up"
  • "The Damned Thing Works!"
  • "We Always Managed to Ship Off the Young and Able"
  • "We Have to Get Larger"
  • "The Folks Sent a Message, and the Lawmakers Responded"
  • "We Haven't Been Very Good at Reaching Out"
  • "I May Get Shocked Instead of Light When I Go Home"
  • "It's No More Business as Usual"
  • "No One Was Minding the Store Except the General Manager, and No One Was Minding the General Manager"
  • "I Have Seen Many Great Changes, Too Many to Mention"
  • "Who Set Up This System, and Who Perpetuated It?"
  • "The Greatest Thing on Earth Is to Have the Love of God in Your Heart, and the Next Greatest Thing Is to Have Electricity in Your House."