Download or read book No Saloon in the Valley written by James D. Ivy and published by Baylor University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Lone Star state surrenders to a lone woman -- The voice of the people is the voice of God -- The steady step and majectic [i.e. majestic] swing of the hosts of reform -- The blood of the might [sic] dead has stained me! -- Who brought this new idea into Texas, anyhow? -- From a regional to a national reform.