| CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Item #24597 KERMIT THE HERMIT Author: Bill Peet Price: $10.00 Shipping: $2.75 The adventures of a hermit crab as told by one of the master storytellers of Children's books, often with wit and gentle humor. VG. Boston, MA 1993 Houghton Mifflin Company, Sandpiper Ed., 8&1/2 x 9&3/4, PB.
| | TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Item #7078 KINGS OF TEXAS, The 150-Year Saga of an American Ranching Empire Author: Don Graham Price: $26.95 Shipping: $3.75 There has been increased interest in the King Ranch of Texas as it completes the 150th anniversary of its founding. This timely book showcases an empire carved from the scrub and mesquite of South Texas coastal plains that comprises more acreage than the state of Rhode Island., the largest and most famous cattle ranch in American history. The author weaves a multigenerational family drama into the complex social history of South Texas describing a corporation beset by legal battles and power struggles. A concise unforgettable story of vision and violence; generosity and greed; loyalty and betrayal, set on a vast stage. Illustrated and with Index. Hoboken, NJ, 2003, 1st Ed., 2nd pr., 289 Pgs. HB. | | GENERAL GENEALOGY Item #10091 KINSHIP, It's All Relative Author: Jackie Smith Arnold Price: $15.00 Shipping: $3.25 Explains kinship, kinship groups, Marriage, family, names, wills, medicval charts, etc., Good charts explaining relationships. Baltimore, MD, 2000 Genealogical publishing Co., 2nd Ed., Updated glossary,bibliogrpahgy and index.123 Pgs., 5&1/2 x 8&1/2. PB | | TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Item #8083 KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOR, Carlos Eduardo Castañeda, 1896-1958 Author: Felix D. Almaraz, Jr. Price: $39.95 Shipping: $3.75 Long-awaited biography of eminent yet unknown historian of the twentieth century. In 1939 he became a professor and historian at the University of Texas, teaching Latin American and Catholic History, publishing 18 books and nearly 50 articles in three decades. His seven-volume study, Our Catholic Heritage in Texas, 1519-1950 is considered best work ever written on the Spanish colonial era in Texas. College Sta., TX, 1999 1st Ed., 512 Pgs., HB | | THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD Item #280 KNIGHTS OF SPAIN, WARRIORS OF THE SUN, Hernando de Soto and the South’s Ancient Chiefdoms Author: Charles Hudson Price: $25.00 Shipping: $3.75 One of history’s most intriguing mysteries has been the route of de Soto in 1539-1540 across the Southeastern United States. The author blends archaeology, history and geography to put the route on a map for the first time. A definitive work. Athens, Ga., 1998 Repr., 561 Pgs., PB. | |
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