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| | Item #7028 PIONEERS OF ARIZONA AND THE EARLY SOUTHWEST, History of a Pioneer Family in the Southwest TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Yjinio Aguirre
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In his third book of history and recollections of ranch life in Arizona the author transports the reader to another time and place, with interesting stories of his early family and their contributions to the lore of " The Old West." He is a born storyteller and brings to life his early experiences in the Aguirre family ranches, life in Tucson, his work in Mexico during the hoof and mouth disesase scare, and his portayals of Juan Bautista de Anza. Casa Grande, AZ, 2004 privately printed 1st Ed., 72 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, PB. | | | Item #8083 KNIGHT WITHOUT ARMOR, Carlos Eduardo Castaņeda, 1896-1958 TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Felix D. Almaraz, Jr.
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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 TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE - PLEASE CHECK BACK OR CONTACT US FOR AVAILABILITY. | | | Item #8093 TEJANO LEGACY, Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1734-1900 TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Armando Alonzo
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Path breaking study of Tejano ranchers and settlers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley from their colonial roots in 1730 until 1900. Analyzes complex Mexican-Anglo interaction in South Texas, and how Tejanos continued to play a leading role in the commercialization of ranching after the 1848 Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty. A result of a careful study of land and tax records, brands, livestock bills of sale, wills, population and agricultural censuses, and oral histories. Also shows how Tejanos adapted to maintain control of their ranchos despite Anglo encroachment. Albuquerque, 1998, 1st Ed., 368 Pgs, PB. | | | Item #6882 I WOULD RATHER SLEEP IN TEXAS, A History of the Lower Rio Grande Valley & The People of the Santa Anita Land Grant TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS Author: Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson, et al
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FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING. With James A. McAllen & Margaret H. McAllen. A superb South Texas history of Spanish conquistadors, Mexican revolutionaries, cowboys, ranchers, Texas Rangers, Civil War generals, entrepreneurs, and empire builders. The book is very readable and meticulously researched. Abundantly illustrated with maps and photographs, many never before published. Denton, TX 2010 First Paperback Edition, 7 x 10, 655 Pgs., PB | |
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