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Item #7054
A LAW FOR THE LION, A Tale of Crime and Injustice in the Borderlands
Author: Beatriz de la Garza
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In 1912 at the Gutiérrez family ranch near Laredo, Alonzo W. Allee shot and killed don Francisco Gutiérrez and his son Manuel. It began as a simple dispute over Alee's unauthorized tenacy at the ranch. The author desribes how influential Anglo's financed a first-class legal team for Allee's defense and how Anglo-owned papers help shape public opinion. An engrossing account of the crime and the subsequent trial that exposed the racial tensions in the political, ethnic, and cultural world of the Texas-Mexico border. Austin, TX, 2003 University of Texas Press 1st Ed., 142 Pgs. 6 X 9&1/4,PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6923
LOST ARCHITECTURE OF THE RIO GRANDE BORDERLANDS
Author: W. Eugene George
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Spanish settlers first came to the valley of the Rio Grande to establish their ranchos in the 1750s. Two centuries later twelve settlements were inundated by the Falcon Dam Reservoir. Under its waters lay homes, businesses, churches and cemeteries.
Studies by the Smithsonian Institution, The National Park Service, and the University of Texas at Austin to survey these communities were not completed due to rising waters that came two years ahead of schedule. The author came to the borderlands in 1960 and found a way to preserve a way of life in words, photos and drawings. College Station, 2008 Texas A&M University Press 1st Ed., 105 Pgs., 7 x 10, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6951
TEXAS OIL, AMERICAN DREAMS
Author: Lawrence Goodwyn
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The author penetrates the legend of the Wildcatter and the people who endeavored to act out the American Dream in the remote corners of oil country. Begins with the story of Spindletop and the East Texas oil fields. More specifically the book is a study of the Texas Independent Producers and Royaltyn Owners Association (TIPRO). Austin, 1996 Texas State Historical Association 1st Ed., 6 x 9, 274 Pgs., HB. Published at $ 29.95. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7078
KINGS OF TEXAS, The 150-Year Saga of an American Ranching Empire
Author: Don Graham
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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. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6114
THE MISSIONS OF SAN ANTONIO
Author: Mary Ann Noonan Guerra
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The missions are San Jose and San Miguel de Aguayo, Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion, San Juan Capistrano, San Francisco de la Espada, and San Antonio de Valero. San Antonio, 1982 1st Ed, PB, 49 Pgs. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6105
THE ALAMO
Author: Mary Ann Noonan Guerra
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Notes reasons for revolt, declaration of causes, & transl. of account by Francisco Antonio Ruiz/ published in Texas Almanac. San Antonio, 1983, Rev. 4th Pr., PB, 32 Pgs. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6113
THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER
Author: Mary Ann Noonan Guerra
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Contains history, mills and bridges, Bowen's Island, river life and the saving and renaissance of the river. San Antonio, 1987, 1st Rev Pr., PB, 66 Pgs. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7050
RAW FRONTIER, Armed Conflict Along the Texas Coastal Bend, Vol. I
Author: Keith Guthrie
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The coastal area from just south of Corpus Christi to Just north of Copano Bay was the scene of several battles of the Texas Rvolution-Gonzales, San Patricio and Goliad. When soldiers returned home they found houses burned, cattle gone, and loved ones missing. Vigilante groups were formed to bring law and order to the "Raw Frontier, described by a newspaper writer as the territory west of the Colorado River. Chapter one is an excellent overview of Spanish Land Grants. Austin, TX, 1998 Eakin Press. 1st Ed., 162 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |
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