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Item #6914
THE TEXAS INDIANS
Author: David La Vere
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In the 1950s the bones of a prehistoric woman were found in Midland County, Texas dubbed by archaelogists "Midland Minnie." It is believed, subject to some reservations, that she was 20-37 thousand years old, making her remains the oldest ever found in the Western Hemisphere. This highlighted the wealth of human history buried beneath Texas soil. The author tells the story of all the Native American groups found in Texas, describing their societies and cultures, and how they changed over the years. College Station, TX 2004 Texas A&M University Press 1st Ed., 6 x 9&1/4, 293 Pgs., HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6929
THE FRENCH IN TEXAS, History, Migration, Culture
Author: Francois Lagarde, Ed.
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Consists of 21 articles on the French experience in Texas written by the Editor, Robert S. Weddle, Weddle and Patricia R. Lemée, F. Todd Smith, R. Dale Olson, Martha Utterback, Richard Cleary, Janine Erny and many more. The French have made many lasting contributions to Texas history and culture that need to be widely known and appreciated. Austin, University of Texas Press 1st Ed., 330 Pgs., 7 x 10, PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6942
ROADS TO FORGOTTEN TEXAS
Author: Tommy LaVerne, et al
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Poems by Joyce Pound Hardy. Striking black and white photographs from various Texas counties with related poems written exclusively to describe the photos. A book of memory and love as the authors have taken us off the beaten path to better appreciate the beauty of rural Texas. Huntsville, TX 2004 Texas Review Press 1st Ed., 11 x 8&1/4 185 Pgs., PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #8123
THE TEJANO COMMUNITY, 1836-1900
Author: Arnolde de Leon
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Outstanding study of Mexican Americans in the Post 1836 Anglo world, how it changed them and how they adapted to form a Tejano culture. "A model of scholarship," SW Hist.Qtrly. Dallas, 1997, 1st SMU Ed., PB, 287 Pgs. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7076
ALAMO TRACES, New evidence and New Conclusions
Author: Thomas Ricks Lindley
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Foreword by Stephen Harrigan. Lindley, A former criminal investigator for the United States Army, has diligently sifted through the historical record of the Alamo conflict and has found some surprising rew evidence. Lindley states that this book is not a popular history, but rather methodical piece-by-piece dismantling of what we thought we knew about the battle combined with convincing speculation about what might have really happened. Illustrated and with index. Lanham, MD, Republic of Texas Press, 2003 1st Ed., 386 pages, 5&1/2 x 81/2, Trade PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6905
NIGHTS OF WAILING, DAYS OF PAIN ( Life in 1920s South Texas)
Author: Jose Antonio Lopez
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HISTORICAL NOVEL. Life in the 1920s was difficult for many U.S. citizens of Tejano ancestry, reduced to being as one historical figure mentioned "foreigners in their native land." It had been over eight years since the 1836 Battle fo the Alamo but the descendants of the first settlers of Texas were treated as the enemy akin to a never-ending nightmare. The author has captured the times in this very interesting and readable suspense novel. Phildelphia, PA 2008 On Demand printed Ed., 6 x 9, 244 Pgs.,PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6907
FROM UNDER GOD'S WING, Enrique Esparza's Account of the Battle of the Alamo
Author: Paul J. Lyon
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NOVEL. As a small boy Enrique Esparza was in the Alamo during the fierce battle. In 1913 He was interviewed by Charles M. Barnes of the San Antonio Express, but his version ran counter to the popular stories. The author has crafted this story of the Alamo in novelistic style based primarily on Esparza's account. Austin, 2006 Eakin Press 1st Ed., 280 Pgs., 6 x 9, PB. | |
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