Author: Louise S. O.Connor

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Continues the exploration of the rich cattle ranching heritage depicted by the author in Cryin' For Daylight. Narrates and illustrates a unique and dying diverse cultural region that grew from the background of European, Celtic, Mexican and African communities. Compiled over a sixteen year period, it documents interviews of several hundred men and women form the area. Contains 238 photographs some from the turn of the century, 4 maps, 19 original illustrations and a wealth of narratives. Chapters are "The San Antonio River," "They Met Us At The Boat," " River Bottom Communities: Centers Of The World," "Lewis's Bend: The Old Landmark," "Kith And Kin," "Living Off The Fat Of The Land," "The Darker Side," and "Time Has Made A Change." Excellent work. Victoria, Texas, Wexford Publishing, 1998 First Edition, 1st Printing, 9 x 12, 254 Pgs., HB.

Author: Louise S. O.Connor

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This second volume expands on the rich cultural history of the Texas CoastalBend region. Contains additional interviews and numerous black and white photos of the places and people. Chapters are "Changes and Prohibition," "The Oil Boom," "The Great Depression," "War", " Desegregation and Civil Rights," and " History Making Weather. This volume is slightly smaller than Volume I and has a pictorial cover. Victoria, Texas, Wexford Publishing 2002 First Ed., 1st Printing. 244 Pgs., 8&1/2 x 11, 244 Pgs., HB.

Author: Louise S. O'Connor

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This is a beautifully crafted book about the rich and ethnically diverse cattle ranching heritage of the Texas Coastal Bend with the histories of twenty-two coastal ranches included. The title comes from Will King, a Cowhand 1902-1985, who said "We loved to work cattle so much we'd just be sitting around cryin' for daylight to come." Chapters include "Cowboying and Ranching in the Coastal Bend," "South Texas Empires: The Ranches," Stewards of the Land," "Fools on Good Horses: The Cowhands," "Kitchen Bosses: The Cooks," The Old Heads: Legendary Heroes of the Cow Culture," "The Power Behind the Throne: The Women," "The Support System: The Townspeople," and " The Survivors; The New Generation." Contains hundreds of black and white archival photographs as well as the author's color portraits which introduce each chapter. This type of book reminds us of the Texas county history books that go out of print quickly and become rare and valuable. See companion volumes by the same author in this category, #'s 6757 & 6758 Tales From the Santone River Bottom,Volume 1, Origins, and Volume 2, Historic Times. Austin, Texas Wexford Publishing Company 2007, 2nd Ed. 9 x 12, 325 Pgs., HB.

Author: Elena Zamora O'Shea

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With new introductions by Andrés Tijerina & Leticia M. Garza-Falcón. Originally published in 1935 by Mathis Publishing Company in Dallas. Many of the settlers who lived in the Nueces Strip had Hispanic names that until very recently were omitted from the pages of Texas history. Mrs.O'Shea, a descendant of one of the original land-grant families in the region found an ingeniuos way to publish the history of her region and her people at a time when neither Tejanos nor women had much voice. She told the story from the perspective of an ancient mesquite tree, under whose branches much South Texas history hasd passed. Through the voice of the old knarled tree she tells of South Texas political and ehtnographic history filled with colorful details of daily life such as songs, local plants and folk medicines, foods and recipes, peone/patron relations and the distinctive Tejano ranch vocabulary. College Station, TX 2000 University of Texas Press 2nd Ed. 66 Pages, Introductions and 80 Pgs Text, 5&3/4 x 7&3/4,HB.