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Item #8073HB
EARLY TEJANO RANCHING, Daily Life at Rancho San Jose and El Fresnillo
Author: Andres Saenz
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Edited with and Intro. by Dr. Andrés Tijerina. Previously published by the Institute of Texan Cultures in 1999. An excellent. Well-designed & highly readable book profiling the history and activities of these two ranches founded respectively by Jose Antonio Lopez and Eleuterio Saenz in the 1860’s. Dr. Tijerina lays the scene with a historical introduction and the author takes us on a nostalgic tour of South Texas ranching including events and daily life. Contains seven genealogy charts, two maps, many photos, a glossary and who’s who appendices of the families. College Station. TX. 1st Texas A&M Ed., 159 Pgs. HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6899
THE CATTLEMEN, From the Rio Grande Across the Far Marias, 2nd Ed.
Author: Mari Sandoz
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Introduction by Ron Hull. This is the story of the cattle industry in America and of the men whose ranches reached from the Rio Grande into Montana, From the eraly Spanish days to the mid-20th century. It is the second in Sandoz's trilogy of books narrating the history of the American West in relation to animal species. Lincoln, NE, 2010 University of Nebraska 2nd paperback Ed., 5 &1/2 x 8, 527 Pgs., PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7030
LEGENDARY WATERING HOLES ,THE SALOONS THAT MADE TEXAS FAMOUS
Author: Richard Selcer, editor
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This is # 10 in the Clayton Wheat Williams Texas Life Series. The author contributes the chapter on the Fort Worth establishment and others contribute stories on San Antonio, El Paso, and Austin saloons with introductory chapters on "Set Em Up" and The Fine Art of Mixology. Illustrated. College Station, Texas A&M University Press 1st ed., 308 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/2, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7036
CAPTAIN JOHN H. ROGERS, TEXAS RANGER
Author: Paul N. Spellman
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John Harris Rogers (1836-1930) served in Texas law enforcement for more than four decades, as a Texas Ranger, Deputy and U.S. Marshall, city police chief, and in the private sector as security agent. He is recognized in history as one of the legendary "Four Captains" of the Ranger force that helped make the transition from the Frontier Battalion days. Rogers was also the man who captured Grogorio Cortez and brought him to trial to close on of the most infamous chases in Texas history. Denton, Texas, 3002 University of North Texas press, 1st Ed., 270 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7008
FORGOTTEN TEXAS LEADER, Hugh McLeod and the Texan Santa Fe Expedition
Author: Paul N. Spellman
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McLeod was an important official of his day. He served in the Texas legislature, organized the office of Adjutant General, was an officer in four armies, spurred the growth of Galveston and was a popular public speaker but is remembered ignominiously as the leader of the ill-fated Santa Fe Expedition. College Station, TX, 1999 Texas A&M University Press 1st Ed., 235 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/2, HB. Published at $24.95. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7034
SOUTH PADRE, The Island and its People
Author: Bob St. John
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This sun-drenched Island at the southern tip of Texas is a place of dreams, both found and lost. It is also a place for people. For more than five hundred years it has drawn all kinds-pirates, explorers, Indians,drifters, shrimpers,builders of sand castles, and countless others seeking an unhurried, uncluttered change of pace.The author has gone beyond the island's rich history to evoke the unique South Padre way of yearning for freedom that few of us follow. Austin, Texas, 1999 Nortex Press 3rd Pr., 273 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6935
REFLECTIONS OF THE BRAZOS VALLEY
Author: D. Gentry Steele, et al
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With M. Jimmie Killingsworth. Revealing affectionate reflections in color of the Brazos River and Valley by two adpoted sons who have learned to love its quiet, uncelebrated beauty. This valley was the birthplace of a republic and once the agricultural heart of Texas. A little south of Waco the river get bigger, slower and muddier but it creates a wide swath of bottomlands and prairies where you can find the natural virtues of the place: peaceful glens,watered forests, flowers, birds, and backyard wildlife. College Station, 2007 Texas A&M University Press 1st Ed., 94 Pgs., 10&1/4 x 11&1/4, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6894
TEXAS, A HISTORICAL ATLAS
Author: A. Ray Stephens
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The advertising circular states that this book is " an unsurpassed visual exploration of the Lone Star State." It is a stunning expanded edition of The Historical Atlas of Texas, with co-author William M. Holmes. The stunning maps and illustrations are by Carol Zuber-Mallison. Readers learn early on that a dictionary should always be nearby to explore new words. Readers of historical works learn early on that comprehending the narratives is impossible without a handy atlas. This makes the ideal companion and every library should also have a copy. It contains 45 entries with visual depictions of everything from routes of Spanish explorers to empresario grants to cattle trails. Contains 30 B&W illustrations,175 maps, 15 color photos,20 charts and 25 tables. Good coffe table book with great quality at an incredible price. Norman, OK, 2010 University of Oklahoma Press, 448 Pgs., 9 x 12, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #8128
BATTLE FLAGS OF TEXANS, In the Confederacy
Author: Alan K. Sumrall
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A product of years of original research has produced the most comprehensive reference work on the subject. Covers more than 50 Texas regimental colors from Hood's Texas Brigade to other lesser known units. Each flag contains history and other details such as size, dimensions, colors, and fabrics. Austin, 1995, 1st Ed.,, 2nd. Pr. HB 114 Pgs. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6930
OFF THE BEATEN TRAIL, VOLS. I, II, & III
Author: Ed Syers
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Newspaper columnist William Edward Syers, a former Navy Commander, graduated from San Antonio's Main Avenue High, St. Mary's University, and The University of Texas at Austin where he simultaneously edited The Daily Texan and Ex-student Alcalde.In 1959 he moved his family to Kerrville's Hill Country and began to travel around the state documenting Texas tall tales. He had an offbeat captivating style to match his off the beaten trail travels. This is his trilogy of over 175 stories sold as a set. Very Good-Vol I has owner's name on inside second page. cover page partially torn. Fort Worth-Stafford Lowden Company, and Ingram Texas-Off The Beaten Trail Press, 1963-1965, 711 Pgs., total, 5 &1/4 x 7&3/4, PB. | |
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