Author: Howard J. Ehrlichman

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Interstate 35 runs some five hundred miles between the Rio Grande and the Red River. It is a towering achievement of modern transportaion engineering linking a string of Texas metropolises and some 7.7 million people, and yet it all evolved from a series of humble little trails. This is a fascinating popular history. College Station, TX 2006 1st Ed., 284 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/2, HB.

Author: Norma Elia Cantú

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Canicula describes "the dog days," an intense part of summer when most cotton is harvested in Texas. The author writes a fictionalized memoir of Laredo, Texas from the 1940s to the 1960's and her perspective from the time of childhood to an as yet unknown adulthood with snapshots of births, deaths, injuries, fiestas, and rites of passage. Albuquerque, NM 1995 University of New Mexico Press 1st Ed., 6 x 8, 132 Pgs., HB.

Author: Norma Elia Cantú

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Canicula describes "the dog days," an intense part of summer when cotton is harvested in Texas. The author describes Laredo, Texas from the 1940s to the 1960s in fictionalized memoirs from her perspective and her rite of passage. Winner of the Premio Aztlán. This is the paperback version of # 6876. Albuquerque, NM, 1999 University of New Mexico Press 3rd PB Printing, 6 x 8, 132 Pgs., PB.

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.

Author: Nicholas Kanellos et al

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A reference source designed for users seeking information on important people, places,& events in the Hispanic history, chronologically arranged covering numerous topics. Originally published at $59.95. Detroit, MI, 1995, 1st Ed., 427 Pgs, HB (ndc)

Author: José Cisneros

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José Cisneros, artist/author and Felix D. Almaráz, Jr., co-author. Now Out of Print, This book contains sixty of the most famous characters of the borderlands as portrayed by the artist in his inimitable pen and ink style. The author who is in his nineties, with spirit undimmed, has moved to a new subject-the faces of those who came to the Southwest over the centuries. Dr. Almaráz provides historical context crowning his long association with Mier. Cisneros with this excellent collaboration. Borderlands Book Store has been able to secure a limited number of these books to offer our customers. El Paso, 1999, 1st Ed., 164 Pgs., HB.

Author: Jerry Thompson, et al

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With Lawrence T. Jones III. Details the rich and often violent history of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico, particularly Brownsville and Matamoros, in the years from 1861 to 1870. While Union and Confederate forces struggled for control of the Texas bank of the Rio Grande, Juaristas and Imperialistas grappled for political control of the soul of Mexico on the south bank. Contains more than 130 of the best images taken by Louis de Planque and other photographers. Austin, TX 2004 Texas State Historical Association 1st Ed., 174 Pgs., 9 x 12, HB.

Author: Jack Jackson

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Subtitled " A Picture Narrative about Cynthia Ann Parker, Her Twenty-Five Year Captivity Among the Comanche Indians and Her Son Quanah Parker, The Last Chief of the Comanches." Written and illustrated by Jack Jackson, this type of book has been categorized as a grahic novel. More specifically it is a historically accurate nonfiction comic about a white settler child kidnapped by tyhe Comanches Indians in 1836 in Texas. Foreword by T.R. Fehrenbach. New York, N.Y. 2003 Reed Press Reprint 128 Pgs., 7 x 10, PB.

Author: Lewis W. Fisher

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In the early 1800's a writer suggested that if the banks of the San Antonio River were landscaped and made attractive it could become "The Crown Jewel of Texas. " He was prophetic because to day the river is the top tourist attraction in Texas and a model for other cities. The author weaves a compelling story of years of struggle by many San Antonians to preserve this historic waterway. San Antonio, 1997, 1st Ed., HB, 115 Pgs. 8 1/2 by 10.

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.