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Item #816
ANNOTATED BAPTISMS 1789 TO 1823 OF SAN AGUSTIN DE LAREDO, Present Day Laredo, Texas
Author: Gloria Villa Cadena, et al
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With Angel Sepulveda Brown. Includes a brief history of Laredo's San Agustin Cathedral. Contains 2,116 Baptismal entries from María Josefa Pia González on July 14, 1789 to María Anastacia Sotelo on May 11, 1823. San Antonio, 2008 Los Bexarenos Genealogical Society 1st Ed., 234 Pgs., 8&1/2 x 11, PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #768
ANNOTATED BAPTISMS 1786-1832 OF NUESTRA SENORA DE GUADALUPE AT PRESIDIO SAN JUAN BAUTISTA DEL RIO GRANDE DEL NORTE (Present day Guerrero, Coahuila)
Author: Gloria Villa Cadena, et al
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With Angel Sepulveda Brown. This posthumous publication is also noted for the accuracy and attention to detail which were trademarks of the authors. Contains a short history of San Juan Bautista, The Gateway to Texas, taken from The Handbook of Texas Online. There are 651 Entries with a handy index. San Antonio, TX 2010 Los Bexareños Genealogical Society 1st Ed., 78 Pgs., 8&1/2 x 11, PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7021
FORT SAM, The Story of Fort Sam Houston
Author: Eldon Cagle, Jr.
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Fort Sam Houston was once the largest post in the United States Army. It has witnessed westward expansion, preparation for world wars and military innovation. It has produced warriors, statesmen and heroes. Today it stands as the home of Army medicine and houses the headquarters of the Fifth United States Army. Illustrated with many black and white photos. San Antonio, Texas 2002 Maverick Publishing Company 1st Ed., 103 PGs., 8&1/2 x 11, PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #5030
ABOVE MEXICO CITY
Author: Robert Cameron, et al
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With Herb Lingl. Text by Luis Herrera-Lasso M. This is a collection of aerial photographs by Cameron and Lingl taken from unusual angles and heights, with broad perspectives and closeups offering a unique view of Mexico City. Here are the heights of Popocatepetl's smoking cones, the intimate view of the chinampas in the channels of Xochimilco, and inumerable insights about North America's oldest metropolis.All in vivid color. San Francisco, nd, Cameron and Company 1st
Ed., 11 x 14, 160 Pgs. | |  GENERAL GENEALOGY
Item #28160
THE ROYAL AND NOBLE ANCESTRY OF PATRICK HENRY, A Study of His Descent from The Magna Carta Barons and John
Author: John R. Campbell
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Includes a shory biography, The Story of the Magna Carta, The Magna Carta Barons, Descendants (four generations only), & Royal and Noble Ancestors. The Royal and Noble Ancestors are presented in family group sheets in computer generated form. Laredo, TX, 2008 self published 1st Ed., Plastic Comb Binding, 228 Pgs., PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7077
GONE TO TEXAS, A History of the Lone Star State.
Author: Randolph P. Campbell
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The author presents the epic tales of Texas history in a new light, offering revisionist history in the best sense-broadening and deepening the traditional story, without ignoring the heroes of the past. The scope is impressive beginning with the archaeological record of the Native Americans to the rise of the oil industry and ultimately the modernization of Texas. Swift moving accounts are included of the Mexican revolution against Spain, the arrival of the settlers from the United States, the lasting Spanish legacy (from cattle ranching, to place names and civil law), the Anglo-Texan revolution, the decade of the Republic of Texas and annexation by the United States. Offers a fresh understanding of why Texas continues to be seen as a state unlike any other, a place that distills the essence of what it means to be an American. New York, 2003, 1st Ed., Second pr., 500 Pgs., HB. | |  MISCELLANEOUS
Item #24441
TEXAS FOOTBALL,1972
Author: Dave Campbell
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MAGAZINE. 1972 Issue headlines " A Blockbuster Year for The Explosive Porkers." Aggie quarterback Brad Dusek on the cover. Very Good. Waco, TX, Sports Communications Inc. | |  MISCELLANEOUS
Item #24442
TEXAS FOOTBALL, 1973
Author: Dave Campbell
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MAGAZINE. 1973 issue headlines" Texas VS. Notre Dame For a National Title?" Glen Gaspard of Texas. Very Good. Waco, TX Sports Communications Inc. | | MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #334
THE MILITARY AND POLITICAL CAREER OF JOSE JOAQUIN DE HERRERA, 1792-1854
Author: Thomas Ewing Carter
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Herrera initially was a royalist but later became a brigadier general under Agustin de Iturbide in the War for Independence. In 1844-45 as acting president he sought to negotiate the Texas Independence issue with U.S. President James K. Polk, but was overthrown by more militant forces, He was an honest mild-mannered person he served as president from 1848 to 1851, succeeding Santa Anna. New York, 1969, Repr. 336 Pgs., HB, (ndc.) Good. | |  MISCELLANEOUS
Item #28235
STICKIN', The Case for Loyalty
Author: James Carville
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The always colorful and insightful political strategist, James Carville, examines loyalty,the much-maligned and misunderstood political good. He examines loyalty to family and friends in theory and in practice, praising loyal people and skewering some deseving backstabbers. And it would not be a Carville book without recipes for some good Louisiana home cooking. Very Fine-like New. New York, Simon and Schuster, 2000 1st Ed., 5&1/2 x 7&1/2, 222 Pgs., HB. | |  MISCELLANEOUS
Item #12094
BROWNSVILLE STORIES
Author: Oscar Casares
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These are fictional short stories that capture a way of life in and around Brownsville, Texas. It has been compared to James Joyce's first work, Dubliners, a collection of stories of his hometown. Casares is an up and coming Hispanic writer. Formerly an English teacher at the University of Texas at San Antonio Casares resides at Dobie Paisano Ranch near Austin after winning a fellowship from UT Austin and the Texas Institute of letters. He also has a contract with publisher Little, Brown for a novel. New York, 2003 1st Ed., 192 Pgs.,PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #3105
THE TREATY OF GUADALUPE HIDALGO, A Legacy of Conflict
Author: Richard Griswald del Castillo
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Contains complete text of the treaty which ended the Mexican War (1846-1848) and still the oldest treaty between U.S. and Mexico. Mexico lost almost half on her national territory and its impact has had far reaching implications today. Norman, OK, 1990 Repr., PB, 251 Pgs. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #1004
246 TESTAMENTOS DE MONTERREY, En Resumen Genealógico
Author: Lilia E. Villanueva de Cavazos
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An excellent set of extracts of wills by the wife of noted historian Israel Cavazos Garza, a scholar in her own right. These wills are summarized by genealogical content and cover the period from 1802 to 1824 past the date of Mexican Independence of 1821. They proceed to 1824 when Nuevo León became a state of the Mexican Federation. Some of the prominent names appearing are Abrego, Ayala, Benavides, Canales, Cavazos, Elizondo, Fernández, García, Garza, González, Guerra, López, Lozano, Martínez, Peña, Rodríguez, Treviño, and Valdés. Monterrey, 1999, 1st Ed., SPANISH TEXT, 287 Pgs. 8 & 1/2 x 11 size, PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #889
EL MUY ILUSTRE AYUNTAMIENTO DE MONTERREY, 1596-1996
Author: Israel Cavazos Garza
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Includes fifteen chapters on the history of the founding of Monterrey, the first city council, the first building, subsequent buildings, etc.
The second half of the book is a listing of the city council members from 1596 to 1996. Contains photos of mayors from 1812 forward and has a name index. Monterrey, N.L. Mexico, 1996 3rd Ed., 155 Pgs., 8 & 1/2 x 11, PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #5084
CD. GUADALUPE, NUEVO LEON, En la Historia y en la Crónica
Author: Israel Cavazos Garza
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A comprehensive work on the author's hometown. Covers " Las Haciendas", " El Pueblo," La Villa," "La Ciudad', " Algunas Cronicas," and " Autoridades and Escudo." Illustrated. Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 2000 Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León 1st Ed., 350 Pgs., SPTXT, 8&1/4 x 10&3/4, PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #24544
FRANCISCO DE BARBADILLO VITORIA
Author: Israel Cavazos Garza
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A commemorative edition on the founding of the town of Guadalupe Nuevo Leon, Mexico, January 1716-January 2003. Bobadillo y Vitoria, born in Escaray Spain, had a vision for a peaceful city with respect for the rights of man, and Guadalupe is known as a just city. The author delved deeply into the archives of the area to piece together this biography of a remarkable man. Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, 2003 Presidencia Municipal de Ciudad Gudalupe, 1st Ed., 129 Pgs, Illustrated, 6&1/2 x 8&1/4. PB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #28107
AFRIKA CORPS
Author: Peter Chamberlain, et al
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With Chris Ellis. Drawings by Kenneth M.Jones. A small concise pictorial guide to German Operations in the Western Desert, 1941-1942. Text and photos. Upper right edge clipped. Owner's name on flyleaf. Listed as "Wehrmacht Illustrated" this is No. 1 of a series.MIddlesex, England, 1971 Allmark Publishing Co. Ltd 1st Ed., 5&3/4 x 8&1/4, 32 Pgs., PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6967
JOSE MARIA DE JESUS CARVAJAL, The Life and Times of a Mexican Revolutionary
Author: Joseph E. Chance
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The author proposes to resurrect the memory of Carvajal and place him in his rightful position with other persons who molded the shape of the current Texas-Mexico society. Carvajal was an intellectual dreamer who sought social reform in Mexico and struggled against the forces of the conservative Centralists of the Mexican Republic. He led a pioneering effort for political reform in South Texas and Northern Mexico yet is remembered by only a few contemporary historians. Some of his fame comes from his leadership of a series of armed excursions into Northern Mexico from Texas in 1851 and 1852 that came to be known as the Merchant Wars. His career stretched from the Texas Revolution to the French Intervention. San Antonio, 2006 Trinity University Press 1st Ed., 283 Pgs., 6 x 9, HB. | |  SPAIN & PORTUGAL
Item #294
SPANISH TIGER, A look at the Life and Times of Ramón Cabrera
Author: Roy Heman Chant
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First English book about Cabrera and his incredible life. Born of lowly birth and a rebellious youth he left the seminary he entered at the insistence of his deeply religious parents. The failed priest became a fanatical fighter in the Carlist wars of mid- 19th century Spain against pretenders to the throne. Capable of Barbaric cruelties, especially after his mother was executed by his enemies, he rose from bandit to general as Carlist commander-in-chief. Later designated a count, and a marquis, he married a wealthy English woman, and became a country squire accepted by English society He is buried in a quiet Surrey churchyard. New York, 1983 1st Ed., 169 Pgs., HB. Very Good. Slight wear on upper right corner Dust jacket. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2035
SPAIN AND THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES, An Intrinsic Gift
Author: Thomas E. Chávez
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The crucial role of Spain in the birth and independence of the United States continues to be little known, misunderstood, and unappreciated. Spain helped the young English colonies win their freedom by actually fighting with their armed forces and by provision of supplies & money. Soldiers were recruited from all over the Spanish Empire. Many died fighting British soldiers & their allies in Central America, the Caribbean, along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to St. Louis, as far north as Michigan, along the Gulf Coast to Mobile and Pensacola, as well as in Europe. This book helps correct a long-standing omission in American history. Even Before Spain entered the war officially funds & resources were provided through private individuals. When Spain officially entered the war Governor Bernardo de Galvez drove the British from the Gulf Coast & the Mississippi allowing George Washington to concentrate on the Eastern Front. Albuquerque, 2002 1st Ed 6x9, 54 halftones,1st Ed., 320 Pgs. HB. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #27814
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
Author: Ron Chernow
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Brings to startling life the man who was the principal designer of the federal government, the catalyst for the emergence of the two-party system, the patron saint of wall Street, and the object of ardent idolatry as well as vehement loathing by his peers. He was a complex and tragic person and the most important figure in American history who did not attain the presidency. Ilustrated. New York, N.Y. 2004 The Penguin Press 1st Ed., 818 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/2, HB.
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Item #28138
THE EVERLASTING MAN
Author: G.K. Chesterton
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A classic exploration of human history with its link to Christianity. The author explains how religion-a blend of philosophy and mythology-satisfies both the human intellect and the spirit and sets man apart from any other living creature. Mineola, N.Y. 2007 Dover Publications Repr. 269 Pgs., 5&1/2 x 8&1/2, PB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2045
EXPLORERS AND SETTLERS OF SPANISH TEXAS
Author: Donald E. Chipman and Harriet Denise Joseph
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The authors in 1999 published a book titled Notable Men and Women of Spanish Texas profiling legendary figures that discovered, explored and settled Spanish Texas from 1528 to 1821. Drawing from their earlier book they have taken the drama, real-life incidents, biographical sketches and historical background and adapted the language and subject matter for young adults appealing to their reading level and interests. The persons featured are Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, María de Agreda, Alonso de León, Domingo Terán de los Ríos, Louis St. Denis, Antonio Margil de Jesús, Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayo, Felipe de Rábago y Terán, José de Escandon, Athanase de Mézière, Domingo Cabello, Marqués de Rubí, Antonio Gil Ybarbo, Bernardo Gutiérrez de Lara and Joaquín de Arredondo. Also Women in Colonial Texas and Women and the Law. Illustrated by Jack Jackson, 5 maps. Excellent for adults as well. Austin, 2001, 1st Ed., 258 Pgs. PB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1938
NOTABLE MEN AND WOMEN OF SPANISH TEXAS
Author: Donald C. Chipman, et al
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With Harriet Denise Joseph. By combining dramatic real-life incidents, biographical sketches, and historical background, The authors bring to life fifteen men from Spanish Texas with a chapter devoted to women. Includes men such as ALvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Alonso de Leon, St. Denis, Pedro de Rivera, Jose de Escandon, Antonio Gil Ibarvo, Domingo Cabello, Jose Bernardo Gutierrez de Lara, and Joaquin de Arredondo. Illustrated. Austin, 1999 University of Texas Press, 1st Ed, On Demand Reprint, 6 x 9, 359 Pgs., PB. $ 35.00 | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1908
SPANISH TEXAS , 1519-1821,Revised Edition
Author: Donald E. Chipman, et al
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With Harriet Denise Joseph. This is the latest edition recounting the history of Texas in a comprehensive fashion for the period. Because of the later stamp of Anglo-American culture, Spanish contributions to present-day Texas tend to be obscured or even unknown.This edition has been revised to include a wealth of discoveries about Texas history since 1990, including La Salle's colony, The destruction of the San Saba Mission, French influence, and the Spanish punitive expedition to the Red River in the late 1750s. Illustrated. Austin, TX 2010 University of Texas, 2nd Ed., 367 Pgs., 6 x 9, PB | |  GENERAL GENEALOGY
Item #24464
POLISH ROOTS
Author: Rosemary A. Chorzempa
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This pionerring work on Polish family history is designed to provide the American researcher with enough information on language, religion, geography and history to conduct successful genealogical investigations. Polish genealogy is almost completely defined by geography and history, and the author, a national director of the Polish Genealogical Society, steers the reader confidently over these barriers. Baltimore, MD. 2003 Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 9th Printing. 240 Pgs., 6 x 9, Trade PB. | |  GENERAL GENEALOGY
Item #28074
MY FAMILY TREE BOOK, Genealogy for Beginners
Author: Rosemary A. Chorzempa
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An excellent introductory primer for the youngest historian designed as a wrokbook in which the reader is a participant researcher, recorder and pedigree maker. Instructions clarify the making of a basic family tree and pedigree chart; important rules of research method and etiquette teach the beginner good genealogical technique. New York, 1982 Dover Publications Reprint, 57 pgs, 8 & 1/2 x 11, PB. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #1907
PIONEERS OF WEST GALVESTON ISLAND
Author: Roberta Marie Christensen
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This perhaps the first accurate account of the early settlers of West Galveston Island. According to the author 90 % of the story has never been written before. It took five years, hundreds of interviews, and sometime treacherous legwork to get it finalized. Contains general history, histories of families, charts, photographs and much detail including her research in countless old copies of The Galveston Daily News. A rare gem and hard to find. Very Fine-As
New. Pictorial Cover and with index. Signed Dedication by the author to the owner. Austin, TX 1992 Nortex Press 1st Ed., 8&1/2 x 11, 151 Pgs., HB. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #28184
GEORGE WASHINGTON: A NATIONAL TREASURE
Author: Margaret C.S. Christman, et al
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With Ellen G. Miles. Edited by Dru Dowdy. This is an exhibition catalog from the Smithsonian and the National Portrait Gallery.Examines the history of the great Landsdowne portrait of George Washington, painted by Gilbert Stuart in 1796. Includes other paintings of Washington and his contemporaries as well as essays. Color photos. Seattle, 2002 University of Washington Press 1st Ed., 103 Pgs., 7 &1/2 x 12, PB. Published at $ 14.95. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2022
RIDERS ACROSS THE CENTURIES, Horsemen of the Spanish Borderlands
Author: José Cisneros
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Includes an excellent biography of Cisneros by John O. West, with many illustrations of his early art. This book won the Western Heritage Award from the Cowboy Hall of Fame, among others. Cisneros has been called the leading authority in the country concerning the many varied horsemen of Spanish American history. 100 drawings are presented here, some in color. This volume, in print again, is in paperback and is highly recommended as part of a basic library of anyone interested in the Spanish colonial period. The author, in his nineties, continues to illustrate and add to his superb collection of art work. El Paso, Tx 2002 Texas Western Press, 3rd Ed, 199 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, PB. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #24377
FACES OF THE BORDERLANDS, 2000
Author: José Cisneros
Price: $300.00
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Félix D.Almaráz, Jr., Ph.D Co-Author. This is the Premier Collector's Edition , signed by the author. Printed on acid free paper, vellum end papers, and specially designed divider pages, and comes in a wooden hinged box with an aluminum plate with the letter "C." The price of $ 300.00 is the same as originally advertised in 1999. This book is now out of print. Contains 60 of the most famous characters of the borderlands up to the present. Dr. Almaráz privides historical context crowning his long association with Cisneros with this excellent collaboration. El Paso, TX, 1999 Sundance Press, Inc. 1st Ed.,(Stated) 164 Pgs, 10 x 14 size, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7087
CISNEROS, 2000
Author: José Cisneros
Price: $75.00
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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. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1921
AMBIVALENT CONQUESTS, Maya and Spaniard in Yucatan, 1517-1570
Author: Inga Clendinnen
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A detailed view of Maya and Spanish relations in the sixteenth century. People on both side were changed, even transformed (when they were not destroyed) but the author shows that in fundamental perceptions and boundaries, they remained true to their past. New but has remainder mark on book bottom. New York, 2005 Cambridge University Press 2nd Ed., 4th Pr., 245 Pgs., PB. | |  HISTORY & CULTURAL STUDIES
Item #24310
RIVERS OF BLOOD, RIVERS OF GOLD, Europe's Conquest of Indigenous Peoples
Author: Mark Cocker
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The past five centuries have witnessed a shocking series of confrontations between European nations and millions of indigenous peoples. The author focuses on four collisions-The Spanish invasion of Mexico, The British possession of Tasmania, The Apache resistance to American expansion,and the German control of South West Africa. A fascinating look at the psychology behind imperialism and its many atrocities. Illustrated with B&W photos and prints. New York., N.Y., 1998 Grove Press 1st American Ed., 416 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97261
DECISION OVER SCHWEINFURT, The U.S. 8th Air Forcr Battle for Daylight Bombing
Author: Thomas M. Coffey
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Describes moment by moment the two most savage battles in the history of air warfare-the daylight bombing raids over Scweinfurt on August 17, 1943 and on October 14, 1943. It is also the story of the development of the U.S. 8th Air Force and the most crucial combat tests of American daylight precision bombing strategy. VG-Owner's name/date on inside cover.New York,N.Y.1977 Grosset & Dunlap Charter Books 1st Ed., 373 Pgs., Mass Market Paperback. | |  GENERAL GENEALOGY
Item #10090
THEY CAME IN SHIPS, A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival.
Author: John P. Colletta, Ph.D.
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A very good general reference work on ships coming to America. Describes what passenger lists tell you about your ancestors, what you need to know and where to find it, passenger information prior to 1820, passenger lists since 1820, how to search those years not included in the National Archive indexes, other resources and other information of value. Orem, Utah, 2002, Revised 3rd Ed, 165 Pgs., PB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97241
THE SANDS OF DUNKIRK
Author: Richard Collier
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The hour-by-hour, eye-witness account of nine days in 1940 when the Germans almost won World War II. Trapped between German armored forces and the sea soldiers marched, ran and crawled through the blazing towns to the beaches in Dunkirk, France. Their rescue is one of the great stories of the war. VG. New York, N.Y., 1962 1st Dell Publishing Company Pr., 275 Pgs., Mass Market Paperback. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6916
TRACES OF FORGOTTEN PLACES
Author: Don Collins
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Austin artist Collins has illustrated over 300 works of art for the Miller Blueprint Company calendars which have become collectors items. He has chosen seventy of these pen and ink drawings of various places in Texas for this book. Fort Worth, 2008 Texas Christian University Press 1st Ed., 11 x 8&1/2, 162 Pgs., PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6919
TEXAS DEVILS, Rangers and Regulars on the Lower Rio Grande, 1846-1861
Author: Michael L. Collins
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The Texas Rangers are the stuff of legend but the story of the Rangers along the Mexican Border between Texas Statehood and the onset of the Civil War has been largely overlooked-until now. The book challenges the time-honored image of "good guys in white hats" to reveal the more sobering reality behind the Ranger Myth. Collins shows that instead of bringing peace to the region, The Texas Rangers contributed to the violence and were often brutal to Spanish-speaking inhabitants who referred to them as los diablos Tejanos. Illustrated. Norman, OK 2008 Oklahoma University Press, 6 x 9, 361 Pgs., HB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97269
IS PARIS BURNING?
Author: Larry Collins, et al
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With Dominique Lapierre. Hitler smashed his fist on the table screaming at Jodl, his chief of staff, Is Paris Burning? It wasn't and therein lies one of the great cliff-hangers of all time, one of the most dramatic moments in all history told in this excellent best-selling narrative. Illustrated. VG. Owner's name inside cover.New York, N.Y.1973 Simon and Schuster Pocket Boooks 10th Pr. 398 Pgs., Mass Market paperback. | |  HISTORY & CULTURAL STUDIES
Item #27817
ILLEGAL ALIEN: A DAGGER IN THE HEART OF AMERICA??
Author: Raoul Lowery Contreras
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A seasoned analysis to date of the controversial issue of illegal immigration and its growing impact on the American economy and way of life. The author, A noted San Diego, California columnist, makes a historical comparison of immigration and a well-documented scrutiny of the vocal opinions of well-known anti-immigrant spoke-persons as well as those who seek unrestricted openess to our borders. Mountain View, CA, 2004 Floricanto Press 1st Ed., 288 Pgs., 5&1/2 x 8&1/2, PB. | |  MISCELLANEOUS
Item #25100
The Best of Dan Cook
Author: Dan Cook
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A collection of over a hundred of some of the best articles by the legendary sportswriter from San Antonio,Texas, taken from over 10,000 written in his career. Signed by the author. HB,245 Pgs. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6918
SALT WARRIORS, Insurgency on the Rio Grande
Author: Paul Cool
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A welcome narrative of the EL Paso Salt War of 1877 rightfully titled an insurgency by the author. The local Mexican-Americans held common ownership of the immense salt lakes at the base of the Gudalupe Mountains since the time of the Spanish Empire and they believed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo confirmed their title. After the Civil War Anglos felt the area was up for grabs and an Austin banker staked a legal claim in 1877 enforced by his son-in-law. The ensuing popular uprising disrupted established governmental authority in El Paso for twelve weeks. This is a fast-paced account that corrects the record of this historical episode. Illustrated. College Station, 2008 Texas A&M University Press 1st Ed., 6 x 9&1/4, 360 Pgs., HB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97244
THE GERMAN ARMY, 1933-1945, Volume I, Rebirth
Author: Matthew Cooper
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Zebra World at War Series # 13. When Hitler came to power in 1933 the once-mighty German Army and its leaders were in disarray. Some of them saw him as a savior and backed his brutal play on the Night of the Long Knives, when he wiped out his rivals in the Nazi party. They lived to rue the day when Hitler purged the key officers of the General Staff.Fine. New York, N.Y. 1980 Kensington Publishing Company, 2nd Pr., 343 Pgs., Mass Market Paperback. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2173
THE LIMITS OF RACIAL DOMINATION, Plebeian Society in Colonial Mexico City, 1660-1720
Author: R. Douglas Cope
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Challenges traditional view of Castas (members of the caste system created by Spanish overlords) as rootless, alienated, and dominated by a desire to improve their racial status. The author states to the contrary that members of castas were neither passive or ruled by feelings of racial inferiority and manipulated their social "superiors" through astute use of the legal system. Includes the most thorough account yet published of the Mexico City riot of 1692. Madison, WI, 1994, 1st Ed., PB, 220 Pgs. | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #24747
RAILROAD ARTHUR
Author: Alan Coren
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A weeky Reader Book. Ten-year-old Arthur must not only solve a series of train robberies but must clear his own name of suspicion. Very Fine. Boston, MA 1977 Little, Brown and Company, 1st Ed., 74 Pgs., 5&1/4 x 8, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6948
SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR, A Guide and History
Author: William Corner
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Edited by Judson J. (Mickey) Killian. This unique book on San Antonio was first published in 1890 and is frequently referenced in other works along with duplications of the maps contained therein. Covers just about every aspect of life in Early San Antonio and is a good reference on activities in the city. Contains a chronology by months of significant events. Illustrated. San Antonio, 2008 Los Bexareños Genealogical Society, Reprint, 166 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11,PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #789
A QUEST FOR FAMILY HISTORY (a Journal of Research), CHIHUAHUA, VOLUME I
Author: Gregory D. Cosio
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A very welcome book with genealogical and family information from the State of Chihuahua, Mexico. The author shares with us some of his research into his family lines with helpful hints based on his experience. Contains extracts of 16th and 17th century baptisms, marriages, and deaths from many Chihuahua cities such as Parral, Villa de Zaragoza, Camargo, Jimenez, Meoqui, Saucillo, Santa Barbara, Valle de San Bartolome,(rare 1600's extracts of San Bartolome), Chihuahua, San Francisco de Borja, Aldama,Juarez, Valle Del Rosario, Cusihuiriachic, and others, along with some Durango information. Illustrated with photos, copies of archival documents and more. El Monte, CA 2009 Privately Printed 1st Ed, 371 Pgs., PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #5072
HISTORIA GENERAL DE MEXICO, VOLS. I & 2,
Author: Daniel Cosío Villegas, Coordinador
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A two-volume comprehensive history of Mexico prepared by El Colegio de Mexico,from earlist times until the latter 20th century. The sections are written by various authors and cover almost every aspect of Mexican life. Contains index. Very Good. Mexico D.F. 1987 3rd Ed., 2nd reprint, 1,585 Pgs., SPTXT, 5&1/4 x 8&1/4, PB. | |  GENERAL GENEALOGY
Item #24137
THE IRISH 100, A Ranking of the Most Infuential Irish Men and Women of All Time.
Author: Peter Costello
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Profiles and ranks the Irish men and women who have helped define culture, politics, business, religion, science, and the arts from Celtic times to the present. Most are native born, others children or grandchildren of emigrants heavily influenced by their heritage. Illustrated with B&W photos and portraits.Has remainder mark. New York, N.Y., 2002 Citadel Press, 1st Printing. 336 Pgs., 6 x 9 PB. Listed at $21.95. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1932
CABEZA DE VACA'S ADVENTURES IN THE UNKNOWN INTERIOR OF AMERICA
Author: Cyclone Covey, Ed.
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Translated by the editor. The narrative of the first European to cross the North American continent. This book is his odyssey, first written in 1542 as an official report to the King of Spain under the title La Relación. Besides being a great adventure story de Vaca's account is an unparalleled source of firsthand information on the pre-European Southwest. Epilogue by William T. Pilkington. Albuquerque, NM 2001 University of New Mexico Press 1983, 11th Pr, 5 &1/2 x 8, 160 Pgs., PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7022
THE SPANISH ACEQUIAS OF SAN ANTONIO
Author: I. Waynne Cox
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For more than a century and a half, San Antonio depended for water on a medieval system designed by Spanish engineers using techniques brought to Spain from North Africa by the Moors.The 50-mile network of acequias, or irrigation ditches, originally served both the civilian community and five Spanish missions. It was perhaps the most extensive such network within the present-day United States. One of the acequias, serving lands near Mission Espada, remains in use to this day. In this first book on the remarkable system, longtime archaeologist Waynne Cox , outlines acequia technology and the construction, evolution, and in most cases, the closing by the early twentieth century of San Antonio's Spanish acequias. San Antonio, TX 2004 Maverick Publishing Company 1st Ed., 93 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/4.HB.
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Item #295
HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF COSTA RICA, Second Edition
Author: Theodore S. Creedman
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This book is part of the Latin American Historical Dictionary series edited by Laurence Hallewell (#16) and published by the Scarecrow Press. Inc. A Concisedictionary covering the most important events/personages of Costa Rica’s history. Metuchen, NJ, 1991 repr. (ndc) , 398 Pgs, HB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #2026PB
DE LEON, A TEJANO FAMILY HISTORY
Author: Ana Carolina Castillo Crimm
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The first major study in detail of a Tejano family filling a deep void in documenting the significant contributions made by Tejanos to the establishment of the Texas. The Martín de León family of Victoria was one of the foundation stones on which the state was built. In 1801 de León and his wife Patricia de la Garza left a comfortable life in Mexico for the hardships and uncertainties of the Texas frontier. Together they established ranches in South Texas, and in 1824, the town of Victoria and the de León colony on the Guadalupe River (along with Stephen F. Austin's colony the only completely successful state colonization effort. They and their descendants survived and prospered under four governments. The author recounts the history of three generations of the family, and details how, after Martín's death in 1834, Patricia and the children endured the Texas Revolution, exile in New Orleans and Mexico, expropriation of their lands, and after returning to Texas, years of legal battles to regain their property. Austin, 2003, 1st Ed., 311 Pgs., PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #2026HB
DE LEON, A TEJANO FAMILY HISTORY
Author: Ana Carolina Castillo Crimm
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The first major study in detail of a Tejano family filling a deep void in documenting the significant contributions made by Tejanos to the establishment of the Texas. The Martín de León family of Victoria was one of the foundation stones on which the state was built. In 1801 de León and his wife Patricia de la Garza left a comfortable life in Mexico for the hardships and uncertainties of the Texas frontier. Together they established ranches in South Texas, and in 1824, the town of Victoria and the de León colony on the Guadalupe River (along with Stephen F. Austin's colony the only completely successful state colonization effort. They and their descendants survived and prospered under four governments. The author recounts the history of three generations of the family, and details how, after Martín's death in 1834, Patricia and the children endured the Texas Revolution, exile in New Orleans and Mexico, expropriation of their lands, and after returning to Texas, years of legal battles to regain their property. Austin, 2003, 1st Ed., 311 Pgs., HB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #28085
BRAZEN CHARIOTS
Author: Major Robert Crisp
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The Finest narrative of tank warfare to come out of World War II. A tank officer's story of the desert war in North Africa against the might of Rommel's Afrika Korps, of a brave group of men facing superior arms with small American-built tanks. One of the most widely praised war books ever published. Owner's name in red ink on inside cover. Very Good. New York, Ballantine Books 2nd PB Printing, 1966, 190 Pgs., Mass Market PB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2099
LET THERE BE TOWNS, Spanish Municipal Origins in the American Southwest, 1610-1810
Author: Gilbert R. Cruz
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FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK. The three pillars of the empire in New Spain were the presidio, the mission, and the civil settlement. While much has been written about the first two, studies in civil establishments have been rare. Examines San Antonio & Laredo ( Spanish Texas) Santa Fe & El Paso (Nuevo Mexico) and San Jose & Los Angeles ( Alta California). College Station, TX 1996, 1st PB Ed., 236 Pgs. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2068
GALLANT OUTCASTS, Texas Turmoil 1519-1734
Author: Ben Cuellar Ximenes
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A special reprint LIMITED EDITION of this classic work, first published in 1964 by the Naylor Company. This historical work is unique for Hispanic genealogists because of the author's notes to each chapter wherein he details names of pioneer missionaries, founding families, soldiers under the command of various captains, commandants, and expedition leaders, and others. The chapter notes also include a profusion of interesting ancillary information and annotations. Lesser known tales are recounted here of the dramatic and bloody struggles Spanish pioneers experienced with the fierce Chichimeca Indian tribes of Northern Mexico. Masterful and well researched work. San Antonio, 1999, Limited Edition Reprint, signed by the author. 232 Pgs., HB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2142
SPANISH OBSERVERS AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, 1775-1783
Author: Light Townsend Cummins
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Spain's role in the American Revolution has been largely ignored by historians in the U.S. Focuses on mobilization by the Captain General of Cuba and the Governor of Louisiana of a network of monitors who observed the revolt. Baton Rouge, 1991. 1st Ed. HB, 229 Pgs. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2016
THE GREAT FESTIVALS OF COLONIAL MEXICO CITY, Performing Power and Identity
Author: Linda A. Curcio-Nagy
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A work of cultural history describing the festivals that were characteristic of life in the capital. There were more than one hundred religious and civil celebrations in a year, the largest sponsored by the authorities as crucial means to embody political and social concepts. The first festivals were initiated immediately after the conquest of the Aztec capital. Illustrated. Albuquerque, NM 2004 University of New Mexico Press 1st Ed., 222 Pgs., 6 x 9, Trade PB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2039
THE LEGAL CULTURE OF NORTHERN NEW SPAIN 1700-1810
Author: Charles R. Cutter
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Spain's colonial rule rested on a judicial system that resolved conflicts and meted out justice. To describe how this legal order was imposed throughout the New World Cutter draws on over six hundred civil and criminal cases to recreate the procedural and ethical workings of the law in two of Spain's remote colonies, New Mexico and Texas in the eighteenth Century. By examining colonial legal culture Cutter reveals the attitudes of settlers, their notions of right and wrong, and how they fixed a boundary between proper and improper actions. Cutter also challenges the traditional view that the legal system was corrupt and irrelevant to the mass of society, and that local judicial officials were uninformed and inept. His conclusions are that even in peripheral areas the lowest level officials- The Alcalde or town magistrate- had a greater impact on daily life and a keener understanding of the law than previously acknowledged by historians. Albuquerque, 2001 1st PB Ed., 225 Pgs, PB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2162
QUEST FOR EMPIRE, Spanish Settlement in the Southwest
Author: Donald Cutter and Iris Engstrand
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History comes alive in this unique look at the interaction between native peoples and the first Europeans who settled in Southwestern United States. Golden, CO, 1996, 1st Ed. HB, 360 Pgs. | |
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