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Item #470
THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN ALONSO DE CONTRERAS, A 17th Century Journey
Author: Philip Dallas
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Transl and Annotated by Philip Dallas. Set against the backdrop of the Spanish-Turkish conflict and told in diary form, this is a tale of fifty years in the life of a Spanish swashbuckler: A soldier/sailor of fortune and Knight of Malta, the only plebeian ever allowed to join the order. Knighted by Pope Urbaan VIII, for his war against the enemies of Christendom, such were his deeds and reputation that throughout many Mediterranean ports his portrait hung under a " Wanted by the Turks, Good Bounty Paid." poster. New York, 1989, 1st Ed., 193 Pgs., HB, | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #24693
MY LITTLE BOOK OF DINOSAURS
Author: Eileen Daly
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Illustrated by Rod Ruth. A Tell-a-Tale book.Concise but fun with fascinating facts. VG. Racine WI, 1973 Western Publishing Company, Inc. 1st Ed., unpaginated, 5&3/4 x 6&1/4, HB. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #6891
ALICE: A CENTENNIAL HISTORY 1888-1998
Author: Jean Darby
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A special publication commemorating the first 100 years of Alice, Texas, called the Hub City of South Texas. Includes general history of discovery and exploration, Nueces County and Jim Wells County, a description of the area and many photographs and historical data divided into the periods of 1888-1913, 1913-1938, 1938-1963 and 1963-1988. With index. Austin, 1989 Nortex Press 1st Ed., 8 &1/2 x 11, 96 pgs. HB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #770
MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE GENEALOGIA Y HERALDICA, ANO I, MARZO DE 1945, NUM I
Author: J. Ignacio Davia Garibi
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This is the inaugural issue of these series published thre times a year by the Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry. Contains The House of Palacio, Branch of Mexico, A Visit to Cedros, Home of los Villaseñor, Genealogical Notes over León de la Barra, Origin of the Coat of Arms of the City of Santiago de Querétaro, A Branch of the House of Saráchaga in Mexico, discourses on the initiation of these series and more. VG. Rough.t cut edges. Mexico City, 1945 1s Ed., SPANISH TEXT, 7 X 9&1/2, 233 Pgs., PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #5077
LEYENDAS CON SABOR A SALTILLO
Author: Ricardo Dávila
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A brief compilation of eleven legends relative to the city of Saltillo, Coahuila such as "El cristo de oro," " El Riel de Plata," " El Tesoro del Cura Hidalgo," and "La Hija del Minero." Monclova, Coah. MX., 2002 Editorial del Valle de Cándamo, 1st Ed., 61 Pgs., SPTXT, 8&1/4 x 8&1/2, PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #773
MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE GENEALOGIA Y HERALDICA, ANO IV. Ene. a Dic. de 1948, Nums 6 y 7
Author: Lic. J. Ignacio Dávila Garibi
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Another in the series by the Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry. This one contains an article by the author on his role as president of the academy, The Genealogy of the Illustrious Conquistador D. Juan de Villaseñor Orozco, founder of Valladolid de Michoacan. The Military Service Records as sources of Genealogy Information, The Marquesado of San Jorge, today San Román de Ayala, two Cuban Surnames, Guilizasti and Millan de Bohorques, and more. VG, rough cut pages. Mexico City, 1950, 1st Ed., SPANISH TEXT, 7 x 9&1/2, 213 Pgs., PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #774
MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE GENEALOGIA Y HERALDICA, ANO V, Ene. a Dic. de 1949, nums. 8 y 9
Author: Lic. J. Ignacio Dávila Garibi
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Another volume form the Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry. Contains a Discourse by Dávila Garibi in Honor of Dr. D. Rafael Heliodoro Valle, Extract of AGI Documents on El Comendador D. Leonel de Cervantes y Conquistador de Nueva España, Certification of the Genealogy and Coat of Arms of the Goya Surname, Genealogy of the House of Añorga and its Branches in Mexico, The Lineage of Ordaz in Mexico and Cuba, The Family Romo de Vivar, one of the Branches of Aguascalientes and Teocaltiche, and more. Mexico City, 1950 1st Ed., 7 x 9&1/2,SPANISH TEXT, 217 Pgs.,VG, Slight separation of spine. PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #772
MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE GENEALOGIA Y HERLADICA, Segunda Epoca, Tomo III, Diciembre de 1965
Author: Lic. J. Ignacio Dávila Garibi
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Another in the series by the Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry. Contains various articles about the acadamy., The Genealogy of Don Gastón de Peralta, Marqués de Falces, Viceroy of New Spain, Families of Culiacan- The Surname Verdugo, Persons Related to the Illustrious House of Mendoza in the Grand Expedition of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, The Mijares Family of Jalisco and more. VG but spine separating. Illustrated with photos of academy president and associates. Mexico City, 1966 1st Ed., SPANISH TEXT, 7 X 9&1/2, 247 Pgs,, PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #771
MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE GENEALOGIA Y HERALDICA, ANO III, Mexico, Diciembre de 1947, NUM 5
Author: Lic. J. Ignacio Dávila Garibi
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Another in the series by the Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry. Includes Los Villaseñor y Acuña de Chile, The ancestors of Insurgent General D. Ignacio de Allende y Unzaga, Palomo de Rivera, The Parents, Ancestors and Descendants of Don Baltasar Dorantes de Carranza, A Lineage of lawyers " Franco de Toledo," Los Veedor de Oviedo, the Zayas in the Four Military Orders of Spain, and more. VG Spine separating slightly, Rough cut edges. Mexico City, 1948, 1ST Ed., SPANISH TEXT, 7 x 9&1/2, 149 Pgs., PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #799
MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE GENEALOGIA Y HERALDICA, VOL VII, NUMS.14-17
Author: Lic. J. Ignacio Dávila Garibi
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Published two or three times a year, this is the official periodical of the Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldrey. Includes Official discourses, genealogy of the Koller family, Origin of de la Cueva family in Tecolotlán, A Lineage of Queretaro, The Colchados, much more. Condition very good, slightly faded spine, slight watermark on spine, slight bump on upper spine, rough cut edges. Mexico City, January of 1952 to December of 1953, 189 Pgs., SPANISH TEXT, 7 x 9&1/2, PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #801
MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA Y GENEALOGIA Y HERALDICA, VOL VI, NUMS 10-13
Author: lic. J. Ignacio Dávila Garibi
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Published two or three times a year this is the periodical of the Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry. Includes Official Discourses, The English Line of Raudón,The Peralta and Carazo families, The Surname López of Aragon and Havana, Cuba, Origins of Surname and Arms of Colleoni surname, biography of conquistador Martín Monje, much more. very good condition, new but slight shelf wear, rough cut edges. Mexico City, January of 1950 to December of 1951, 291 Pgs, SPANISH TEXT, 7 X 9&1/2, PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #798
MEMORIAS DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE GENEALOGIA Y HERALDICA, VOLVIII, NUM. 18
Author: Lic. J. Ignacio Dávila Garibi
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This is the periodical of the Mexican Acadamy of Genealogy and HerAldry published two or three times a year. This issue is dedicated to Father Miguel Higdalgo, initiator of Mexican Independence on the occasion of his birth. Reviews his maternal and paternal ancestry and his descendants. Includes also the origin and lineage of the surname Garibi, TheCreole Nobility of the War for Independence and the Genealogical tree of Señora Da. Isabel Gutiérrez Orozco, Vda.de Anaya. Very good condition, slight foxing of spine, rough cut edges.Mexico City, 1953 Nom. 18, 189 Pgs., 7 x 9&1/2, SPANISH TEXT, PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #3103HB
FALLEN GUIDON, The Saga of Confederate General Jo Shelby's March to Mexico
Author: Edwin Adams Davis
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Originally published in 1962 this is the story of a group of men who refused to abandon the Southern cause. Shelby decided to march south to help out Maximilian from Mexico, an idea supported by Abraham Lincoln. Leaving from Corsicana, the brigade buried their confederate flag in the muddy waters of the Rio Grande and crossed the river. Shelby's men decided they wanted to aid Maximilian instead and therein lies a unique story. One photo, illustrations, maps. College Station, TX,1995, 2nd Ed. 176 Pgs. HB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #3103PB
FALLEN GUIDON, The Saga of Confederate General Jo Shelby's March to Mexico
Author: Edward Davis
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Originally published in 1962 this is the story of a group of men who refused to abandon the Southern cause. Shelby decided to march south to help out Maximilian from Mexico, an idea supported by Abraham Lincoln. Leaving from Corsicana, the brigade buried their confederate flag in the muddy waters of the Rio Grande and crossed the river. Shelby's men decided they wanted to aid Maximilian instead and therein lies a unique story. One photo, illustrations, maps. College Station, TX,1995, 2nd Ed. 176 Pgs., PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6089
SAN ANTONIO: A HISTORICAL PORTRAIT
Author: John L. Davis
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Copies of this book, thought to be out of print, are available. The author's 40 page text is followed by 75 photographs, portraits, prints and paintings. Includes many views of the Alamo. Take advantage to add to your San Antonio collection before limited supply runs out. Austin, 1978, 1st Ed., 183 Pgs, HB. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #28229
A NATION RISING, Untold Tales of Flawed Founders, Fallen Heroes, and Forgotten Fighters from America's Hidden History
Author: Kenneth C. Davis
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Covers the dramatic period from 1800 through 1850 when the United States emerged from its inauspicious beginning as a tiny newborn nation. It was a time when the "dreams of the founders" spread in many ways not imagined that ended ultimate in our tragic Civil War. It is a period generally "hidden" in our popular history. New York N.Y. 2010 Harper Collins Smithsonian Books, Book Club Ed., 6 x 9, 294 Pgs., Published at $ 18.99 HB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97300
MARINE, The Life of Chesty Puller
Author: Burke Davis
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Puller is the only marine in history to win five Navy crosses. He enlisted in the Corps in 1918, fought over a hundred combats in the Banana Wars, commanded the Horse Marines in Peking in the 'thirties, battled his way from island to island in World war II, came out of retirement to fight through the Korean War, and as the most controversial figure in the Marine Corps, was forced to retire at the age of fifty-seven. Eight pages of maps. Vg-Owner's name on inside cover. New York, N.Y., 1964 Bantam Books 1st Pr. (4th) 369 Pgs., MMPB | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #281
PUERTO REAL, The Archaeology of a Sixteenth-Century Spanish Town in Hispaniola
Author: Kahtleen Deagan
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Puerto Real in Haiti is the site of the largest and most intensive archaeological excavation of any Spanish colony in the Caribbean and a primary source for understanding all Spanish colonial ventures. Thirteen essays by scholars are featured about one of the first Spanish cities in the new world existing between 1503 and 1578. Gainesville, Fla., 1995 Repr. 533 Pgs., HB. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #28172
A HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF THE UNITED STATES
Author: Angie Debo
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Introduction by Sharon Leckie. This is a boxed and new edition by the Folio Society, first printed in 1970 by The University of Oklahoma Press. The text of this edition follows that of the seventh impression with minor emendations. Great color and sepia tone illustrations. A must for any scholar of Native Americans. The book is bound in full buckram with a printed panel. GREAT GIFT. London, 2003 1st Folio Society Edition, 490 Pgs, 6 &1/2 x 9&3/4, HB. | | SPAIN & PORTUGAL
Item #4098
DAILY LIFE IN SPAIN IN THE GOLDEN AGE
Author: Marcelin Defourneaux
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Transl. by Newton Branch. Chapters on Madrid, the Court and the Town, Seville, the Mirror of the Indies of Castile, Urban ,Rural, Church, Religious, Public, Festival, Domestic, University, military and Picaresque life, along with a "Letter From A Journey in Spain", and the conception of life. Stanford, CA. 1979 Repr. HB (ndc), 256 Pgs. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #24639
ESPAÑA Y MEXICO EN EL SIGLO XIX, TOMOS I (1820-1830), II (1831-1845) & III Apendice Documental (1820-1845)
Author: Jaime Delgado
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A monunmental work on Spanish/Mexican history and relations during the two and a half decades after Mexico won her independence from Spain. With index of individuals, and illustrated with portraits.Prologue is by C. Perez Bustamante, Fine copies showing slight age but unread as pages are uncut. Madrid, 1950-1953, 1,493 Pgs, Spanish Text, 7 x 10, Rustic PB. | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #28109
PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
Author: Michael W. Dempsey, et al
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With Angela Sheehan. About 20 prehistoric animals are featured with text and color illustrations. Good. New York, 1970 Danbury Press 1st Ed., 6&1/2 x 9, 29 Pgs., HB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #3094
THE MEXICAN NATIONAL ARMY, 1822 - 1852
Author: William A. DePalo, Jr.
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Even though the book covers too short a span it is welcome since it is the first English-language study on the Mexican national army for this period. Deals with reform programs, the ability of the institution to deal with external challenges by Spain, Texas, France and the United States, peasant disturbances, Indian hostilities and military uprisings. Well researched. College Sta., 1997, 1st Ed, HB, 280 Pgs. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #8090
BORDER WARS OF TEXAS
Author: James T. DeShields
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Originally published in 1912, the author used material from earlier historians, John Henry Brown, John W, Wilbarger and Henderson King Yoakum, but made extensive use of primary sources such as numerous turn-of-the-century interviews, and correspondence with early Texas Rangers and frontiersmen who were still living. Many of his accounts are not found elsewhere in Texas History publications and had he not recorded them they might have been lost forever. In Spite of his limited view of Texas history as the struggle of the dauntless Anglo pioneer and the savage Indian, DeShields' work remains a valuable and humanistic narrative of conflicts between warring pioneer and Indian factions which were bloody and savage. Austin 1993 Repr. HB, 304 Pgs. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1993
THE DISCOVERY AND CONQUEST OF MEXICO
Author: Bernal Díaz del Castillo
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Translated by A.P Maudsley, Introduction by Hugh Thomas. Diaz del Castillo served under Cortés through the entire Mexican campaign and his account, written in his old age, was remarkably perceptive of even minute details of the conquest. He fought in over a hundred battles and skirmishes against an enemy that made living sacrifices of its prisoners. Out of the four extant firsthand accounts this is considered to be the most accurate narrative of an apocalyptic clash between two great civilizations. Cambridge, MA 2003 2nd Dacapo Press Ed., 478 Pgs., PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7025
SEA OF MUD
Author: Gregg J. Dimmick
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The two weeks after the Battle of San Jacinto have been generally missing from the historical record, especially the story of the Mexican army's misfortunes in the aptly named " Sea of Mud" where more than 2500 Mexican soldiers and 1500 female camp followers foundered in the muddy fields of what is now Wharton County, Texas. This book is the result of the curiosity of a pediatrician and amateur archaeologist who set out to find evidence in Wharton County of the Mexican army of 1836. The artifacts found and the history research, much of it from published and published sources presented here in English for the first time, enabled the author to trace the movements of the Mexican army from April 21 to May 9, 1836. The actions of Mexican generals Vicente Filisola and José de Urrea and the bitter rivalry between them are presented in their own words, from their letters and diaries. Illustrated with maps and photos of artifacts. Pen and ink sketches are by Manuel Hinojosa. Austin, TX, 2006 Texas State Historical Association 1st PB Ed.,362 Pgs., 6 x 9, PB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2024
THE NEW ORLEAND CABILDO, Colonial Louisiana's First City Government, 1769-1803
Author: GIlbert C. Din et al
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With John E. Harkins. Every Citizen of New Orleans felt the influence of the Cabildo-the city's unique Spanish government-during its 34 years of experience, and its decisions often had an impact beyond the confines of New Orleans itself. Under Spanish rule New Orleans grew to be a thriving center of trade, communications, and economic activity. The authors examine the offices and personnel and their vast responsibilities. Illustrated with prints, with two figures and six tables. Baton Rouge, 1996 Louisiana State University Press 1st Printing. 330 Pgs. 6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #28113
BAMBI, Friends of the Forest
Author: Walt Disney
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A Little Golden Book about the unforgattable yearling and his forest frinds. Very good, Racine Wisconsin 1978 5th Pr.,unpaginated, HB. | |  SEPHARDIC JUDAICA
Item #28165
A TREASURY OF SEPHARDIC LAWS AND CUSTOMS
Author: HERBERT C. DOBRINSKY
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Subtitled: The Ritual Practices of Syrian, Moroccan, Judeo-Spanish and Spanish and Portuguese Jews in North America. Topics incude Special Family Ocassions, Daily Reminders of the Heritage, Worship in Public and Private, and Sabbath, Festivals and Special Days. Fine. Includes a separate 145 Page paperback, Teacher's Guide. New York, Yeshiva University Press, Revised 1988 Second Printing, 526 Pgs, 6 X 9, HB. | |  GENERAL GENEALOGY
Item #28207
THE IRISH AMERICANS, A History
Author: Jay P. Dolan
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The author, an acclaimed scholar in immigration and ethnic history, follows the Irish from their first arrival in the English colonies, on through the bleak days of the potato famine that brought millions of poor immigrants,their rise in political power, and the historic moment when John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States. A captivating tapestry of the Irish American experience. New York, NY, 2008 Bloomsbury Press 1st Ed.352 Pgs., 5 &1/2 x 8 &1/4, HB. Published at 30.00. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #24519
CYCLORAMA OF GENERAL CUSTER'S LAST STAND
Author: A.J. Donnelle, Compiler, Ed.
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The battle of Little Big Horn on June 25-26, 1876 near Yellowstone in the Dakota territory claimed the lives of 300 officers and men of the Seventh United States Cavalry. The battle also ened the power of the might Sioux nation.The book, origiannly published in 1889 recreates the fight as Custer and his troops and Sitting Bull and his braves saw it. Maps detail Custer's plan of attack and Sitting Bull's successful ambush. End papers deatil the exact disposition of men at the Battle's critical moment. The Cyclorama contains the full reports of Major Reno, Captain Benteen, and Sitting Bull as well as a lengthy letter by Mrs. Custer defending her husband. Has list of Officers and men killed. Fine/FDJ. New York, N.Y, 1966 Promontory Press Reprint, 30 Pgs., 7 x 10, HB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #1144
SUMARIA RELACION DE LAS COSAS DE LA NUEVA ESPANA, Con Noticia Individual de los Conquistadores y Primeros Pobladores Espanoles
Author: Baltasar Dorantes de Carranza
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Written by the son of one of the companions of Cabeza de Vaca's companions in his history making odyssey, this volume contains a wealth of genealogical/historical information on the original families of the conquistadors and early settlers of New Spain. Written in 1604, this narration is a reprint of the first edition published in 1902 by the National Museum of Mexico. One of the best books on early families in New Spain. Shipping cost $4.75 ($2.75 reg. + $2.00 xtra. Mexico City, 1987, 2nd Ed., SPTXT, 450 Pgs. PB.
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Item #28181
PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, True Accounts by Great Americans, from Ethan Allen to George Rogers Clark
Author: Richard M. Dorson
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Fourteen narratives from different time periods of lesser known patriots of the American Revolution. Allen and Clark are the most famous persons featured. Illustrated. New York, 1998 Gramercy Books Reprint, 5&1/2 x 8&1/2, 339 Pgs., HB. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #1038
WITH ALL ARMS, A Study of a Kindred Group
Author: Carl L. Duaine
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This classic work has become the “bible” for persons who have roots in Northern New Spain ( Texas, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, and Coahuila). Recently after an extended search Borderlands Book Store was able to locate what appears to be the last available lot of this out of print book. What began as a research project by Duaine on the family history of his mother, the daughter of Juan Rios and Macedonia Ramirez-both from Mier, Mexico, led ultimately to a genealogical/historical work on the first permanent settlers in northeastern Mexico. Encompassing over a quarter century of research, compilation and writing, Duaine produced a benchmark publication considered basic now for research in Hispanic genealogy of families originating in this area. Duaine discovered, as other have, that many families who settled along the Rio Grande were related to one another and that his grandmother’s line tied in with hundreds of other regional descendants, a result of intermarriage between the 150-200 families who first settled the Monterrey/Saltillo region.
The book contains chapters on these core families, the Carvajal interlude, Diego de Montemayor and Monterrey, Alberto del Canto and Saltillo, and the founding of Ciudad Mier. Sources came from many civil and church documents found in Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Durango and Zacatecas. Researchers will find themselves referring to this work constantly as they find new family connections.
This lot of books is new and its covers and pages are in good condition. Due to extended storage some page edges at the top and/or bottom have slight spots. The price has been adjusted for these blemishes. Those in the best condition will be selected for first buyers. Copies are limited, so order now. Edinburg TX, 1987 1st Ed., 8 & 1/2 by 11 size, 347 Pgs., HB.NOTE-SEE ITEM # 971 IN "HISPANIC GENEALOGY" FOR 2ND REVISED EDITION 2004. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #971
WITH ALL ARMS, A Study of a Kindred Group
Author: Carl L. Duaine
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Edited by Laurence A. Duaine. This classic work in Hispanic genealogy(1st Ed, 1988) has been revised and edited by Alan Duaine, the author's son with minor corrections while retaining the original text. The index has been significantly expanded to record all names mentioned in the text, with the bibliography similarly extended. Noted historian and illustrator, Jack Jackson from Austin, Texas, has contributed 15 masterful and dramatic pen and ink sketches. A major objective of this edition has been to make it available and affordable to new generations of readers and researchers.
With All Arms has become the "bible" for persons with roots in Northern Mexico. Duaine found-in the study of the ancestry of his mother, the daughter of Juan Rios and Macedonia Ramírez, both from Mier, Mexico-that many of the families who settled along the Rio Grande were related and that his grandmother's line tied in with many of the 150-200 families who settled New Spain's Northeastern Frontier. Major sources for the study came from civil and church records in Texas and Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Durango and Zacatecas in Mexico. Austin, Texas 2004 Las Animas Press, 2nd Ed., 404 Pgs.,(with dust jacket) 8 &1/2 x 11 size, HB. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #24165
LINCOLN'S ADMIRAL, The Civil War Campaigns of David Farragut
Author: James P. Duffy
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At the Battle of Mobile Bay Farragut Shouted,"Damn the Torpedoes, Full Spead Ahead," serving as a rallying cry for the United States Navy since then. Called "An American Viking" Farragut was considered gallant, brilliant and humane by friend and foe alike. Examines primarily the mission to recapture New Orleans. New York, N.Y. 1997 John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1st Ed., 276 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&3/4.,HB.
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Item #1997
THE LAST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS
Author: Martin Dugard
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Subtitled " Being the Epic Tale of the Great Captain's Fourth Expedition, Including Accounts of Swordfight, Mutiny, Shipwreck, Gold, War, Hurricane,and Discovery." A highly readable well-written account of Columbus' last voyage to America one he termed "El Alto Viaje, " the High Voyage. It was his most treacherous and of the four ships he led into the unknown none returned. He would face the worst storms, battles, mutinies, and shipwrecks of his career with his enenmies behind him and ahead the unknown. Masterful portrayal of Columbus as adventurer, businessman, father, lover, tyrant and hero. New York, N.Y. 2005 Little, Brown and Company, 1st Ed., 294 Pgs., 6 X 9&1/2, HB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2000
GARDENS OF NEW SPAIN, How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America
Author: William W. Dunmire
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When the Spaniards began colonizing the America's in the late fifteenth and sixteenth Centuries, they brought with them the plants and foods of their homeland-wheat, melons, grapes, vegetables, and every kind of Mediterranean fruit. The missionaries and colonists introduced these plants to the native peoples of Mexico and the American Southwest where they became staple foods alongside the corn, beans, and squash that traditionally sustained the original Americans. This was one of the most significant fusions in the history of international cuisine. This is an excellent story of the diffusion of plants, gardens, agriculture and cuisine from late medieval Spain to the colonial frontier of Spanish America. Austin, Texas, 2004 University of Texas Press 1st Ed., 375 Pgs., 6 x 9, PB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1951
WHY APOLOGIZE FOR THE SPANISH INQUISITION
Author: Alphonsus Maria Duran, M.J.
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With Rev Fr. Paul Mary Vota, M.J. Historians are discovering that the common notion of the Spanish Inquisition as some horrible, fanatical, bloodthirsty monster could not be further from the truth. Studies of actual cases in Spanish archives shows that the Inquisition was the most just and benign tribunal of its time. The majority of cases did not end up in execution, but with an exile, absolution, a warning, or a religiuos penance. Anti-Christian propaganda including the Black Legend overall, have given Catholics and person of Spanish descent a guilt complex that is unnecessary. Other countries engaged in persecutions that were far more violent and deadly without the extensive due process of the Spanish Inquisition that protected the innocent. This is a small but important booklet to begin countering this smear against Spanish culture. Chicago, 2000 Miles Jesu, 1st Ed., 31 Pgs., 6 x 9, PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6936
EL VAQUERO REAL, THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN COWBOY
Author: John Dyer
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Photographs by Dyer, Foreword by Elmer Kelton and Paintings by Lionel Sosa. The Vaquero, descended from an illustrious line of mounted riders, can trace his ancestry from the North African riders of Morocco, hundreds of years ago, to the original vaqueros in Spain and Mexico. This book is a mosaic in black and white of images, impressions and history. Albany, Texas 2007 Bright Sky Press 1st Ed., 160 Pgs., 9 x 11&1/2, HB. | |
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