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Item #7071
PRESIDIO LA BAHIA, 1721-1846
Author: Kathryn Stoner O'Connor
Price: $34.95
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First published in 1966, this history of the Goliad fort is still the only book written about it and therefore the standard work on the subject. More battles in Texas history were fought here and in the area than anywhere else. Excellent third edition revised for better organization and clarity. Illustrated with b&w photos, prints, maps. Austin, 2001 Eakin Press 3rd Ed, revised & enlarged. 234 Pgs., 8&3/4 x 11&3/4. Index. HB. | | SEPHARDIC JUDAICA
Item #15116
MARRANO POETS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY, An Anthology
Author: Timothy Oelman
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The poems of Joao Pinto Delgado, Antonio Enriques Gomez, and Miguel de Barrios are presented along with the original Spanish versions in parallel. Each poet's experience and literary talents are viewed, along with explanatory notes and biography of each poet. Oxford, 1982, 1st Ed. HB, 296 Pgs. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97256
ZERO, The Story of Japan's Air War in the Pacific, 1941-45
Author: Masatake Okumiya
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With Jiro Horikoshi and Martin Caiden. From the crushing air assualt at Pearl Harbor to the desperate " kamikaze" attacks on U.S. carriers in 1945, here is the story of Japan's air war in the Pacific as told by the men who designed and flew the famous Zero fighter. Illustrated. Fine. Owner's name in inside cover. New York, N.Y., 1973 Ballantine Books 7th Pr., 301 Pgs.,Mass Market Paperback. | |  HISTORY & CULTURAL STUDIES
Item #24567
RED SPY QUEEN, A Biography of Elizabeth Bentley
Author: Kathryn S. OLmstead
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Elizabeth Bentley was a Connecticut Yankee and Vassar graduate who spied for the Soviet Union for seven years, but her Soviet spymasters suspected her of disloyalty-and even began plotting to silence her forever. To save her life she betrayed her friends and comrades to the FBI. Her defection effectively shut down Soviet espionage in the US for years. She has long been overlooked, underestimated and ridiculed by historians but Bentley helped remake American politics. Her antics convinced many Americans that homegrown radicals pose a serious threat to national security. Chapel Hill, NC 2002 University of North Carolina Press 1st Ed., 268 Pgs., 5&3/4 x 8&3/4, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #8078
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF JUAN COY, Outlaw and Lawman
Author: Charles L. Olmstead
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Charles L. Olmstead and Edward Coy Ybarra. Some American West outlaws became eminent lawmen in later years using their past experience to fight crime and regain a proper place in society. One such person in the 1880s and 1890s in South Texas was Juan Coy, a member of a prominent family, whose fascinating life in a turbulent reconstruction frontier has been plucked from historical obscurity by the authors. By his own account Coy gunned down at least thirty-three opponents making this dubious honor equal to that of any Wild West gunslinger. One event highlighted is a shootout more explosive than the gunfight at the O.K Corral in a town that no longer exists. Written in dramatic novelistic style. Interesting sidelight is the friendship of the Coy and Butler families who assisted the newly-arrived Polish settlers of the area. Austin, 2000 1st Ed., 176 Pgs, PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #5043
HONORES EXTRANJEROS EN MEXICO
Author: David A. Olvera Ayes
Price: $65.00
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A very unique book that came to our attention. Explains the Mexican honor system during the 19th and 20th centuries with many anecdotal accounts in Mexican history. It comprises a large index of New Spaniards or Mexican citizens who received a decoration, order, or medals of honor from a foreign country between 1525 and 2005. These international medals have been awarded to humanists, scientists, writers, artists, philosophers and statesmen, among others. The author surveys Mexican Nationals who have received these awards from the Imperial Order of Guadalupe in 1821 to the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle. Sixteen pages of color illustrations. Mexico, 2007 privately published 1st Ed., 6&1/4 x 9, 493 Pgs., PB | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #28114
LONG BEFORE THE PILGRIMS, The First Thanksgiving, El Paso del Norte, 1598
Author: Bill O'Neal, et al
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With Lynn O'ONeal Martinez. Illustrated by Polsky Morgan. Long before the pilgrims celebrated Thanksgiving at Plymouth in 1621, a similar feast of thanks was shared in the New World. In the 1500's Spanish conquistador Juan de Oñate led an expedition north of the Rio Grande into Texas. To celebrate his successful journey, he and his colonists joined Native Americans in a feast of thanks on April 30, 1598- The first Thanksgiving. Narrated in English and Spanish. Austin, 2000 Eakin Press 1st Ed., 329 Pgs., 7 x 10, HB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #1018
THE ORNELAS-MELENA FAMILY, 1900-1950
Author: Hank Ornelas
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The family history of Ernesto Hernandez Ornelas and Mary Melena, with the last half of the period 1946-1950 consisting of the memoirs of the author. The narrative begins in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Michoacán, where Ernest and Mary were born and raised, with description of places and events. The Mexican Revolution 1910-1920 altered their lives and brought them to Colorado. A brief description of the causes, effects and results of that war are included. The history is supplemented by data from the LDS (Mormon Church) microfilm files of the states of Chihuahua, Michoacán, Aguascalientes and Zacatecas. Nicely printed in 9x6 format, with two pedigree charts/photos. Austin, TX 2000, Privately printed, 319 Pgs., PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #317
HIGHER EDUCATION IN MEXICO, History, Growth, and Problems in a Dichotomized Industry
Author: Thomas Noel Osborn II
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A survey of the higher educational system in Mexico with dependable statistics, assembled in a readable fashion, providing a valuable and enlightening view. Signed and dedicated by the author to professor W. H. Timmons. El Paso, 1976, 1st Ed., 150 Pgs., HB. Good condition. Upper DJ slightly chipped.Dedicated by author to
" Professor Timmons." | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7015
EL MESQUITE, A Story of the Spanish Settlements Between the Nueces and the Rio Grande
Author: Elena Zamora O'Shea
Price: $16.95
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With introductions by Andrés Tijerina and Leticia M. Garza-Falcón. First published by Mathis Publishing Company in Dallas in 1935. Many of the settlers in the Nueces Strip had Hispanic names that until recently were rarely admitted into the pages of American history. A descendant of one of the old Spanish land-grant families found an ingenious 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 history had passed. Through the voice of the old knarled tree , the author tells of South Texas political and ethnographic history, filled with colorful details of daily life. College Station, 2000 Texas A&M University Press 2nd Ed.,66 Pages of introduction,80 pages of text, 5&11/2 x 7&1/2,PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7016
EL MESQUITE, A Story of the Spanish Settlements Between the Nueces and the Rio Grande
Author: Elena Zamora O'Shea
Price: $26.95
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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. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #776
LOS VASCOS DE URUGUAY, Fundación de Montevideo
Author: Tomás Otaegui
Price: $35.00
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USED BOOK. A concise and informative booklet about the The Basque influence in Uruguay, South America. Ten chapters cover history and other aspects of the establisment of Montevideo and the country. VG. Buenos Aires, 1943 Editorial Vasca Ekin 1st Ed., SPANISH TEXT, 4 &1/2 X 7, 168 Pgs., PB | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97103
COLDER THAN HELL, A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir
Author: Jospeh R. Owen
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Forword by Gen. Raymond G. Davis, USMC (Ret.) A vivid frightening portrait of one of the most horrific infantry battles ever waged. VF-As New.New York, N.Y, 1997 Ivy Books, First Ballantine Books Ed., 282 Pgs., Mass Market PB. | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #5074
DETALLES Y LEYENDAS DEL SALTILLO ANTIGUO
Author: Juan Marino Oyervides Aguirre
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A collection of legends and other stories of Saltillo. Includes " El Callejon del Obispo," " La Dama de los Tacones," " La Presa de los Narro," " Pastorelas," "Los Antiguos Puentes," " La Casona de los Carranza," and " El Valle del Saltillo." Monclova, Coahuila, MX., 2003 Editorial del Valle del Cándamo, 117 Pgs., SPTXT, 8 &1/4 x 871/2, PB. | |
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