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Item #8120
A BORDERLANDS TOWN IN TRANSITION, Laredo, 1755-1870
Author: Gilberto Miguel Hinojosa
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Unlike many other South Texas and Border communities, Laredo has maintained a prominent Mexican-American political and economic elite. Hinojosa shows how large events such as war, economic depression and changes of sovereignty affected the lives of the people of this unique and colorful border town. College Station, TX, 1983, 1st Ed., PB, 148 Pgs. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97285
A BRIDGE TOO FAR
Author: Cornelius Ryan
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A New York Times bestseller for 22 weeks. Five bridges had to seized intact by airborne assualt. It was the fifth, the crucial bridge over the Lower Rhine at a place called Arnhem, 64 miles behind the German lines, that worried the allied commander Lt. General Frederick Browning who sated to Field Marshal Montgomery that "We might be going a bridge too far." Illustrated. VG-Owner's name on inside cover. New York, N.Y. 1974 Popular Library Ed., 670 Pgs., Mass Market Paperback. | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #24670
A CUP OF CHRISTMAS TEA
Author: Tom Hegg
Price: $7.00
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Illustrated by Warren Hanson. A delightful tale of memories of Christmas past, the joys of Christmas present, and the promise of Christmas yet-to-come. Very Fine-as new. Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1982 Waldman House Press, Inc., 14th Pr., unpaginated, 7&1/4 x 10&1/4, Pictorial Cover, HB. | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #28017
A GHOST NAMED FRED
Author: Nathaniel Benchley
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An "I can read book." George had nobody to play with until he found Fred. Pictures by Ben Schecter. VJ-Pictorial cover. Owner's name in inside cover in blue marker. New York, 1998 HarperCollins Publishers Atlas Editions, Inc., Reprint,Pictorial cover, 61 Pgs.,6&1/4 x 8&1/2, HB. | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #24743
A GHOST NAMED FRED
Author: Nathanial Benchley
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Pictures by Ben Shecter. A young boy vists an old deserted mansion and runs into a friendly ghost who knows something about buried treasure in House. Very good-very slight foxing- front hinges. New York, N.Y., 1968 Harper & Row Publishers, 62 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 8&3/4, HB. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #28172
A HISTORY OF THE INDIANS OF THE UNITED STATES
Author: Angie Debo
Price: $75.00
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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. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #6892
A HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, TEXAS
Author: Charles F. Schmidt
Price: $200.00
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This is one of those elusive and much-sought-after histories of Texas counties. Has chapters on Background of Washington County, The County, Towns and Communities, and Brenham. Very fine-as new. No dust cover. Name index. San Antonio, 1949 Naylor Company 1st Ed., 5&1/2 x 8&1/2, 160 Pgs., HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7054
A LAW FOR THE LION, A Tale of Crime and Injustice in the Borderlands
Author: Beatriz de la Garza
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In 1912 at the Gutiérrez family ranch near Laredo, Alonzo W. Allee shot and killed don Francisco Gutiérrez and his son Manuel. It began as a simple dispute over Alee's unauthorized tenacy at the ranch. The author desribes how influential Anglo's financed a first-class legal team for Allee's defense and how Anglo-owned papers help shape public opinion. An engrossing account of the crime and the subsequent trial that exposed the racial tensions in the political, ethnic, and cultural world of the Texas-Mexico border. Austin, TX, 2003 University of Texas Press 1st Ed., 142 Pgs. 6 X 9&1/4,PB. | |  CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Item #24595
A LETTER TO AMY
Author: Ezra Jack Keats
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A young Black child writes a special letter of invitation to a friend to attend his birthday party. VF. New York, N.Y. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1968 1st ed., unpaginated, 8 &1/4 x 7, pictorial cover, HB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #861
A MEXICAN-AMERICAN FAMILY OF CALIFORNIA: In The Service of Three Flags
Author: John P. Schmal, et al
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With Jennifer Vo. Jennifer Vo is a descendant of the Valenzuela, Parra, Feliz and Quintero families from the mining city of Alamos in Sonora. This is the story with a California history sketch, of a family who took part in the founding of Los Angeles (1781) and Santa Barbara (1782). Other branches of the family are Ortega, Tapia, Melendez and Basulto. Maps. Westminster, MD, 2007 Heritage Books 1st Ed., 5&1/2 x 8&12, 239 Pgs., PB. | |  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. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2161
A NEW ANDALUCIA AND A WAY TO THE ORIENT, The American Southeast During the Sixteenth Century
Author: Paul E. Hoffman
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Broadly researched book focusing on neglected part of Spanish colonial history - Southeastern North America during the sixteenth century. Early voyages, later explorations and colonial settlements. Baton Rouge, 1990, 1st Ed., HB, 353 Pgs. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #6890
A PRIEST, A PROSTITUTE, AND SOME OTHER EARLY TEXANS
Author: Don Blevins
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The Priest is Father Michael Muldoon and Sarah Bowman is the entrepreneur of Ill Repute. A recognizable figure to our customers is Madam Candelaria in an article, " Was She at the Alamo-or Wasn't She?" Elevn other characters including R.M Williamson, known as " Three Legged Willie," and Lizzie Johnson Williams, "Educator, Rancher, Trail Boss, Miser." Guilford, CT, 2008 TwoDot 1st Ed., 189 Pgs., 6 x 9, 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. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7091
A REVOLUTION REMEMBERED, The Memoirs and Selected Correspondence of Juan N. Seguín
Author: Jesús F de la Teja
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BACK IN PRINT. So far the most extensive biographical work on this unique and controversial Tejano. Seguín’s 1858 Memoirs are his apologies for his flight and subsequent decisions that tarnished his reputation. Juan Seguín is, without a doubt an illustrious patriot of the Texas Revolution. Appointed a captain by Stephen F. Austin, he escaped death at the Alamo when he was sent trough Mexican lines for reinforcements. For his bravery at the Battle of San Jacinto he was appointed to the command of San Antonio. He collected the ashes of the defenders of the Alamo, conducted the military funeral, and delivered a stirring funeral oration. Little known is the fact that he saved San Antonio from destruction by disobeying an order from Felix Huston to raze the city. His prominence earned the enmity of many Anglo American Texas families and he fled for refuge in Mexico in 1842. Contains a new introduction by the editor. Austin, TX 2002 , 2nd Ed. 216 Pgs., PB. | |  MISCELLANEOUS
Item #28097
A SMALL TOWN IN GERMANY
Author: John Le Carre
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A bestselling book, though constructed as fiction as a tale of suspense, is first rate fiction on a serious theme.
Good. New York, 1969 1st Dell Publishing Company 1st Pr. 311 Pgs., Mass Mkt. PB. | |  MISCELLANEOUS
Item #24668
A STOCKING-FULL OF CHRISTMAS CARTOONS
Author: S. Gross, et al, Eds.
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With Jim CHarlton. A merry collection of yuletide humor-over 160 cartoons from the heavenly host of artists whose work appears in the New Yorker and other magazines. Fine-slight remainder mark. New York, N.Y. 1990 The Penguin Group, Viking Press 1st ED.,unpaginated, 9&1/4 x 6&1/4, Pictorial Cover, 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. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1906
A VOYAGE LONG AND STRANGE, Rediscovering the New World
Author: Tony Horowitz
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The author made an unsettling discovery on a visit to Plymouth Rock. A history major, he found out at middle age that his grasp of America's history was that of a third-grader. After Columbus dicovered America in 1492 and the English Colonists arrived in 1609, he wondered what happened in between. This book uncovers the neglected history, most of which concerns the conquest and settlement of America by Spain. Illustrated. Published at 27.50. New York, N.Y. Henry Holt and Company, 2008 1st Ed. 445 Pgs., 6 x 9, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #8096
A WILD AND VIVID LAND. An Illustrated History of the South Texas Border
Author: Jerry Thompson
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Contains more than 150 images, many never before published telling the story of South Texas from the Coahuiltecan Indians and the Spanish colonizers to the cattlemen and wildcatters who conquered the brush country. Dr. Thompson details, six centuries of exciting history, illustrated with works by artists Lino Sanchez y Tapia, Theodore Gentilz, Frederick Remington and photographers Robert Runyon, E. O. Goldbeck, and Russell Lee, among others. Austin, 1997, 1st Ed., HB, 300 Pgs., | |  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. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2182
ACAPULCO, SALTILLO Y MONTERREY, En La Historia y la Leyenda
Author: Vito Alessio Robles
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The more voluminous history of Acapulco including Saltillo and Monterrey. As additional subtitle it includes: "Bosqus Historicos," " Unas Paginas Traspapeladas de la Historia de Coahuila y Texas," " Primera Imprenta en Coahuila," and " Heraldica Coahuilense." An excellent work in the Alessio Robles style. Shipping cost $4.75 ($2.75 regular shipping + $2.00 extra shipping). Mexico City, 1978, 1st Porrua Ed., SPTXT, PB, 670 Pgs. | |  HISTORY & CULTURAL STUDIES
Item #24574
ACROSS THE TRACKS, Mexican-Americans in a Texas City
Author: Arthur J. Rubel
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Represents the product of two years of intensive anthropological field work for the Hogg Foundation among Americans of Mexican descent who reside along the Texas-Mexico border. The study reveals the reasoning which lies behind the attitudes and behavior of the Mexican-Americans of the Southwest. The author lived in Mexiquito a neighborhood in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and describes life as he saw it. VG/VGDJ-slight foxing of page edges.Austin, 1971 University of Texas Press 4th Pr.266 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |  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. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #897
AGUALEGUAS CHURCH MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1821-1833
Author: Eduardo Javier Hinojosa González
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Contains marriage records for the period extracted from microfilm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and compared to the books published by SAGA, The Corpus Christi Texas Spanish American Genealogical Society. Each entry (over 800)is detailed with sources listed. Contains index. San Antonio, 2006 Privately published 1st Ed., 135 Pgs., 8 &1/2 x 11, PB. | |  MAPS
Item #18501
AGUASCALIENTES
Author: Guia Roji
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State map in color with tourist information on cities and towns. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97271
AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Author: J. Bryan III
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The story of the Yorktown, what it was really like to serve on this giant ship and the courage, humor, and patience of the men who carried the war across the immense Pacific. Good-slight tear lower spine, front cover edges folded. New York, N.Y., 1954 Ballantine Books 1st Ed., 205 Pgs., Mass Market Paperback. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7019
ALAMO TO ESPADA, A Vintage Postcard Profile of San Antonio's Spanish Missions
Author: Lewis F. Fisher
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The author uses 150 scarce vintage postcards to document the dramatic transformation and far-reaching impact of the five Spanish missions of San Antonio, a local and national treasure. One chapter vividly illustrates how the Alamo has been remembered and another displays the missions'architectural legacy. San Antonio,Texas, Maverick Publishing Company 1st Ed., 87 Pgs.,7 x 10, PB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #7076
ALAMO TRACES, New evidence and New Conclusions
Author: Thomas Ricks Lindley
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Foreword by Stephen Harrigan. Lindley, A former criminal investigator for the United States Army, has diligently sifted through the historical record of the Alamo conflict and has found some surprising rew evidence. Lindley states that this book is not a popular history, but rather methodical piece-by-piece dismantling of what we thought we knew about the battle combined with convincing speculation about what might have really happened. Illustrated and with index. Lanham, MD, Republic of Texas Press, 2003 1st Ed., 386 pages, 5&1/2 x 81/2, Trade PB. | |  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 #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. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #2027
ALMONTE'S TEXAS, Juan N. Almonte's 1834 Inspection, Secret Report & Role in the 1836 Campaign.
Author: Jack Jackson
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Fearing that its northeastern territory in Texas would be lost to North American colonists, Mexico sent Juan N. Almonte on an inspection to determine the actual state of affairs- The last conducted by a high-ranking Mexican official before revolution engulfed Texas. Upon his return Almonte wrote a secret report of the measures necessary to avoid losing Texas-a report that has been unknown to scholars and the general public. It is presented here in English for the first time along with more than fifty letters written by Almonte during the inspection. This document offers crucial new insights on Texas affairs and will change the way historians regard Mexico's attitude toward the foreign colonists and their revolution of 1835-1836. Illustrated with 12 figures and contains index. Another masterful work by Jackson. Austin, 2003, 1st Ed., 503 pgs. HB. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #28141
ALMOST A MIRACLE, The American Victory in the War for Independence
Author: John Ferling
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In this gripping chronicle of America's struggle for independence award-winning historian John Ferling transports readers to the grim realities of that war, capturing an eight-year conflict filled with heroism, suffering, cowardice, betrayal and fierce dedication. Ferling demonstrates that it was a war that America came closer to losing than is usually remembered. General George Washington put it best when he said the American victory was 'Little short of a standing miracle." Illustrated. New York, 2007 Oxford University Press, Book Club Edition, 679 Pgs., 6 x 9, HB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #825
ALONG THE RIO GRANDE ON THE VASQUEZ BORREGO LAND GRANT,And The San Ignacio Historical District
Author: Jo Emma Bravo Quezada
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BACK IN PRINT-LIMITED COPIES AVAILABLE. The author has reprinted this book which has been much in demand. Color photos added of the dedication and unveiling of Three Markers. Contains brief history and genealogy charts of families of the San Ignacio area with several maps. Many back and white photos of homes and other structures. San Antonio, 2008 Privately Printed 2nd Ed., 215 Pgs., 7 &1/2 x 10, PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #1119
ALONSO DE LEON (Sus descendientes), Fundador de Cadereyta, N.L.
Author: Guillermo Garmendia Leal
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Documentation/descendant charts of de Leon's descendants. Monterrey, 2005, 2nd Ed., Repr. SPTXT, 34 Pgs. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #408
ALONSO DE ZORITA, Royal Judge and Christian Humanist, 1512-1585
Author: Ralph H. Vigil
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Illuminates the key role of the Oidor, or Royal Judge, appointed by the Spanish monarch to administer justice and law to settlers and subjects. Zorita administered competently but with a humanists interests in the cultures where he served in Santo Domingo, New Granada, Guatemala and New Spain. Zorita left many writings after retirement including thorough account of Aztec social structure and a bibliography of works about the Indies.2nd place Quincentennial Prize by Spanish Ministry of Culture. Norman, Okla. 1987 1st Ed., 382 Pgs., | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #939
AMANECER, 2005-2006
Author: America Sunrise
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CALENDAR. This calendar from January 2005 to February 2006 is now partially dated but its value resides as a keepsake for the fourteen pictures and short biographies of prominent Hispanic San Antonians who grew up in the Prospect Hill area of West San Antonio,one of the first communities to be built West of the downtown in the early years of the 20th century. The area increasingly became a neighborhood of Mexican-American families buying their first homes. The calendar is sponsored by American Sunrise, A non-profit Cisneros Communities Venture, whose goal is to renovate the physical stock of housing in Prospect Hill, to assist new families to become homeowners, and to provide the support services for families and children that will enable them to take their places in American society. Their focus is " one square mile" bounded by Colorado Street on the East, Martin Street on the North, Zarzamora Street on the West, and Guadalupe Street on the South. The San Antonians featured are Hope Andrade,Lionel Sosa, Charles Barrett, Dr. Ricardo Romo, Hector Davila, Henry Cisneros, Tessa Martinez Pollack, Dr. Fernando Guerra,Alex Briseño,Jesse Treviño,The Cortez Brothers-Ruben, George and David, Sylvia Romo,Dr. Charles Briseño, and Isaac Ayala. San Antonio, 2005 Wire Spiral Bound Calendar. | |  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. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #286
AMERICA Y SUS ENIGMAS Y Otras Americanerías
Author: Torcuato Luca de Tena
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Part of the “ Memoria de la Historia “ series. A narrative of the age of discovery and unusual anecdotes of its history. Includes Hernan Cortes, Luis de Santangel, Nicolas de Ovando, Legazpi and the Philippines, many more. Barcelona, 1992 2nd Ed. 218 Pgs. SPTXT, PB. | |  MISCELLANEOUS
Item #28215
AMERICAN MOTORCYCLES STAMP ISSUE
Author: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE
Price: $20.00
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New issue of 39 cent stamps of various models of cycles 20 to a sheet. Shipped in a photo mailer by First Class Mail with delivery confirmation. ONLY ONE SHEET AVAILABLE. 2005 USPS. | |  GENERAL GENEALOGY
Item #24486
AMERICAN SURNAMES
Author: Elsdon C. Smith
Price: $18.95
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The book begins with a discussion of the development of hereditary surnames then divides the subject into six broad categories: Classification of Surnames, Surnames from Father' Nme(Patronymics), Surnames From Occupation of Office, Surnames from Description or Action(nicknames), Surnames from Places, and Surnames not Properly Included Elsewhere. Baltimore. MD., 2003 Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 4th Pr. 370 Pgs., 5&1/2 x 8&1/2, Trade PB. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #27994
AMERICA'S CONSTITUTION, A Biography
Author: Akhil Reed Amar
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The author is on the faculty of Yale Law School and a noted constitutional-law scholar. He provides a fascinating look at the most important document of freedom ever devised by man. While it may not be flawless and is still a relatively young product in the span of time, it nonetheless has guided our republic to demonstrate that democracy can work and has enabled the Unites States to become the most powerful country in the world. Both the Constitution and the Life of George Washington, the president of the Constitutional Convention, are not studied enough in schools. This book may help reverse that trend. New York, N.Y., Random House, Inc., 2005 1st Ed., 657 Pgs., 6 x 9, HB. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1954
AMERIGO, The Man Who Gave His Name to America
Author: Felipe Fernández-Armesto
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in 1507 European cartographers struggled to name the newly found lands of the Western Hemisphere. They settled on America, after Amerigo Vespucci, an obscure Florentine explorer. He was a contemporary, confidant, and rival of Columbus. He was a man of genuine achievement and chronicler of discovery. He had a legendery ablity to sell himself, that no doubt paid off in having a new continent named for him. New York, N.Y. 2007 Randon House Book Club Ed. 5 &1/2 x 8&1/2, 231 Pgs., HB | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #934
AN ELEVEN GENERATION GENEALOGICAL ANCESTRAL REPORT OF GUADALUPE AGAPITO MARTINEZ
Author: Guadalupe Agapito Martinez, et al
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A computer generated genealogical chart from the files of Jerry Benavides of HOGAR, the Dallas Texas Hispanic Genealogy Society. The genealogical lines of Guadalupe A. Martinez are shared by many persons primarily in Northern Mexico and South Texas who descend from the pionerring families who first came to the " wilderness" of the Saltillo and Monterrey area. Texas was " the Unknown land" then and these first families would slowly move northward to be the first to establish ranches and towns in what is now present day Texas. Contains pictures of Martínez, Laurel and Guerra families and homes. Has index and source references. San Antonio, TX 2005 Los Bexareños, Genealogical Society 1st Ed., 146 Pgs., 8&1/2 x 11, HB. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #28230
AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE LOST SYMBOL
Author: John Weber, Ed.
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Subtitled " The Unuathorized Companion to the Bestselling Novel, and to the Revealing Connection Between the Freemasons and Our Nations Capital." The novel is "The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown. The Freemasons rose from ambiguous origins centuries ago to play a major role in drafting the initial documents of the United States, and even in constructing the intricate landscape of Washington D.C. This book takes readers through enigmatoc codes, captivating trivia, unfathomable riddles, intriguing records, historic maps, ciphers, and conspiracies of the phenomenal best seller. Illustrated. New York, N.Y. 2009 Pocket Books (Simon and Schuster) first Pb Ed, 7 x 9, Published at $ 19.99, 182 Pgs., PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #797
AN IMMIGRANT NAMED AMERICA
Author: Ventura Rocha
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This is the English version of item #829 Sangre Nuestra, Tierra Ajena. It is a family history and memoir of the author, a native of San Antonio, Texs, an engineering graduate of Texas A&M College who pursued a successful career in this field but later did well also opening Mexican Restuarants in Madrid, Spain where he has lived for the past 50 years. The book begins in Spain during the Golden Age when his ancestors emigrated to New Spain. He narrates the triumphs and tragedies of his great grandparents,his grandparents,his parents, and his own life. Other surnames are Taboada, Crillo, Manríquez, Urizar, Garza, Fernández, and Narváez. Madrid, Spain, Nd., 1st Ed. 233 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 8&1/4, HB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #796
AN IMMIGRANT NAMED AMERICA
Author: Ventura Rocha
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This is the English version of item # 829,Sangre Nuestra, Tierra Ajena. It is a family history and memoir of the author, a native of San Antonio, Texas and an engineering graduate of Texas A&M College who pursued a successful career in this field but later did well also opening Mexican Restaurants in Madrid,Spain where he has lived for the last 50 years. The book begins in Spain during the Golden Age when his ancestors emigrated to New Spain. He narrates the triumphs and tragedies of his great grandparents, his grandparents, his parents , and his own life. Other surnames are Taboada, Crillo, Manríquez, Urizar, Garza, Fernández and Narváez. Madrid, Spain, Nd. Privately printed 1st Ed., 233, 5 &1/2 x 8&1/2, PB. | |  OTHER EARLY AMERICANA
Item #24227
AN IMPERFECT GOD, George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation of America
Author: Henry Wiencek
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George Washington in his will provided for the freedom of his slaves, having earlier said the holding of slaves was his "only unavoidable subject of regret." The author explores the Founding Father's engagement with slavery at every stage of his life- as Virginia planter, soldier, politician, president and statesman. Illustrated with prints. New York, N.Y., 2003 Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1st Ed., 404 Pgs., 6&1/4 x 9&1/4, HB. | |  TEXANA & THE AMERICAN BORDERLANDS
Item #8105
ANGLOS AND MEXICANS IN THE MAKING OF TEXAS, 1836-1986
Author: David Montejano
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A prize winning work astutely describing forces which formed Texas as a whole. Provides insight into understanding the contradictions of today's Texas. Austin, 1994, 5th PB, Repr. 397 Pgs | |  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. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
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. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1916
ANTONIO DE MENDOZA, Fist Viceroy of Mexico
Author: Hubert J. Miller
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Part of the Tinker Pamphlet Series for the Teaching of Mexican American Heritage. The story of the first viceroy is also a study of the first major institutions of New Spain. His personal history has many gaps but it also explains some of the flamboyant behavior of the conquistadors. Edinburg, TX 1973 New Santander Press 1st ED., 56 Pgs., % &1/2 x 8 &1/2, PB. | |  HISPANIC GENEALOGY
Item #775
APELLIDOS VASCOS, Segunda Edicion
Author: Luis Michelena
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USED BOOKThis is a book on Basque surnames with an introduction and an alphabetical listing of last names. These is a tear (about an inch wide) in the front cover. Also small tear on back cover and a slight watermark on the back spine. Ideal for putting a hardbinding on this valuable and rare book. Otherwise VG. San Sebastian, Spain, 1955 Biblioteca Vascongada del los Amigos del Pais, SPANISH TEXT, 6 X 9, 185 Pgs., PB | |  MEXICO & LATIN AMERICA
Item #5045
APUNTES PARA LA HISTORIA DE SAN ANGEL Y SUS ALREDEDORES, Tradiciones, Historia y Leyendas
Author: Francisco Fernandez del Castillo
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The San Angel neighborhood lies southeast of Mexico City. It is the site of the Carmelite College founded in the 17th century. The favorable climate, abundance of water, and rich soil encouraged a once-famous orchard, establishment oftextile and finishing mills, and fine country estates inhabited by the wealthy citizens of Mecio City. It has retained its old world charm with cobblstones and small romantic plazas. In July festivities honor their patron saint, Our Lady del Carmen. Diego Rivera had his studio here. B&W photos. Mexico City, 1987 Editorial Porrua, 2nd Ed., Spanish Text, 6&3/4 x 8&3/4, 253 Pgs., HB. | |  RARE & ONE OF A KIND
Item #837
ARTE DE LEER ESCRITURAS ANTIGUAS, PALEOGRAFIA DE LECTURA
Author: Manuel Romero Tallafigo et al
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IMPORT FROM SPAIN.With Laureano Rodríguez Liáñez and Antonio Sánchez González. An excellent book on transcribing paleography, the
art of ancient writings. Covers history, abbreviations, documents, how to interpret, general format of transcriptions etc. Illustrated throughout. Huelva, Spain 2003 University of Huelva 1st Ed., Spanish Text, 408 Pgs., 8&1/2 x 11&1/2, PB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97320
ASSAULT IN NORWAY
Author: Thomas Gallagher
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In 1942 the Germans were on the way to developing the Atom Bomb, If they made it before the allies, they would certainly go on to conquer the world. To stop them a desperate attack was launched on their strategic materials plant in Norway, a daring commando raid against all odds. Very Good-owner's name inside cover. New York, N.Y., 1976 Warner Books 1st Pr., 238 Pgs., MMPB. | |  SPAIN & PORTUGAL
Item #4053
ATLAS DE HISTORIA DE ESPANA
Author: Fernando García de Cortázar
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IMPORT FROM SPAIN. A superb, fully illustrated in color, atlas of history in Spain. Indispensable for the researcher and persons interested in the geography of different perods in Spanish history. In addition to maps the book has layouts of ancient towns and architectural floor plans of buildings. Great reference work. Barcelona, 2007, Editorial Planeta S.A., 5th Pr., SPANISH TEXT, 7 &1/2 X 9, 544 Pgs., HB. | |  MILITARY HISTORY
Item #97255
AUSCHWITZ, A Doctor's Eyewitness Account
Author: Dr. Miklos Nyiszli
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Forward by Bruno Bettlerheim. An eywitness account of the most terrible of Hitler's death camps-by a victim who survived. He was a Jew-and a doctor-spared death for a worse fate: to perform autopsies and dissections on Jewish corpses consigned to the crematoria. This brutal account of human depravity is beyond the reach of any fiction. VG. New York, N.Y., 1961 Fawcett Publishing Company Crest Books 1st Pr.,160 Pgs., Mass Market Paperback. | |  THE SPANISH COLONIAL PERIOD
Item #1956
AZTECS & CONQUISTADORES, The Spanish Invasion and the Collapse of the Aztec Empire
Author: John Pohl, et al
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With Charles M. Robinson III. The Spanish Conquest of Mexico had a huge impact on the history of the world. Cortés led a remarkable military expedition inspired by imperial ambitions and the promise of Aztec riches. Although they fought fiercely to the end, The Aztec civilization, following a prophesy, was doomed. This book examines the campaign, and the lives, experience and training of men on both sides. Oxford 2005 Osprey Publishing Co. 2nd Ed., 184 Pgs, 7 &1/2 x 10, HB. | |
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