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Rawhide Ranger, Ira Aten
University of North Texas Press 2011; US$ 26.36Ira Aten was the epitome of a frontier lawman. He enrolled in Company D of the Texas Rangers during the transition from Indian fighters to peace officers. The years Ira spent as a Ranger were packed with adventure, border troubles, shoot-outs, major crimes, and manhunts. Aten's role in these events earned him a spot in the Ranger Hall of Fame. more...
Faded Glory
Texas A&M University Press 2012; US$ 23.00Each of the wars fought by Texans spawned the creation of scores of military sites across the state, from the lonely frontier outpost at Adobe Walls to the once-bustling World War II shipyards of Orange. Today, although vestiges of the sites still exist, many are barely discernible, their once-proud martial trappings now faded by time, neglect, the... more...
José Antonio Navarro
Texas State Historical Assn Press 2013; US$ 39.90The first biography to appear in more than a generation on the most influential Tejano leader of the nineteenth century, José Antonio Navarro: In Search of the American Dream in Nineteenth-Century Texas fills one of the most glaring gaps in the current historical literature on Texas. The product of a lifetime of research by author David McDonald,... more...
Born on the Island
Texas A&M University Press 2012; US$ 25.00In sixty-seven exquisite watercolors and drawings, nationally famous architect Eugene Aubry captures on paper the sensibilities, the memories, and the grace that evokes Galveston, especially for those who are BOI (?born on the island?). Commissioned by the Galveston Historical Foundation, these works of art are intended to enhance the visual record... more...
Antebellum Jefferson, Texas
University of North Texas Press 2012; US$ 44.00Founded in 1845 as a steamboat port at the entryway to western markets from the Red River, Jefferson was a thriving center of trade until the steamboat traffic dried up in the 1870s. Jefferson was the unofficial capital of East Texas, but it was also typical of boom towns in general. This title examines the frontier town. more...
Frommer's San Antonio and Austin
Wiley 2011; US$ 16.99Our author, a longtime resident of Texas, hits all the highlights, from the Alamo to Lake Travis. He's checked out all the city's best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage of shopping and nightlife;... more...
Frommer's Texas
Wiley 2011; US$ 19.99Our authors hit all the highlights, from the nightlife in funky Austin to bright lights of Dallas to the trails of Big Bend. They've checked out all the state's best hotels and restaurants in person, and offers authoritative, candid reviews that will help you find the choices that suit your tastes and budget. You'll also get up-to-the-minute coverage... more...
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Texas Expanded Edition
Portable Press 2013; US$ 16.95Packed with 60 new pages, Uncle John?s Bathroom Reader Plunges into Texas Bigger and Better! is bigger and badder than the previous edition. This cowboy-sized collection of Texas talents, truisms, and tales offers fans everything they love about the Lone Star State: its colorful history, fascinating figures, good grub, bona fide Texas brews, and... more...
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Texas
Portable Press 2011; US$ 15.95Howdy! As you?re heading down the lonesome trail, there?s no better pardner than Uncle John?s Bathroom Reader Plunges into Texas . Since 1987, the Bathroom Readers? Institute has led the movement to stand up for those who sit down and read in the bathroom (and everywhere else for that matter). With more than 11 million books in print, the Uncle... more...
Counterfeit Justice
LSU Press 2009; US$ 24.95For many of the forty years of her life as a slave, Azeline Hearne cohabitated with her wealthy, unmarried master, Samuel R. Hearne. She bore him four children, only one of whom survived past early childhood. When Sam died shortly after the Civil War ended, he publicly acknowledged his relationship with Azeline and bequeathed his entire estate to their... more...









