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By A. B. Guthrie. 1988
A two-part book which traces the evolution and expression of environmental themes in the life and literature of A. B.…
Guthrie, Jr. and presents a collection of twenty-two of his environmental essays and speech texts. A recurring theme in Guthrie's talks and writings is "excess via too-rapid growth" and the subsequent dwindling of America's wealth of wilderness and wildlifeBy Ken Egan, Ken Egan Jr. 2014
By Mike Cox. 2011
This is the tale of Herman Lehmann's captivity among the Southern Plains Apache during the 1870's. Adopted by a war…
chief, Lehmann was trained as an Apache warrior. He grew to love these people and waged merciless war against their Native American and white enemies. Against his will, he was returned to his family in 1879. The final chapters relate his difficult readjustment to Anglo life. Lehmann's unapologetic narrative is extraordinary for its warm embrace of Native Americans and its stinging appraisal of Anglo society. ViolenceBy Judy Alter. 2007
Don Martin de Leon was the only Tejano empresario to settle a colony in Texas, in the days before statehood.…
Other empresarios, such as Moses Austin and Sterling C. Robertson, were Anglos who had been drawn to Texas by the lure of the land. De Leon established his colony in southeast Texas, near the Gulf Coast, and founded the city of Victoria. He and his four sons governed the colony. For grades 3-6By Donna Rubin, Susan J. Halbower. 2012
"Log cabin kitty" is a tour of original log houses re-assembled and preserved at Log Cabin Village in Fort Worth,…
Texas, narrated by a fictional version of a real cat that once lived at the village. The site includes 14 historical structures including a working blacksmith shop and the Parker Cabin, where Cynthia Ann Parker spent time after she was returned from her Native American abductors. The narrative includes information about domestic pioneer life, recipes, and a glossary of terms. For grades K-3By Paul H. Carlson, Paul Howard Carlson, Tom Crum. 2012
Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in…
Texans' collective memory, a battle that broke Comanche military power was actually a massacre, mainly of women. Questions traditional knowledge and historiographic interpretations of the history of TexasBy Mary Blount Christian, Lyle L. Miller. 1993
By Thad Sitton. 1988
Discusses the old ways of law enforcement as practiced by the rural Texas sheriff before 1965. The author interviewed current…
(at time of publication) and former sheriffs from across the state whose careers in some cases spanned more than thirty years. The stories reveal not only their unique character in maintaining law and order but also their important social role in the community as marriage counselor, friend and confidant, arbiter over property disputes, and legal advisor. Strong language and violenceBy Charles W Wimberley. 1969
The author records the pioneer heritage of the rough, beautiful Hill Country section of Texas -- "back when most people…
around here farmed for a living and everyone lived close to the soil" -- days when "these hills produced some real and unusual characters." There are sections on such assorted topics as: sorghum molasses, wagon tire shrinkers, country wit, rock fences and Great-Uncle JoeBy Will Henry. 1984
By Howard Roberts Lamar, Howard R. Lamar, Howard Lamar. 2005
Charlie Siringo (1855-1928) lived the quintessential life of adventure on the American frontier as a cowboy, Pinkerton detective, writer, and…
later as a consultant for early western films. Siringo was one of the most attractive, bold, and original characters to live and flourish in the final decades of the Wild West. Descriptions of sex, strong language and violenceBy Prudence Mackintosh. 1996
What sets Texas women apart from the rest of their American sisters? Even women born and raised in Texas can't…
always answer that question. In these thirteen essays, some of which originally appeared in "Texas Monthly" magazine, Texarkana native Prudence Mackintosh explores possible answers by describing some of the rites of passage of Texas womanhood with the right measures of compassion, irony, and humorBy Red Steagall. 2004
As of 2004, Red Steagall's weekly radio program, Cowboy Corner, has been on the air for more than ten years…
and is carried on 175 radio stations across the country. A major feature of each show is Red's interview with his guest that week. Included are interviews with Roy Rogers, Rex Allen, Reba McEntire, Richard Farnsworth, Roy Clark, Elmer Kelton, Wilford Brimley, Buck Taylor, and many more. Their stories about early days in movies, ranching, law enforcement, music, writing, and other endeavors create an important oral history of life in the WestBy University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. 1977
The most cosmopolitan immigrants to come to Texas with the least reason for coming were the Swiss. Their stable, democratic…
background, ability with languages, personal industry, knowledge of banking and cultural tolerance allowed their relatively small numbers to have an important and beneficial influence on the Republic and the state. Part of "The Texians and the Texans" seriesBy John B Flannery. 1984
The Irish entered the new land of Texas with their typical zest for challenge. Their successes and occasional failures in…
taming a raw frontier are related in humorous anecdotes, ghost stories, and adventuresBy University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. 1975
Belgian Texans have contributed to many areas of Texas development, but agriculture heads the list with the introduction of new…
crops and improved irrigation techniques. For high school and adult readersBy University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. 1971
By University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. 1970