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Not long after Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, hundreds of hardy frontiersmen from the United States settled in Texas after the Mexican government made them an attractive offer. Fertile land and protection by a fair and stable government was promised to anyone willing to establish a homestead in Texas, and soon more than 25,000 colonists from the United States were in Texas, forging a new life alongside their native-born Mexican neighbors.
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The Wild Westerners were a tough breed. They started young and tended to die young, grow wilder, or fizzle into oblivion. Those outlaws that had the most feuds, gunfights, and robberies within the state lines are profiled here along with their associates, enemies, and accomplices. A rough chronological order of events spanning from pre-Civil War to 1935 tracks significant people and events.
Texas: A World unto Itself is the lively intimate story of contemporary Texas and Texans. It is written by a Texan with an eye for humor, a keen nose for pomposity, and an American, as opposed to Texan, viewpoint.
Based upon the author’s life, A Texas Cow Boy is truly a classic of the Old West. From his days as a young troublemaker to the capture of Billy “the Kid,” Chas. A. Siringo, with humor and honesty, brings to life the rough and exciting stories of the men and women who tamed the wild country. Paperback.
How does Santa bring toys to Texan boys and girls? The answer unfolds in this variation of the Christmas classic.
Populated by wildflowers and roses, water lilies and cacti, the public gardens of Texas offer some of the most diverse designs and varieties of plant specimens found in the United States. In this lushly photographed volume, Elvin McDonald, one of the country’s finest horticultural experts, provides an intimate tour of the breathtaking Texas gardens.
What kind of people would leave the comfort of the East behind to forge a life of their own in the Wild West? Individualistic, strong, and down-to-earth people who created a semblance of civilization where there once was none, and who took the law into their own hands because there were no other hands to take it.
Legends of Texas is as sizable and varied as the state itself, and J Frank Dobie, perhaps the West’s greatest historian, devoted years of his life to collecting and cataloguing its many stories.
There’s treasure buried beneath Texas soil or stowed in caves covered over by stones. It might be the mother lode that’s waiting to be uncovered or some Spanish pirate’s chest of jewels and doubloons. Nearby a ghostly figure walks the dunes, or is it just an illusion brought on by the approaching dust storm? Paperback.
There’s treasure buried beneath Texas soil or stowed in caves covered over by stones. It might be the mother lode that’s waiting to be uncovered or some Spanish pirate’s chest of jewels and doubloons. Nearby a ghostly figure walks the dunes, or is it just an illusion brought on by the approaching dust storm?
Eddie Morrison is perhaps the best-known living Native American sculptor. His work is displayed in galleries all across the U.S. and in private collections in several foreign countries. Morrison’s pieces embody the best of Cherokee tradition and help keep Cherokee culture alive today.
This is the autobiography of the maligned, cussed, discussed, much beloved Texas weatherman who played a pivotal role in the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. In 1892 Joseph L. Cline, the brother of Dr. Isaac Monroe Cline, joined his sibling in the service of the Weather Bureau in Galveston. Eight years later, he became one of the town’s heroes. Paperback.
Combining the smoky, mesquite aroma of Texas fare with the bold and spicy flavors of Mexican cocina, food writer Angelina LaRue embraces the versatile reach of the Southwest—a reach that, for LaRue, even encompasses the Native American culinary tradition. Simple, fresh, and farm-grown ingredients enhance the vibrant flavor profile of Southwestern cuisine.