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W.S. Benson
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 Texas Treasure
Coast
by Tom Townsend
A professional sailor
and treasure hunter provides adventure-filled stories of the men and ships
that challenged the wild and unpredictable waters of the western Gulf of
Mexico, from the treasure-laden galleons of Spain to the tankers and
yachts of today. Contains the only chronological listing of shipwrecks
with their locations and cargos ever compiled for the western Gulf. Also
a chapter on historical research and techniques used by professionals.
178 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., maps, shipwreck list, index, young reader
Paperback.... 043-8.... $16.95
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 Texas Twisters
by Anita Higman
Texas Twisters, while
written as fiction, is an informational book about tornadoes in Texas.
Written for students in grades four through seven, the books's facts and
some thirty photographs are supported by two characters, Kurt and Jessy,
who must do a class research paper together on tornadoes in Texas. They
discover how fun writing a paper for school can be, and then wind up
using the information to survive a real Texas twister!
64 pages, 7 x 10
in., photographs, and glossary, grades 4-7
Hardback.... 316-X.... $13.95
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 They Call Me Old
Blue Or How I Helped Charles Goodnight Invent the Chuck Wagon
by Preston Lewis, Spur Award Winner
Old Blue knows that
he wants to be a leader. But how will he convince others to follow? Once
he has the answer, Blue must prove himself again and again as a lead
steer on treacherous cattle trails and, ultimately, ensure the survival
of his kind in a changing world. Old Blue, Texas' most revered longhorn,
worked for rancher Charles Goodnight.
188 pages, 5.5 in.
x 8.25 in., illustrated, glossary
Hardback.... 493-X.... $17.95
Paperback.... 636-3.... $12.95
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 Trails of Tears
by Jeanne Williams
Award-winning author
Williams recounts the sad Cherokee experience and also tells the poignant
and dramatic stories of the Comanche, Cheyenne, Apache and Navajo who
endured forced migration when the government seized their ancestral
lands.
192 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., maps, reading lists, index, age 12 up
Hardback.... 076-1.... $19.95
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 A Treasury of
Texas Humor
by Bill Cannon
This delightfully
funny book covers every facet of Texas humor from life on the range to
church, politics, Texas women, history and hysterics. And it's a book
your kids can read.
200 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., 10 years and up Paperback.... 693-4.... $14.95
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 A Treasury of
Texas Trivia
by Bill Cannon
A Treasury of Texas
Trivia is an amusing, interesting, factual, and sometimes ridiculous bits
of information.
224 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in.
Paperback.... 526-1.... $12.95
A
Treasury of Texas Trivia II
A Treasury of Texas
Trivia II continues the amusing, interesting, factual, and sometimes
ridiculous bits of information begun in the first book.
224 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in.
Paperback.... 699-3.... $14.95
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 True Tales of
Texas
written by Bertha Mae Cox
True Tales of Texas
was designed for reading aloud; the rhythm and beauty of speech in this
classic book come alive orally.
304 pages, 5.5 in.
x 7.5 in., illustrated, age 8 up
Paperback.... 028-1.... $17.95
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 Uncle Comanche
by J.A. Benner
Based on real incidents
from the youth of Sul Ross, Uncle Comanche presents fictional adventures
in frontier Texas from the life of the man who was to be a ranger, a
state senator and a governor.
174 pages, 6 x 9
in.
Paperback.... 152-6.... $12.95
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 Unsolved Texas
Mysteries
by Wallace O. Chariton, Kevin Young, and Charlie Eckhardt
272 pages, 6 x 9 in.,
age 10 up Paperback.... 256-4.... $16.95
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 Victoria House
by Janice Shefelman illustrated by Tom Shefelman
In the midst of a
field overgrown with weeds, Victoria House stands alone and
deserted-until Sarah sees her and knows she has to get the old house
moved all the way to the city.
Hardback....
705-X.... $16.95
Paperback.... 706-8.... $ 8.95
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 A Wee Bit of
Texas
by Rita Kerr
Old Grandfather
Mouse, the wisest mouse in Texas, was not the only mouse that lived in
the big house. There were big mice and little mice, including
Silly-Willy, who was afraid of nothing.
80 pages, 6 x 9
in., bibliography, illustrations
Hardback.... 809-6.... $13.95
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 When Grandpa Had
Fangs
by Jean Richardson, Illustrated by Nancy Peterson
Grandpa snake was in
the Alamo in 1836 when he lost his fangs. In the heat of the battle, he
bit one of the attackers on the leg and broke off his fangs. He fought
beside such heroes as Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie and years later
explains to his grandchildren why he did not have fangs anymore like
other snakes. picture book
32 pages, 8.5 x 11
in., reading level 2.5
Hardback.... 175-2.... $13.95
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