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W.S. Benson
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 Katherine
Stinson The Flying Schoolgirl
by Debra L.
Winegarten
An aviation pioneer
first precision flyer, first to preflight inspect, first nighttime solo,
flight school and aircraft entrepreneur a moving and inspiring story for
student and adult readers beautiful for display.
133 pages, 10 x
7in., photos, bibliography, time-line, glossary
Hardback... 459-X...
$18.95
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 Lady: The Story
of Lady Bird Johnson
by Jean Flynn
The early life,
marriage and life with President Johnson, the political years and
retirement.
144 pages, time line,
bibliography, index, reading level 7.1
Paperback... 832-2...
$9.95
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 Jesse Chisholm
The Story of a Trailblazer and Peacemaker
by Sybil O'Rear
Author of a story of
Charles Goodnight for young readers, Sybil O'Rear reaches back into pioneer
Texas for a story of this Scottish-Cherokee pioneer who helped build
peace and understanding between two cultures.
96 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., bibliography, glossary, illustrations, ages 9-12
Hardback...110-8
...$14.95
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 Legendary Texians in Four
Volumes
by Joe Tom Davis
Volume 1:
Jane Long, Deaf
Smith, David G. Burnet, William B. Travis, Bigfoot Wallace, John O.
Meusebach, Charles Goodnight, and Shainghai Pierce. Grades 6-8. 1
92 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., photos, notes, index
Paperback ...336-1
...$17.95
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 Jose Antonio Navarro,
Benito and the White Dove
by Marj Gurasich
A signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence. His story is told by Benito, who understood
he was a hero, not a traitor.
112 pages, 5.5 x
8.5in., photos, glossary, chronology, bibliography, reading level 6.2
Hardback... 693-X
...$13.95
Paperback... 122-1... $ 7.95
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 Volume 2:
Quanah Parker,
Cynthia Ann Parker, Roy Bean, Gail Borden, Josiah Wilbarger, L.H. McNelly,
John Wesley Hardin, Pamelia Mann, Brit Bailey, and Strap Buckner.
192 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., photos, notes, index
Paperback... 473-2...
$17.95
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 Juan Seguin, A
Hero of Texas
by Rita Kerr A member
of an early San Antonio family, he opposed the dictatorship of General
Santa Anna and joined the fight for a free Texas
64 pages, 5.5 x
8.5in., bibliography, reading level 5.7, ages 9-12
Hardback... 502-X...
$13.95
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 Volume 3:
Michael Muldoon, the
DeLeon family, the Groce and Wharton families, Emily Morgan, William
Goyens, Robert Potter, and Rufus Burleson.
224 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., photos, notes, index
Paperback... 559-3...
$17.95
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 Lone Star
Generals in Gray
by Ralph Wooster
More than 70,000
Texans served in the military during the Civil War, the majority in the
Confederate army, and others in state forces protecting the frontier. Of
the total, thirty-seven Texans reached the rank of general.Dr. Wooster,
noted Civil War historian, researched deeply in confederate records,
wrote detailed profiles of each general, and collected photos of every
one.
322 pages, 6 x 9
in., photographs, endnotes, index
Hardback... 325-9...
$24.95
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 Miss Ima and the
Hogg Family
by Gwen
Cone Neeley
Ima Hogg,
only daughter of flamboyant and wealthy Governor James s. Hogg, could have
led a life of indolence. Instead, she shared her remarkable gifts with
the people of Texas. A family photo album is included in this story of a
fortunate lady with an unfortunate name.
96
pages, 6 in. x 9 in.
Paperback...
079-6 ...$10.95
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