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W.S. Benson
& Company, Inc.
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 Moses Austin and
Stephen F. Austin: A Gone to Texas Dual Biography
by Betsy Warren
Today we know Stephen
F. Austin as the "Father of Texas" but few people kn ow about his
father, Moses Austin, the man who motivated him. This dual biography
traces the Austin family history from their English roots in 1638 to
Stephen's death in 1836 at the cusp of Texas independence he did so much
to create.
64 pages, 7in. x 9
in., heavily illustrated, index, age 8 up
Hardback ...096-6...
$18.95
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 One of Fannin's
Men
by Isabel R. Marvin
A present-day seventh
grader changes his attitude towards history on a class trip to Presidio
La Bahia, near Goliad, Texas, where the 1836 massacre of 330 Texans took
place. This is a story, based on fact, of the heroic actions of a Mexican
grandfather and grandson.
104 pages,
illustrated, age 9 up, TEKS Hardback 706-X $ 9.95
Paperback... 719-1...
$ 7.95
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 Mirabeau B.
Lamar: Father of Texas Education
by Elizabeth Morgan
Second president of
Texas, and founder of Austin and the University of Texas.
96 pages, photos,
bibliography, glossary, index, reading level 5.0, ages 9-12
Hardback
...963-7...$13.95
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 Our Tejano
Heroes Outstanding Mexican-Americans in Texas
by Sammye Munson
Twenty
mini-biographies of Hispanic leaders of Texas. 96 pages, bibliography,
30 photographs,
pronunciation key, reading level 5.5
Hardback ...691-3
...$14.95
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 The Mustang
Professor: the Story of J. Frank Dobie
written and
illustrated by Mark Mitchell J.
Frank Dobie his life
from his childhood in the brush country to prominence as writer and
professor.
88 pages, fully
illustrated, glossary, bibliography, reading level 6.7
Hardback... 823-1...
$14.95
Paperback ...134-5 ...$ 7.95
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 Sam Houston:
American Hero
by Ann Fears Crawford
illustrated by Betsy
Warren
The only man who
served as governor of two states and president of an independent country,
he also lived with the Indians as a youth, and in old age was vilified
for wanting to keep Texas in the Union during the Civil War. The book is
lavishly illustrated with fifty-eight informative and historically
accurate scenes from this pivotal time in Texas history.
60 pages, 7 in. x
9 in., illustrations, age 8 up
Hardback...
088-5...$17.95
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 Nolan Ryan Texas
Fastball to Cooperstown
by Ken Anderson
Nolan Ryan grew up in
the small Texas town of Alvin and unlike every other kid Nolan threw a fastball
better than any pitcher before him. This is the story of his 27-season
career.
160 pages, 5.5 x
8.5in., photographs, timeline, records, statistics, RL 5.5
Hardback ...350-X
...$16.95
Paperback ...349-6...$ 5.95
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 Stephen F.
Austin: Wilderness Pioneer
by Carol Hoff
"I wanted to
tell Austin's story so that boys and girls all over the United States
would come to know him not as a stuffy figure in a history book but as a
man who had a great dream for the welfare of his fellowmen, and in
working to make that dream come true met adventure and danger, heartache
and happiness." -Carol Hoff, Author
192pages, 7.5 in.
x 9.5 in., illustrated
Paperback...716-7...
$15.95
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 North to the Rio
Grande - Lorenzo de Zavala
by Faye Venable
Signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence, de Zavala became the first vice-president of
the Republic.
56 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., reading level 6.8
Paperback... 080-2...
$6.95
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 Stephen F.
Austin, Father of Texas
by Jean Flynn
Young Stephen, a
reluctant student, newspaper editor, and law student, brought some of the
first Americans into Texas.
64 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., reading level 5.2
Hardback... 285-3...
$14.95
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