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W.S. Benson
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 Anson Jones
by Jean Flynn
Doctor, farmer, and
politician, Anson Jones served as the last president of the Republic of
Texas and helped bring the republic into the Union.
112 pages, 5.5x
8.5 in., illustrations, time line, bibliography, reading level 4.9
Hardback ...106-X...
$13.95
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 Bill Pickett:
Bulldogging King of the Rodeo
by Malcolm Dickinson
Bill Pickett, inventor of the rodeo technique of bull-dogging, was an
African-American legend on the rodeo circuit.
130 pages, 6.2 x
7.7 in.
Paperback ...737-8
...$10.95
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 Artists Who
Painted Texas
by
Marjorie von Rosenberg
The
artists who painted Texas had a common bond they all loved Texas! Each
artists personal story is told in each chapter followed by a letter
written by the artist. Works by these fourteen artists may be viewed at
the Texas capitol building and in museums and institutions throughout
Texas. For the learning reader, the author has included a palette of
words, and locations of the various works. 96 pages, 6 x 9 in.,
22
color plates, bibliography, index, reading level 5.0
Hardback
...203-1 ...$16.95
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 Black Texans:
They Overcame
by Marian Barnes
Profiles of 21 historic and contemporary African-American Texans who made
a difference.
144 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in., photos, notes, bibliography, glossary, reading level 6.1
Hardback ...055-1...
$16.95
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Austin,
The Son Becomes Father
by Mary Dodson Wade
Illustrated by Pat
Finney
Recounts the life of
the quiet, cultured statesman who carried out his fathers dream of bringing
settlers to Texas and became the Father of Texas.
64 pages,
illustrated, 2 color, grades 3Ð5 Hardback 908-7 $13.95
Paperback... 909-5
...$ 7.95
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 Blind Bess,
Buddy and Me
written by Ruby C.
Tolliver, illustrated by Lyle L. Miller
Cousins Gus Roundtree
and Buddy Birdsong dont much like each other. They slowly become friends
after their fathers lose their jobs during the depression, and both
families take refuge on the grandparents East Texas farm.The book is a
great way to show todays young people how kids made their own fun in the
days before TV, VCRs and videos and perhaps inspire some imaginative fun
of their own.
104 pages, 6 in. x
9 in., heavily illustrated, age 9 up
Hardback ...063-X
...$12.95
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 Brave Bessie:
Flying Free
by Lillian M. Fisher
Brave Bessie:
Flying Free is
refreshingly different and gives young girls an exciting role model.
Bessie Coleman, who picked cotton n Waxahachie as a child grew up to fly.
She overcame many obstacles to wow airshow crowds. Bessie learned French
to take flying lessons in France (because American schools would not
admit her). Earning her wings two years before Emelia Earhart, Bessie
flew in major airshows for five years before a fatal flying accident. She
was recently honored with a postage stamp.
88 pages, 6 in. x
9 in., photos, glossary, index, grade 4 up, AR, TEKS
Hardback... 094-X
...$18.95
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 Cabeza de Vaca,
Conquistador Who Cared
by Mary Dodson Wade
The odyssey of the man
who walked across Texas in the 1530s, records his trials in the Western
hemisphere and his desire to give fair treatment to native people.
96 pages, 6 x 9
in., black & white, grades 4-7
Hardback... 914-1...
$13.95
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