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W.S. Benson
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 Henry Guerra's
San Antonio
by Henry Guerra
For more than 50
years on his radio programs, Henry Guerra chronicled San Antonio's
history through a series of vignettes. Selections from that famous series
Henry Guerra's San Antonio are presented and illustrated with yesteryear
photographs. Included is the complete text of The Thirteen Days of the
Alamo from Henry Guerra's annual radio remembrance of the fall of the
Alamo.
120 pages, 8.5 x
11 in., color/b&w photographs
Paperback... 009-4...
$12.50
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 Betsy Warren
Explorers in
Early Texas
written and
illustrated by Betsy Warren
When the first
spanish explorers came to the wild land now known as Texas, they began a
series of explorations that lasted more than 250 years. Each explorer:
Alonso Pineda, Cabeza de Vaca, Francisco Coronado, Robert del la Salle,
Domingo Teran and Athanse de Mezieres has a chapter. A clearly written,
informatively illustrated overview of 250 years in the exploration of the
New World,...for readers age 9 and above, it takes its readers from 1519
through 1778...instructive and informative. Texas Books in Review
128 pages, 7 in. x
9 in., illustrations, maps, age 9 up
Paperback ...712-4...
$13.95
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 Cowboy Life on
the Texas Plains
The Photographs of
Ray Rector
Edited by Margaret Rector, Intro by John Graves
Ray Rector traded his lasso for a camera, and his photographs have preserved
a clear picture of the lives of working cowboys in the 1920s and 1930s.
"An excellent book for those who appreciate cowboy history."
Cowboy Magazine.
24 pages, 10 x 7
in., 90 duotone plates
Paperback... 529-3...
$19.95
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 Indians Who Lived in Texas
written and
illustrated by Betsy Warren
This is the
authoritative and informative story of the 10 tribes native to Texas,
clearly describing the varied lives these original Texans lived.
(Designed for young readers ages 6 and up) Indians Who Lived in Texas is
enhanced with wonderful illustrations by author/artist Betsy Warren, an
index and a glossary.
48 pages, 7 in. x
9 in., illustrations, index, glossary, age 6 up
Hardback ...002-8...
$18.95
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 Cowboy Stories
from East Texas
written and illustrated
by John Lash
The author sets the
stage for eight, always exciting, many times funny, and often touching
stories of a contemporary cowboy family in East Texas. The love that
develops between people and between people and their animals in a rural
setting touches the heart.
80 pages, 7 in. x
9 in., age 6 up
Paperback ...727-2...
$10.95
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 Classroom Activities for:
Indians Who Lived in Texas and Explorers in Early Texas
written and developed
by Michael Shepherd
More reasons to share
Betsy Warren's two informative and well illustrated classics with 4th and
7th grade history students. Classroom Activities provides sample lesson
plan, summaries, section quizzes and tests for each book. Exercises for
students will strengthen their vocabulary, composition, reading
comprehension, art reasoning and sequencing skills.
56 pages, 8.5 x 11
in.
Paperback... 700-0
...$13.95
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 Dallas: A
History of Big D
by Michael V. Hazel
In this concise
overview, Michael V. Hazel examines Big D's roots as a frontier market
town, its development as a regional transportation center, and the
growing pains it experienced in the twentieth century.
74 pages, 6 x 9
in., 18 illustrations
Paperback... 163-0...
$ 7.95
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 The First Texans
by Carolyn Burnett
16 tribes of native
peoples and how they lived.
160 pages, 5.5 in.
x 8.5 in., reading level 6.2
Hardback... 980-7...
$14.95
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 The First Fire: Stories
of the Cherokee, Kickapoo, Kiowa and Tigua
by Jane Archer
Stories and myths
come alive in this companion book to Texas Indian Myths and Legends.
224 pages, 6 x 9
in.
Paperbach...201-7...$18.95
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 The Native
Americans of Texas
by Grace Stamper
A non-fiction account
of Native groubs who inhabited Texas prior to and during European
exploration and colonization. Correlated to TEKS / TAKS
150 pages, 6 x 9 in.,
maps, glossary, bibliography, 4th grade
Paperback...733-7...$17.95
Workbook, 48 pages,
8.5 x 11 in., illus., diagrams, charts
Paperback...733-8...$10.95
Teachers guide, 32
pages, 8.5 x 11 in., illus, puzzles, charts
Paperback...736-1...$12.95
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 Eyewitness to
the Alamo
by Bill Groneman and
Paul Andrew Hutton
Contains over one
hundred descriptions of the Battle of the Alamo by people who were
witnesses or who claimed to have witnessed the event. These accounts are
the basis for all of the histories, traditions, myths, and legends of
this famous battle. Many are conflicting, some are highly suspect as to
authenticity, but all are intriguing.
288 pages, 5.5 in.
x 8.5 in.
Hardback... 846-5...
$18.95
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