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W.S. Benson
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 Historic Ranches
of the Old West
by Bill O'Neal A
telling of the ranching frontier of America's lost West which generated
an endless fascination with hard-riding cowboys, powerful cattle barons,
bold rustlers, range wars, trail drives, ornery longhorns and bucking
broncos. Many ranches encompassed hundreds of thousand, 'sometimes
millions, of acres of open range, and the largest of these gigantic
spreads employed a hundred or more cowboys tending more than 100,000 head
of cattle.
376 pages, 6 x 9 in.,
photos, bibliography, index
Hardback ...167-1...
$29.95
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 Ghosts
Best Tales of
Texas Ghosts
by Docia Schultz
Williams
A compendium of
otherworldly events and sightings with evidence and first hand accounts
testifying to the super- natural.
408 pages, 85.5 x
18.5 in., 11 years and up
Paperback... 569-5
...$18.95
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 Horned Toad
Canyon
by Joyce Gibson Roach
illustrated by
charles Shaw A fictional delight, Horned Toad Canyon brings alive a
diverse Southwestern prairie neighborhood with horned toads and their
many friends of other species.In addition to this charming story, a
natural history guide is included to explain the Western plains habitat.
J.G. Roach is a three-time recipient of the Western Writers of America
Spur award.
48 pages, 8 x 9
in., pen, ink & watercolor illustrations throughout
Hardback w/dust
jacket... 101-7 ...$17.95
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 The Ghost at the Old Stone
Fort
by Martha Tannery
Jones, illustrated by Donna Loughran 6th graders Doug and Jesse solve a
Depression era crime mystery. Readers learn the history of the old stone
fort at Nacogdoches and Spanish settler Gil Y'Barbo.
104 pages, 6in. x
9in., illustrations
Paperback... 087-7...
$ 9.95
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 An Illustrated
History of Texas Forts
by Rod Timanus
An illustrated
History of Texas Forts is the creation of the well-known Texas history
artist Rod Timanus.This guide presents over one hundred Texas forts and
camps in the order that they came into being, and illustrates their
history with period drawings, plans, and maps.
275 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in.
Paperback... 795-7...
$18.95 .
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 Ghost Stories of Old Texas
by Zinita Fowler
Authentic tales from
earlier days of Texas to stimulate vivid imaginations. Intriguing yarns
for young readers wholesome folklore.
Volume I, 68 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in., illustrations, grades 4-7
Hardback... 407-4... $14.95
Volume II, 80 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in., illustrations, grades 4-7
Hardback... 868-1... $14.95
Volume III, 72 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in., illustrations, grades 4-7
Hardback... 060-8... $14.95
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 Juneteenth
Celebrating Freedom in Texas
By Anna Pearl Barrett
Two years after the
fact, the news of emancipation finally reached Texas on June 19, 1865 -
Juneteenth. Anna Pearl Barrett's true family story brings to life the
traumatic remembrances of Junteenth, but more important the triumph of
the human spirit reflected in the Barrett family, and others who remember
and celebrate.
80 pages, 5.5 x 8.5
in., illustrations, glossary
Hardback ...180-9...
$12.95
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 Ghosts of Spindletop Hill
by Wanda Landrey
The Lucas gusher,
which blew in January 1901, at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas,
ushered in a new age in America, the age of liquid fuel. The discovery
would change the world forever. Storybook characters Sara Jane Thornton
and her brother Billy Jack witness the struggles of those who worked long
and hard to make Spindletop a reality. They become involved with White
Bear Woman, a poor native American widow,who tries to save her land.
144 pages, 5 x 8
in., glossary, reading level 4.5
Paperback ...449-2...
$15.95
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 The King Ranch
Story - Truth and Myth
by Mona Sizer A
warm-hearted story of love and power and ghosts - which add mystery and
fear.
240 pages, 5.5 x 8.5
in., grade 7 and up
Paperback... 680-2...
$16.95
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 Texas Haunted Forts
by Elaine Coleman
The forts of Texas stand
like silent sentinels. Their legends and stories are ghostly reminders of
a past steeped in history. Tales of Indians wrapped in white buffalo
robes and a ghostly lady delivering white roses to an officer's desk are
woven with historical facts, placing the reader in the midst of the
action.
300 pages, 5.5 x
8.5 in.
Paperback... 841-4
...$18.95
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