Cultural Region/Southwest U.S.
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The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas
$21.99 Add to cartIn late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and the Percilla-Augusta region of neighboring Houston County. T… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Bills, E. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 13 2014
- ISBN10: 1626193525
- Language: English
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William F. Buckley Sr.: Witness to the Mexican Revolution, 1908-1922
$29.95 Add to cartIn 1909, young William F. Buckley Sr. (1881-1958), who grew up in the dusty South Texas town of San Diego, graduated from the University of Texas law school and headed for Mexico City. Fluent in Spani
- Author: Adams, John A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0806191821
- Language: English
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Mi Cultura: Bringing Shadow Into Light
$39.95 Add to cartInternationally acclaimed photographer Al Rend has been documenting the extended culture of south-central Texas for more than five decades. From his early teenage escapades weaseling his way backst… [more below]
- Author: Rendón, Al
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1595342869
- Language: English
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Walking Tcu: A Historic Perspective
$39.95 Add to cartFounded in 1873, Texas Christian University is located on 272 acres about three miles from downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Walking TCU: A Historic Perspective, Second Edition describes the buildings on th… [more below]
- Author: Swaim, Joan Hewatt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0875658350
- Language: English
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Covered Wagon Women, Volume 4: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1852: The California Trail
$18.95 Add to cartIn 1852 a record number of women helped keep the wagons rolling over the perilous western trails. The fourth volume of Covered Wagon Women is devoted to families headed for California that year. Diari… [more below]
- Series: Covered Wagon Women #4
- Author: Holmes, Kenneth L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 303
- Publish Date: April 01 1997
- ISBN10: 080327291X
- Language: English
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The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas
$31.99 Add to cartIn late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and the Percilla-Augusta region of neighboring Houston County. T… [more below]
- Author: Bills, E. R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: May 13 2014
- ISBN10: 154020958X
- Language: English
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How to Be a Texan: The Manual
$23.95 Read moreThere are certain things every Texan should know how to do and say, whether your Lone Star roots reach all the way back to the 1836 Republic or you were just transplanted here yesterday. Some of these
- Author: Valdez, Andrea
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 206
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 1477309314
- Language: English
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Texas Ranger: The Epic Life of Frank Hamer, the Man Who Killed Bonnie and Clyde
$25.00 Add to cartThe New York Times Best Seller
“Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his pro- Author: Boessenecker, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: July 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1250131596
- Language: English
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Spirits of the Border: The History and Mystery of El Paso Del Norte
$17.95 Add to cart- Author: Hudnall, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: October 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0962608777
- Language: English
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New Mexico Rocks and Minerals: The Collecting Guide
$14.95 Add to cartIt has been said that mineral and rock collecting is one of the most popular hobbies throughout the world and one that can be very rewarding and pleasurable for both the serious collector and for the … [more below]
- Series: Rock Collecting
- Author: Kimbler, Frank S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: July 15 2007
- ISBN10: 0913270970
- Language: English
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An Oklahoma I Had Never Seen Before: Alternative Views of Oklahoma History
$21.95 Add to cartAfter taking Davis D. Joyce’s course in Oklahoma history, a student once said, “I saw an Oklahoma I’d never seen before.”
“This is a splendid collection of writings in the true spirit of a ‘people’s h
- Author: Joyce, Davis D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 15 1998
- ISBN10: 080612945X
- Language: English
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The Village Horse Doctor: West of the Pecos
$18.95 Add to cartBen K. Green takes us back to the deep Southwest and the never-a-dull-moment years he spent as a practicing horse doctor along the Pecos and the Rio Grande. With precious little formal schooling but a… [more below]
- Author: Green, Ben K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 307
- Publish Date: February 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0803270909
- Language: English
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No Life for a Lady
$24.95 Add to cartWhen Agnes Morley Cleaveland was born on a New Mexico cattle ranch in 1874, the term “Wild West” was a reality, not a clich?. In those days cowboys didn’t know they were picturesque, horse rustlers we… [more below]
- Series: Women of the West
- Author: Cleaveland, Agnes Morley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: August 01 1977
- ISBN10: 0803258682
- Language: English
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Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest
$34.95 Add to cartMost people are familiar with the famous pre-Columbian civilizations of the Aztecs and Maya of Mexico, but few realize just how advanced were contemporary cultures in the American Southwest. Here lie … [more below]
- Series: Ancient Peoples of the American Southwest #0
- Author: Plog, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0500286930
- Language: English
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Claiming Sunday: The Story of a Texas Slave Community
$29.95 Add to cartAn inspiring story of human souls who survived the dehumanizing system of slavery in the Old South, Claiming Sunday also provides important keys to comprehending modern racial relations in a more enl
- Author: Snider, Joleene Maddox
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 30 2022
- ISBN10: 0875658253
- Language: English
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Gardening in the Desert: A Guide to Plant Selection & Care
$19.95 Add to cartNewcomers to the Southwest usually find that their favorite landscape plants aren’t suited to the hot, dry climate. Many authors offer advice on adapting plants to the desert; now Mary Irish tells how
- Author: Irish, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 175
- Publish Date: September 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0816520577
- Language: English
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John Joseph Mathews, 69: Life of an Osage Writer
$21.95 Add to cartJohn Joseph Mathews (1894-1979) is one of Oklahoma’s most revered twentieth-century authors. An Osage Indian, he was also one of the first Indigenous authors to gain national renown. Yet fame did not… [more below]
- Series: American Indian Literature and Critical Studies #69
- Author: Snyder, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 284
- Publish Date: February 02 2018
- ISBN10: 0806160527
- Language: English
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People of Chaco: A Canyon and Its Culture (Revised)
$30.99 Add to cartIn northwestern New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon lies a spectacular array of ruins. Like Stonehenge, they are both a monument to our pre-history and a cryptic puzzle. We know that in Chaco Canyon, one thousa
- Author: Frazier, Kendrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 17 2005
- ISBN10: 0393318257
- Language: English
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The Longhorns
$16.95 Add to cartThe Texas Longhorn made more history than any other breed of cattle the world has known. These wiry, intractable beasts were themselves pioneers in a harsh land, moving elementally with drouth, grass,
- Series: J. Frank Dobie Paperback Library
- Author: Dobie, J. Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: March 01 1980
- ISBN10: 029274627X
- Language: English
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100 Years, 100 Voices
$34.95 Add to cartWith the signing of Senate Bill No. 103 in 1923, an institution of higher learning was created in Lubbock, Texas. Its name would be Texas Technological College. Its aspirations–as one of its ambitiou… [more below]
- Author: Texas Tech University
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1682831558
- Language: English
