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Recollections of Western Texas, 1852-55
ISBN: 9780896724365 / Angielski / Miękka / 122 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When brothers William and John Wright arrived in the United States from Ireland in 1850 and could find no other suitable employment, they joined the U.S. Army s Regiment of Mounted Rifles, which served on the Texas frontier. Their description of their experiences is unusual on several counts: it is a view of Texas in the 1850s, when personal accounts were rare, and it is written from the point of view of visitors to this nation. And because the Wrights published their book in 1857, only three years after they left the army, their story has an immediacy lacking in many memoirs.He was a man in...
When brothers William and John Wright arrived in the United States from Ireland in 1850 and could find no other suitable employment, they joined the U...
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60,63 |
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Cowboy Justice: Tale of a Texas Lawman
ISBN: 9780896724501 / Angielski / Miękka / 327 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jim Gober adhered to a code of ethics throughout his life. It made him the man he was, and it cost him dearly. It catapulted him into politics as the youngest elected sheriff in the United States -- and made him the target of hired assassins.
Jim Gober adhered to a code of ethics throughout his life. It made him the man he was, and it cost him dearly. It catapulted him into politics as the ...
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72,03 |
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Oil, Taxes, and Cats: A History of the Devitt Family and the Mallet Ranch
ISBN: 9780896724600 / Angielski / Miękka / 247 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Many of the great Texas ranches established during the cattle boom of the 1880s became immediate business successes, but as time passed, many of them failed. Oil, Taxes, and Cats is the story of one of the survivors and of the family that kept it alive. David Mantz DeVitt, a young New York newspaperman, came to Texas in 1880 and became co-owner of the Mallet Ranch in 1895. Although he lacked practical experience in the livestock business, DeVitt managed to parlay his small investment into a 100,000-acre cattle operation that continues to operate today. DeVitt s two sons were killed in...
Many of the great Texas ranches established during the cattle boom of the 1880s became immediate business successes, but as time passed, many of them ...
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67,96 |
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Ditches Across the Desert: Irrigation in the Lower Pecos Valley
ISBN: 9780896725096 / Angielski / Twarda / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "One of the most thoroughly researched, detailed histories of any irrigated region in the American West." American Historical Review"Recommended . . . A worthy addition to recent studies of water administration in the West." Western Historical Quarterly"A welcomed and excellent study that adds much to our knowledge of water development projects in southeastern New Mexico in the context of the history of the campaign for national reclamation." Journal of Southern HistorySettlement of the West came slowly, based on advances in technology and the harnessing of nature, especially water. Early on,...
"One of the most thoroughly researched, detailed histories of any irrigated region in the American West." American Historical Review"Recommended . . ....
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140,83 |
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Buffalo Guns and Barbed Wire : Two Frontier Accounts by Don Hampton Biggers
ISBN: 9780896725119 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Newspaperman Don Hampton Biggers witnessed the last years of the West Texas frontier and grew intrigued with the buffalo hunters, the early cattlemen, and the stories they told. As the twentieth century began, he was collecting and publishing the recollections of old-timers who had participated in making Texas history.This book combines two of Biggers s works, History That Will Never Be Repeated> (1901) and Pictures of the Past (1902) both rare and coveted by collectors of Texana. The two, republished in 1991 as a Book Club of Texas special edition and trade clothbound edition, are now...
Newspaperman Don Hampton Biggers witnessed the last years of the West Texas frontier and grew intrigued with the buffalo hunters, the early cattlemen,...
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116,54 |
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After the Massacre: The Violent Legacy of the San Saba Mission
ISBN: 9780896725966 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On March 16, 1758, the turmoil sweeping North America came crashing down on the little log mission on the banks of the San Saba River. Allied northern tribes, pressed from all sides, attacked the Mission Santa Cruz de San Saba and burned it to the ground. In After the Massacre Robert S. Weddle chronicles with scholarly authority the events following the attack: the Spaniards expedition to the Red River to punish the offending Taovaya Indians and their allies; the villainous intrigue responsible for the erroneous view of the episode; the abortive effort to bring peace to the frontier; the...
On March 16, 1758, the turmoil sweeping North America came crashing down on the little log mission on the banks of the San Saba River. Allied northern...
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131,11 |
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Mountain Villages of New Mexico
ISBN: 9780913270134 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Alice Bullock says, "We can't go back." Thomas Wolfe said it and has been quoted ever since. Yet it bears repetition, especially today and in reference to Alice Bullock's Mountain Villages of New Mexico. Times change and as Bullock laments in this book of memoirs, commentaries and anecdotes, it is too late to do much about it except what she herself has done: write it down. We can't go back...we can only, hopefully, remember. And that is what this book does for all of us who have either lived in a mountain village or dreamed of living in one. This collection of tales of Cimarron, Lamy,...
Alice Bullock says, "We can't go back." Thomas Wolfe said it and has been quoted ever since. Yet it bears repetition, especially today and in referenc...
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64,43 |
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In Old Arizona: True Tales of the Wild Frontier
ISBN: 9780914846215 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. History and tales of the Southwest told with excitement and humor.
History and tales of the Southwest told with excitement and humor.
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49,22 |
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Women in Texas
ISBN: 9780938349730 / Angielski / Miękka / 446 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This historic collection, revised and expanded, is the most complete and authoritative history of the women who have contributed to the life of the Lone Star State. A compendium of authentic and detailed biographies based on historical sources, here is a rich tapestry woven from the polychrome backgrounds and ethnicities of Texas' women. Theirs is a legacy of gentleness to greatness, and their names are legend in the honor roll of Texas--from Jane Long, "The Mother of Texas," to Ann Richards. Henrietta King's name adorns a historic Texas ranch; Lizzie Johnson, Texas' eccentric cattle queen...
This historic collection, revised and expanded, is the most complete and authoritative history of the women who have contributed to the life of the Lo...
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63,11 |
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The Gentlemen in the White Hats: Dramatic Episodes in the History of the Texas Rangers
ISBN: 9780938349822 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1934, this is a must for readers interested in the lore and legend of the Texas Rangers.
First published in 1934, this is a must for readers interested in the lore and legend of the Texas Rangers.
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72,82 |
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Spirits of the Border: The History and Mystery of Ft. Bliss, Texas
ISBN: 9780962608742 / Angielski / Miękka / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fort Bliss, Texas is not only one of the most important military installations in the continental U.S., but it is also one of the most haunted. Inside these pages are stories of various spirits still inhabiting its halls and grounds.
Fort Bliss, Texas is not only one of the most important military installations in the continental U.S., but it is also one of the most haunted. Inside...
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64,43 |
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Spirits of the Border: The History and Mystery of El Paso Del Norte
ISBN: 9780962608773 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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68,23 |
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Spirits of the Border: The History and Mystery of El Paso Del Norte
ISBN: 9780962608780 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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102,59 |
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Exploring the Afro-Texas Experience: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources about Black Texans
ISBN: 9780964762978 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. " Exploring the Afro-Texas Experience" is a broad-based compilation of source material on African-American history, folkways, fiction, films, and politics in Texas. Glasrud and Champion have performed a masterful job of creating a highly coherent and usable volume.
" Exploring the Afro-Texas Experience" is a broad-based compilation of source material on African-American history, folkways, fiction, films, and poli...
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77,68 |
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Cattle Kings of Texas
ISBN: 9781406757378 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book comprises a fascinating and authentic look into the lives of some of the richest and most private ranches in Texas. This is a book that will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in the historical singularity that is Texas, offering its readers a unique insight in to the ''real world'' of Texas ranch life and the ever-fading tradition of true ranching that made it what it is today. Many antique books such as this are increasingly rare and costly, and it is with this in mind that we are proud to be republishing this text here complete with a new introduction on the subject.
This book comprises a fascinating and authentic look into the lives of some of the richest and most private ranches in Texas. This is a book that will...
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157,47 |
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The 48th
ISBN: 9781420877557 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of the 48th is as varied as its climate and its geography. And the people who have come and gone are a microcosm of the land they inhabited or live here today. Red people, black people, yellow people and white people. Arizona's history has been influenced by them. Most were God-fearing and accepted the land as it was bestowed upon them. Some were determined to change it. But, to this day, the residents look upon Arizona as a veritable paradise which too many still seek to change for better or for worse. After all, our relatives have already lived here; from The Anasazi to the...
The story of the 48th is as varied as its climate and its geography. And the people who have come and gone are a microcosm of the land they inhabited ...
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90,24 |
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Texas Tales Your Teacher Never Told You
ISBN: 9781556221415 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charlie Eckhardt, a newspaper columnist and owner of the Lone Star Barber Shop in Seguin, Texas, spins his tales as only Charlie can. This book covers such topics as the little-known first Texas revolution and the counterrevolution of 1838-1840; the Linville raid; the legend of the Yellow Rose of Texas; Jim Bowie's famous knife and Sam Colt's equally famous pistol; and many more. From the early days of Texas up to the saving of the oil industry, Charlie tells 'em like he heard 'em and assures that some of the stories are actually true.
Charlie Eckhardt, a newspaper columnist and owner of the Lone Star Barber Shop in Seguin, Texas, spins his tales as only Charlie can. This book covers...
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95,80 |
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Exploring Alamo Legends
ISBN: 9781556222559 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. After years of researching all available Alamo records, including primary letters and accounts by participants, government documents from the period, newspaper articles, diary entries, and even receipts, Wallace O. Chariton has answered these and many more of the perplexing Alamo questions. No punches are pulled in this hard hitting investigation. Some of the answers presented may excite your patriotic yearnings: other more controversial answers may ignite your historical anger. In either event, some new light has been cast onto a few of the shadows of the Alamo legend.
After years of researching all available Alamo records, including primary letters and accounts by participants, government documents from the period, ...
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100,85 |
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Unsolved Texas Mysteries
ISBN: 9781556222566 / Angielski / Miękka / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For about as long as there has been a Texas there have been Texas mysteries, and many of them remain unsolved. What happened to the documents captured in the Alamo? Does a ghost actually haunt the state capitol in Austin? Did the U.S. Army secretly bury hundreds of guns in North Texas after WWII? Was John Wilkes Booth killed or did he escape and flee to Central Texas? The authors present the known facts and circumstances of these and other mysteries.
For about as long as there has been a Texas there have been Texas mysteries, and many of them remain unsolved. What happened to the documents captured...
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85,69 |
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Treasury of Texas Trivia
ISBN: 9781556225260 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Texas and Texans have been known to boast of having the best or the worst, the most or the least, the largest or the tiniest of just about everything. Join author Bill Cannon as he reveals facts that depict the colorful bravado unique to the Lone Star State. For instance, not six but seven flags flew over Texas. In 1832 the composer of The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key, was the counsel hired by Sam Houston to defend him on assault charges. And someone other than Sam Bass may be buried in his grave. A Treasury of Texas Trivia is complemented by newspaper accounts, photographs, and...
Texas and Texans have been known to boast of having the best or the worst, the most or the least, the largest or the tiniest of just about everything....
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65,47 |
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