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Books · History
The Evolution of a State OR Recollections of Old Texas DaysFrom the time he first arrived in Texas in 1827 at the age of nineteen, Noah Smithwick was involved many of the events in the evolution of Texas. For the next thirty-four years before leaving for California…
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5 Texas Classic Books & Stories to Read OnlineMany of the classic books about Texas and the Southwest are largely inaccessible to all but a few collectors, or to hard-core historians willing to commit the time and expense to travel to a few major…
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Remember The Alamo By Amelia E. BarrRemember the Alamo is the story of the fictional family of Robert Worth–at the time of the Texas revolution. By that time, Worth, a native of New York, had served as a well-known and respected physician in the…
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The Last of the TroubadoursO. Henry is known for writing short stories with unexpected twists at the end. “The Last of the Troubadours” is no exception. Set in southwest Texas in the late nineteenth century, it may well have taken place…
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THE TRAIL DRIVERS OF TEXASThe Trail Drivers of Texas is a collection of narrative sketches of early cowboys and their experiences in driving herds of cattle through the unfenced Texas prairies to northern markets. They are true…
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Guide to Life and Literature of the SouthwestJ. Frank Dobie (1888-1964) was already widely known as a Texas author and folklorist when he first published his Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest in 1943. The Guide evolved from notes Dobie had…