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Historic Texas Courthouses

Michael A. Andrews Photography by Paul Hester & Lisa Hardaway Foreword by Richard Moe Hardcover 275 full-color photos After the Civil War, Texas was a wild frontier beyond the reaches of the law....

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Historic Houston Streets

Expanded Edition Marks Hinton Softcover Marks Hinton, the “Street Whisperer,” has expanded and updated his popular Historic Houston Streets to include all of Houston’s surrounding counties. Interesting...

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Highways to the World

Carolyn Kneese & John DeMers Hardcover B&W photographs From one Golden Age of Texas highways to another, including the construction of the atomic bomb in the “secret city” of Oak Ridge,...

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Good Nights Package

Glenn Dromgoole Illustrations by Barbra Clack Hardcover Illustrated in pastel pencil This western bedtime classic stories continue to delight little cowpokes across the country and lead them peacefully...

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Fine Handmade Boots & Saddles

Wilson & Martha Franklin with John DeMers Photography by Michael H. Marvins Hardcover 4-color photographs Release Date: April 2016 The finest hand made boots, saddles and leather goods that can be...

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David Crockett in Congress

James R. Boylston & Allen J. Weiner Hardcover 16 full color photographs David Crockett in Congress is the first book to provide a full and accurate portrait of this American legend. Throughout his...

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Cattle Brands

Jane Pattie Foreword by Elmer Kelton Hardcover 50 photographs / 1,096 brand illustrations In the American West, cattle rustling was a killing offense and the cattle brand both a rancher’s “iron...

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Bragging Rights

Carolyn Kneese & John DeMers Introduction by Lynn Ashby Hardcover 2-color Release Date: October 2014 Is the great state of Texas big enough to encompass the personality and pride of its two...

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Bob and Helen Kleberg of King Ranch

Helen Kleberg Groves with Bill Benson Hardcover 244 archival photographs Called “The Birthplace of American Ranching,” the storied King Ranch grew alongside Texas from its earliest days. This...

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A Rose Blooms in Texas

Carlos R. Hamilton Jr. Hardcover B&W Historical fiction augmented with original letters and documents, A Rose Blooms in Texas presents a compelling picture of life in East Texas during the Civil...

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Henrietta King

Mary Dodson Wade Illustrations by Bill Farnsworth Hardcover Henrietta Maria Morse Chamberlain King, lost her mother in 1835 and her father’s missionary work around Missouri and in Tennessee made for a...

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Terlingua Heat

John DeMers Softcover From the author of Marfa Shadows comes a new book about Danny Morales, a former San Antonio newspaper photographer turned Big Bend River Guide. Forced to hide out in the small...

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Shine On

Mike Renfro Hardcover From the arrival of a frail German named Kosmos Spoetzel into the town of Shiner in 1909 to the emergence of Shiner Bock as the preeminent Texas beer in the 1980s. Shine On tells...

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Texas Sayings & Folklore

Mavis Parrott Kelsey, Sr. Hardcover 2-color On the eve of his 100th birthday, Dr. Mavis P. Kelsey shares a generous collection of sayings from his homeland. Many of the expressions here are as old as...

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The Sauce

Case D. Fischer + Mark Wieser with John DeMers + Nancy Marr Photography by Leonardo Aguirre, Jr. Hardcover 4-color illustrations Twenty years ago, a small specialty foods company in Fredericksburg,...

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Texas’ Big Bend

Michael H. Marvins Foreword by Roy Flukinger / Preface by Bill Wright Hardcover 200+ color photographs The first comprehensive photographic study of the Big Bend region, Texas’ Big Bend presents a...

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Historic Texas Courthouses

Michael A. Andrews Photography by Paul Hester & Lisa Hardaway Foreword by Richard Moe Hardcover 275 full-color photos After the Civil War, Texas was a wild frontier beyond the reaches of the law....

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The Paper Republic

James P. Bevill Hardcover Full color photographs & illustrations This lavish, award-winning volume presents the powerful financial story of the economic roots of Texas, ranging from the earliest...

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