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Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press. Very Good. 2006. Trade Paperback. Mild reading crease on front cover . No spine crease. Maps. 304 pages. "Remember, boys, nothing on God's earth must stop the United States mail!" said John Butterfield to his drivers. Short as the life of the Southern Overland Mail turned out to be (1858 to 1861), the saga of the Butterfield Trail remains a high point in the westward movement. A. C. Greene offers a history and guide to retrace that historic and romantic Trail, which stretches 2800 miles from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast, remains a high point in the westward movement. A.C. Greene offers a history and guide that historic and romantic Trail with speccial attention to where it crosses the Texas borders. .

Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 288 pages. Center Books in Anabaptist Studies. <I>The Amish on the Iowa Prairie, 1840 to 1910</I> tells the story of how the Amish integrated themselves into a mid-American society, even as they preserved their own culture. Steven D. Reschly traces the Amish in Iowa from their initial settlement in the 1840s, through the community's experiences at the close of the nineteenth century when the rural economy of the United States had matured, and into the early part of the twentieth century. As Reschly demonstrates, the Amish experience of marginality and persecution in early modern Europe led them to develop a repertoire of actions and attitudes that helped preserve their community during migration -- an array of cultural practices and religious beliefs that contribute to what the Amish experience as the "portable community". In narratives of critical episodes,… Read More

Austin, TX: State House Press. Fine. 2001. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 208 pages. The second book in this critically acclaimed series discusses many of Texas' indomitable characters such as Rip Ford, Sam Houston, and Sul Ross. .

Friday Harbor, WA: Longhouse Printcrafters and Publishers. Fine. 1979. Revised Edition. Paperback. 99 pages .

Plano, TX: Republic of Texas. Good. 2002. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Due to previous owner's notations in table of contents this book is downgraded to Good . SIGNED by both AUTHORS. 284 pages. Signed by All Authors. The authors combed the state to locate the best of historical theaters that wont give up the ghost (sometimes literally). Their research and interviews showcase these theaters and preserve an important part of the history of performing arts in Texas. .

Austin: Eakin Press. As New in As New dust jacket. 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 362 pages .

College Station, TX: TAMU Press. Fine. 1997. Trade Paperback. 160 pages. Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Texas Photography Series. The 1920s oil boom changed every aspect of life in the sleepy town of Breckenridge, Texas - employment, social activities, housing, religion, and education - and with these changes came the beginnings of modern American culture. <I>Jazz-Age Boomtown</I> depicts the social history of small-town America and the oil boom phenomenon in a stunning photographic essay. Photographer Basil Clemons photographed not only the oil fields but also many other aspects of Breckenridge's boom - views of main streets, fires, floods, the circus, movie theaters, sporting events, schools, ranches, shops, and restaurants capturing the essence of the boomtown atmosphere. Clemons, the town's only professional photographer and most eccentric resident, traveled to California, the Pacific Northwest, and Alaska before returning to Texas in 1919 and settling in… Read More

Lanham, MD: Republic of Texas Press. Fine. 1999. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Genealogical table. 234 pages. The King Ranch Story is the love story of an ambitious young man and his dream of creating a great empire on Texas land. It's about the love between a man and woman, Captain Richard King and his wife Henrietta Chamberlain, the driving force behind King's success. It's a story of passion and power and success on a scale never seen before on this continent. King began his great enterprise with 15,500 acres of arid land called Rincon de Santa Gertrudis, purchased for $300 in 1853. From there it has grown to become an international legend. It was here that the great Santa Gertrudis cattle, and the indispensable western quarter horse were developed. The book also includes terrifying stories of ancient ghosts and hauntings that still imbue many of the secret places on the ranch with a sense of mystery and fear. .

New York: Wiley. Very Good. 2004. Trade Paperback. 304 pages. Kings of Texas is the sprawling saga of the larger-than-life characters who founded, built, and expanded the most famous cattle ranch in American history. Renowned Texas scholar, writer, and storyteller Don Graham weaves a compelling multigenerational family drama into the complex social history of South Texas. The result is an intricate tapestry laced with thrilling tales drawn from decades of conflict arising from the Mexican War, the Civil War, and countless skirmishes between Texas Rangers and border bandits. From humble frontier jacales to the sleek offices of a multinational corporation, Kings of Texas tells an unforgettable story of vision, violence, greed, loyalty, and betrayal, set on a stage as vast as the American dream. .

New York: Simon & Schuster. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Edgewear. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Dark Blue boards and spine imprinted in gold with title and author. Pictoral endpapers. Full number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 . 331 pages. The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that’s “as resonant today as ever” (The Wall Street Journal)—the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define our country.As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A… Read More

Boulder, CO: Ida Libert Uchill. Very Good. 1979. Second Edition. Trade Paperback. SIGNED and dated by AUTHOR . 327 pages. Signed by Author. The Story of the Jews in Colorado would be no different from the story of the Jews in any other place in America, nor would it differ greatly from that of their non-Jewish neighbors, were it not for the unexcelled climate of the region. A natural stage was provided in the arid country for the Jews upon which they were to enact their ancient drama of Tsdokoh (righteousness), the traditional concept of charity that couples love of fellow man with responsibility for fellow man. Eliminating, or alleviating, human misery in any form is a fundamental in tsdokoh. The most prevalent form of misery that faced the nineteenth century Jews in Colorado was tuberculosis, the mysterious and dread disease, which became so widespread after the Industrial Revolution that it became known as the "White Plague." In Colorado, even before the disease was understood… Read More

Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. Near Fine. 2000. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Inscribed to previous owner, dated and SIGNED by the AUTHOR . 128 pages. (College History Series). Signed by Author. A few years prior to Tennessee’s induction into statehood, two pioneering Presbyterian ministers, Hezekiah Balch and Samuel Doak, both educated at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton), formed schools in the fledgling United States’ southwestern frontier, now known as East Tennessee. Besides enriching the early Scotch-Irish settlers’ spiritual life, Balch and Doak were also devoted to addressing their educational needs. Hezekiah Balch established Greeneville College, which became a reality in September 1794 after an act by the General Assembly of the Territory of the United States South of the Ohio River. Tusculum College, founded as an academy in 1818 by Samuel Doak and his son, Samuel Witherspoon Doak, merged with Greeneville College in 1868 to become the Greeneville… Read More