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Karnes County (Paperback)
US$ 20.14
Karnes County`s history is rich in folklore, tall tales, real-life feuds, and even an outlaw or two. Declared a county in 1854, it was named after Henry Karnes, a heroic peace negotiator and early Texas Ranger. Despite struggles along the way, the coun...
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Fannin County (Paperback)
US$ 21.77
When Fannin County was created on January 21, 1854, less than 20 years had passed since the Cherokee removal and the Texas Revolution. The forced removal of the native Cherokee opened north Georgia to increased settlement by people of European backgrou...
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Language Maintenance and Language Death (Hardcover)
US$ 144.79
This book provides the first extensive description of Texas Alsatian, a critically-endangered Texas German dialect, as spoken in Medina County in the 21st century. The dialect was brought to Texas in the 1840s by colonists recruited by Frenc...
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The Courthouses of Texas
US$ 17.72
A county courthouse stands not only as the center of government, but as the center of civic pride. It is no wonder, then, that many tourists each year visit these edifices. This new edition of a classic full-color guide - a true collector`s item for Te...
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Texas Health Atlas (Paperback)
US$ 32.58
With almost two hundred pages of original demographic and health-related maps that display county-by-county and regional information covering everything from the distribution of pharmacies, trauma centers, and emergency rooms to the number of l...
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Boll Weevil Blues (Hardcover)
US$ 31.90
Between the 1890s and the early 1920s, the boll weevil slowly ate its way across the Cotton South from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. At the turn of the century, some Texas counties were r...
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Denton (Paperback)
US$ 15.47
Founded in 1857 as Denton County`s fourth county seat, Denton, Texas, has changed from a frontier community to a thriving city at the apex of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. This book documents the historical landmarks that remain and those that exist...
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Edinburg (Paperback)
US$ 21.77
A town with two locations and multiple names, Edinburg today is the seat of Hidalgo County. Edinburgh, Texas (now known as Hidalgo) was first established on the Rio Grande River by shopkeeper John Young, who was originally from Edinburgh, Scotland. In ...
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Dave Alvin - Eleven Eleven
US$ 23.83
Disc 1:
- DISC 1:
- Harlan County Line
- Johnny Ace is Dead
- Black Rose of Texas
- Gary, Indiana 1959
- Run Conejo Run
- No Worries Mija
- What`s Up With Your Brother
- Murrietta`s Head
- Manzanita
- Dirty Nightgow...
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Addie Slaughter (Paperback)
US$ 12.32
Indian attacks, outlaws, rattlesnakes, smallpox and blizzards are a few of the true-to-life dangers experienced by Addie Slaughter, daughter of the famous John Horton Slaughter, a Texas Ranger, famed Cochise County Sheriff and an early settler of the S...
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The Wild Hog Murders (Hardcover)
US$ 18.80
Like most of the rest of Texas, Blacklin County is being overrun with feral hogs that destroy farmland and crops. There’s hardly any defense against these pests, but they haven’t been the cause of murder. Until ...
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Dave Alvin - Eleven Eleven [Digipak] *
US$ 13.76
Disc 1:
- Harlan County Line
- Johnny Ace Is Dead
- Black Rose of Texas
- Gary, Indiana 1959
- Run Conejo Run
- No Worries Mija
- What`s Up with Your Brother?
- Murrietta`s Head
- Manzanita
- Dirty Nightgown
- Two L...
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Around Columbus (Paperback)
US$ 21.77
Welcome to Columbus! The county seat of Colorado County, Columbus is the oldest surveyed and platted Anglo American town in Texas. It was first platted in 1823 by Stephen F. Austin and Baron DeBastrop as a possible site for the Texas capital. It was pl...
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Murphy (Paperback)
US$ 16.98
With a 470-percent population spike during the last decade, Murphy, Texas, is the fastest-growing city in Collin County. Citizens are still drawn to the area just as the pioneers were. Murphy, first known as Maxwell and then Decatur, was once part of t...
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Home Truths (Paperback)
US$ 16.95
Novelist Gerald Duff grew up both in Polk County, in Deep East Texas, and in Nederland, near the Gulf Coast, two drastically different areas in terms of social and economic status, and the way they interact. These communities shaped the way Duf...
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