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Quivira Society publications volume 9
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124 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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Quivira Society publications volume 13
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xviii, 243 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
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English
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349 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"With humor and the biting insight of a native, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower explores the history, culture, and politics of Texas, while holding the stereotypes up for rigorous scrutiny"--
"God Save Texas is a journey through the most controversial state in America. It is a red state in the heart of Trumpland that hasn't elected a Democrat to a statewide office in more than twenty years; but it is also a state in which minorities...
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1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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East Texas: Zay Harding ventures across the eastern half of Texas, beginning in 'cow town' Fort Worth to discover everything about cowboys, guns, and rodeos. He then visits the fashionable city of Dallas, and the scene of the Kennedy assassination. West Texas: Beginning in the state capital Austin where Zay discovers its vibrant arts and music scene. He then heads to San Antonio to explore the Alamo and spend the night in a haunted hotel.
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353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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English
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"An intoxicating, singularly illuminating history of the Texas borderlands from their settlement through seven generations of Roger D. Hodge's ranching family. What brought the author's family to Texas? What is it about Texas that for centuries has exerted a powerful allure for adventurers and scoundrels, dreamers and desperate souls, outlaws and outliers? In search of answers, Hodge travels across his home state--which he loves and hates in shifting...
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365 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"This beautifully illustrated guide from National Geographic reveals 500 of the best tent, cabin, glamping, and RV campgrounds-including opening dates, booking information, activity recommendations, and more-in all 50 states and Canada"--
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xii, 335 pages : maps ; 23 cm
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English
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"Forged from Native American pathways, the Camino Real de los Tejas and its variants became an important transportation corridor during the Spanish colonial period of Texas. Following the explorations of Alonso de León, between 1686 and 1690, Spanish missionaries and soldiers began the earliest European settlements in Texas. Mexican territorial and early Anglo-American period immigrants to Texas also contributed much information about its people,...
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