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The Old-time Cowhand

By: Adams, Ramon, F.

Price: $32.50

Publisher: The Macmillan Company, New York: .: 1961

Seller ID: 30713

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

An authentic look at the 'real' cowboys, not the gunslinger guys of TV and film. The author has captured the lingo of the range, the slang and idiom of the prairie, the lilt of sagebrush and mesa. Front DJ flaps hid the endpapers from the tanning on them. Lightly edgeworn and chipped at head of spine, DJ is in new mylar. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 354 pages; 30713
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Chief Bowles and the Texas Cherokees Volume 113 in This Series

By: Clarke, Mary Whatley

Price: $20.00

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press: 1971

Seller ID: 31963

ISBN: 0806109629

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good Dust Jacket

Minor edgewear to DJ with one small closed tear. Green topstain. ; The Civilization Of The American Indian Series Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 154 pages; 31963
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Bill Pickett An American Original Texas Style

By: Clements, Andrew

Price: $14.50

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin: 1997

Seller ID: 30994

ISBN: 0395811775

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Theme 4: Conflict and Change. Bill Pickett "invented" bulldogging. Included in book: cowboys at work; the social life of a cowboy. Annotated bibliography. ; Paperback Plus Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 55 pages; 30994
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Apache Gold And Yaqui Silver

By: Dobie, J. Frank

Price: $16.51

Publisher: University of Texas Press: 1985

Seller ID: 22620

ISBN: 0292703813

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

Buried vaults stacked with gold bars, secret caches of coins and jewels plundered from the Spaniards and the Church, exposed veins of ore with nuggets the size of turkey eggs. Guarded by the bones of dead men, the legendary treasures of the Southwest still wait for those foolhardy or desperate enough to seek them. Death is the cure for gold fever, and the lucky few who saw the riches and lived to tell of them spent the rest of their lives searching, haunted by faulty memories, changed landscapes, and quirks of fate. It is the stories of these men and the wealth they pursued that J. Frank Dobie...
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Great American Cattle Trails The Story of the Old Cow Paths of the East and the Longhorn Highways of the Plains

By: Drago, Harry Sinclair; Maps, b&w Photographs and

Price: $35.50

Publisher: Bramhall House: 1965

Seller ID: 27567

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

DJ in new mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 274 pages; 27567
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Hoofbeats, Heartbeats & Heroes: The 65-year-old Legacy Of The Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo

By: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Price: $35.50

Publisher: Dallas, Heritage Publishing Company: 1997

Seller ID: 24822

ISBN: 1879234424

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in As New Dust Jacket

The history, the tradition and the legacy of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo are grounded in the people who have made it a success for years. In February of 1997, the Show celebrated its 65th anniversary. ; Color Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 88 pages; 24822
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Cowboys And Cattle Ranching, Yesterday And Today With 124 Photographs

By: Lauber, Patricia

Price: $14.50

Publisher: Crowell: 1973

Seller ID: 22556

ISBN: 0690219512

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket

The evolution of the cattle industry and the changing role of the cowboy from old to modern Texas. The cowboy still lives, whether he rides on horseback, in a jeep, pickup or helicopter. Lavishly illustrated. Library markings, worn mylar. ; Ex-Library; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 148 pages; 22556
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Hasinai A Traditional History of the Caddo Confederacy

By: Newkumet, Vynola Beaver & Howard L. Meredith & Arrell M. Gibson

Price: $30.50

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press: 1988

Seller ID: 30972

ISBN: 0890963428

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in As New Dust Jacket

Every year the Hasinai people -- the Caddo Indians of the American Southwest -- gather to ceremonially re-enact the story of their tribe in a cycle of dances that fill one night. At the heart of Hasinai existence are the cultural traditions that have carried the people through a pre-columbian farming and hunting life in what is now Texas and Louisiana, through French and Spanish domination, and through Anglo-American warfare with its resulting reservations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; 30972
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Indians and Cowboys A One-Volume Edition of Indians of the Plains and Cowboys of America

By: Tousey, Sanford

Price: $16.51

Publisher: Eau Claire, WI, E. M. Hale and Company: 1957

Seller ID: 30513

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued

This special edition is published by arrangement with the publishers of the regular editions, Rand McNally & Company. Blue iconic (Cadmus Books) endpapers. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper along with an elementary school name stamped on it. Pocket removal residue on rear endpapers. Absolutely no other library markings, and no writing, soil, creases or tears. Except for the endpapers, in perfect condition. ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 30513
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If These Walls Could Speak: Historic Forts Of Texas

By: Utley, Robert M.

Price: $32.50

Publisher: University of Texas Press: 1985

Seller ID: 29698

ISBN: 0292730349

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New in As New Dust Jacket

All across Texas, crumbling walls mark the sites of military posts that once guarded the frontiers of Texas settlement. What stories would be told if these walls could speak? Their tales would be the stories of people famous and anonymous, of events portentous and trivial, of lives gay and tragic, carefree and careworn. These walls would tell of the rich heritage and history of Texas and remind us that they are irreplaceable treasures that symbolize a significant and dramatic chapter in the story of the American Southwest. ; Color Illustrations; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 64 pages; 296...
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Cattle Kings Of The Staked Plains

By: Wallis, George A.

Price: $27.50

Publisher: Denver, Sage Books: 1964

Seller ID: 16022

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

Map front endpapers, thirty-two cattle brands on rear endpapers. B/W photos, index. Lightly soiled, slightly chipped, price-clipped jacket in mylar Book Jacket Cover; Previous owner's name. ; 8vo - 8" to 9" tall; 164 pages; 16022
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The Comancheros

By: Wellman, Paul Iselin(1898-1966)

Price: $16.51

Publisher: Doubleday & Co.: 1952

Seller ID: 31196

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Novel about the young Republic of Texas in the days of Sam Houston. Previous owner's name. Shadow of a beverage drink ring on front board, only visible when holding the book a certain way. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 286 pages; 31196
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The Captured, A True Story of Abduction by Indians on the Texas Frontier

By: Zesch, Scott

Price: $32.50

Publisher: St. Martin's Press: 2004

Seller ID: 22648

ISBN: 0312317875

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ Dust Jacket

A well-researched and wonderfully written book of two small children abducted by the Comanches in the hill country of Texas. A true account of what settlers considered a "fate worse than death"--and the dramatic, very personal story of Adolph Korn and eight other children abducted by Comanches and Apaches in the Texas Hill Counry. 12 pages of black and white photographs. Minimal wear, slight slant. ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 362 pages; 22648
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