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Texas Action History Texas Lore Volume Seven
by Patrick M. Reynolds Here is an extensive account of LaSalle's
fouled up expedition into Texas that culminated in his assassination
and what happened to his killers. Terlingua might be famous for
its chili cook-off, but its real hey-day was as a mercury mining
town. here's an illustrated version of the Galveston disaster
and how the city was rebuilt--seven feet higher. This book also
covers topics that are often overlooked in history publications:
the legendary "Lechaza," women conquistadors, the first
woman dentist in Texas, automobiles that were manufactured in
Texas, the origin of cowboy music and John Avery Lomax who collected
and preserved old cowboy songs, dust storms, the interurban train
era in Texas, and the aerial border patrols during the Pancho
Villa invasions, & more. 7¾" x 10¾"
56 pages, fully illustrated, paperbound. ISBN 0-932514-21-9
#T7 TX Lore 7 $6.95
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