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These 4 items are available for $57, including U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXTEX02)

Compass Guide Texas  •  Fodor's GUIDEBOOK •  2004 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Texas. It includes archival photographs, literary excerpts and practical travel information. (TEX25, $21.95)
Galveston: A History of the Island  •  Gary Cartwright NATURAL HISTORY •  1998 •  PAPER  • 338 PAGES In this entertaining history, Cartwright traces Galveston from its first inhabitants, the Karankawa Indian tribe, to the present day Moodys, who own a two billion dollar enterprise. It's a superbly written, accessible historical study. (TEX05, $17.95)
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History  •  Erik Larson  •  Isaac Monroe Cline HISTORY •  2000 •  PAPER  • 336 PAGES A history of the events and people -- and especially Isaac Cline, head of the National Weather Service -- surrounding the monumental storm that devastated Galveston in 1900. (TEX03, $14.95)
Galveston Map  •  Rand McNally Maps MAP A road map of Galveston, Texas and vicinity at a scale of 1:34,000. (TEX27, $4.95)

Texas and the Arkansas River Valley: Smithsonian Guides to Historic America  •  Alice Gordon  •  Jerry Camarillo Dunn  •  Mel White  •  Tim Thomson  •  Donald Young   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to places of historical interest in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas (TEX28, $19.95)
A Weekend in September  •  John Edward Weems   • HISTORY  •  An honest and vivid account of the Galveston storm, as told from survivors of the storm. (TEX12, $13.95)
Battle on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston  •  Edward T. Cotham   • HISTORY  •  A thorough recreation of the Battle of Galveston that incorporates historical elements and detailed characters of the battle. (TEX02, $18.95)
Galveston, A History  •  David G. McComb   • HISTORY  •  A history of Galveston, focusing on the growth of the cotton port and the great storm of 1900. (TEX13, $24.95)
In a Narrow Grave, Essays on Texas  •  Larry McMurtry   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT  •  First published in 1968, this is a wide-ranging collection of essays on the Texan character. McMurtry covers topics such as rural Texas sexual behavior, cowboys, southwestern literature and country music. (TEX20, $13.00)
Sailing Ship Elissa  •  Jim Cruz  •  Patricia Bellis Bixel   • HISTORY  •  Life of Elissa as a working sailing ship, to the glorious restoration at the Texas Seaport Museum. (TEX09, $22.95)
Texas, A Modern History  •  David G. McComb   • HISTORY  •  A brief, entertaining history of Texas by a distinguished Texas historian. It covers the oil industry, land and nature, Spanish legacy, bluebonnet, Texas rangers and the "Texas mystique." (TEX24, $19.95)
The Indians of Texas: From Prehistoric to Modern Times  •  William Wilmon Newcomb   • HISTORY  •  An excellent reference of history and cultures of Native Americans in Texas. (TEX10, $22.95)
The Galveston That Was  •  Peter H. Brink  •  Ezra Stoller  •  Henri Cartier-Bresson  •  Howard Barnstone   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A book that inspired successful restoration of Galveston's architectural treasures. (TEX06, $49.95)
Video Night in Kathmandu, and Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East  •  Pico Iyer   • TRAVEL NARRATIVE  •  A vivid collection of tales on a variety of Asian locales including Bali, Hong Kong, and Bangkok. (ASA02, $14.95)
Boat People  •  Mary Gardner   • LITERATURE  •  A novel about Vietnamese refugees in Galveston. (TEX26, $15.95)
Galveston  •  Sean Stewart   • LITERATURE  •  A story of magic and morality set in a Galveston of the near future. (TEX34, $14.95)
A Natural State, Essays on Texas  •  Stephen Harrigan   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  An excellent collection of essays evoking the natural environment of Texas. (TEX23, $14.95)
Galveston and the 1900 Storm  •  Elizabeth Hayes Turner  •  Patricial Bellis Bixel   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  A well-illustrated book of the devastating storm in 1900. (TEX01, $29.95)
Through a Night of Horrors  •  Shelley Henley Kelley  •  Casey Edward Greene   • NATURAL HISTORY  •  Letter and memoirs documenting the disastrous storm of 1900. (TEX04, $24.95)
Birds of Texas  •  Peterson Field Guides   • FIELD GUIDE  •  The standard guide to the birds of Texas in the Peterson series, featuring color plates of each species. (USW92, $23.00)
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America  •  National Geographic   • FIELD GUIDE  •  From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry. (FG09, $24.00)