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Houston   |   READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
We feature a handpicked selection of travel guides, maps, literature, books on art, nature and culture, all designed to help you get more out of your travels to Houston. Order an essential package, and we'll ship any additional items for free.

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Texas, A Modern History  •  David G. McComb
HISTORY •  1989 •  PAPER  • 197 PAGES
A brief, entertaining history of Texas by the distinguished Texas historian David G. McComb. It covers a wide range of topics including the oil industry, land and nature, Spanish legacy, bluebonnet, Texas rangers and the "Texas mystique." With maps and many black-and-white photographs. (TEX24, $30.00)
  Texas, A Modern History
The Raven, A Biography of Sam Houston  •  Marquis James
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •  1988 •  PAPER  • 489 PAGES
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1930, this is a fascinating biography of Sam Houston, who was elected president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. (TEX33, $26.95)
 
Texas, 150 Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston  •   Houston Museum of Fine Arts  •  Alison De Lima Greene
ART & ARCHITECTURE •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 278 PAGES
A survey of the art of Texas from the 19th-century to the present. With 150 color illustrations and commentary by curator Alison De Lima Greene. (TEX40, $55.00)
 
Streetfinder Houston Map  •   Streetwise
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A folded, laminated pocket map of Houston, shown at a scale of 1:31,000. (TEX32, $7.95)
 
 

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Compass Guide Texas  •   Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This wonderfully written handbook features outstanding color photography, good maps and in-depth information on the culture, history and attractions of Texas. (TEX25, $21.95)
 
 
Shifra Stein's Day Trips from Houston  •  Carol Barrington   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A guide to getaways within two hours of Houston. (TEX36, $14.95)
 
 
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, $14.00)
 
 
The Spanish Frontier in North America  •  David Weber   • HISTORY  •  The definitive history of the Spanish colonial period in America. (NAM01, $30.00)
 
 
Houston Hispanic Artists, New Views  •  Bela Bibliowicz   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  A brief exhibition catalog. (TEX39, $7.00)
 
 
Philip Johnson & Texas  •  Frank D. Welch  •  Paul Hester  •  Philip Johnson   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  American architect Philip Johnson and his buildings in Texas. (TEX41, $39.95)
 
 


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