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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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TEXAS

San Antonio

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Insiders' Guide to San Antonio

by John Bigley | Paris Permenter

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 360 PAGES

A guide to the sites, history and culture of San Antonio penned by locals. With black-and-white photos. (TEX57, $17.95)

In a Narrow Grave, Essays on Texas

In a Narrow Grave, Essays on Texas

by Larry McMurtry

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 173 PAGES

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)

Lone Star, A History of Texas and the Texans

by T.R. Fehrenbach

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 784 PAGES

A comprehensive, readable history of Texas from prehistory to the present, with particular focus on the Texan republic, secession, and the role of oil in the state. (TEX72, $26.00)

San Antonio EasyFinder Map

by Rand McNally Maps

  • 2000
  • MAP

A colorful tourist map of the city at a variety of scales, highlighting restaurants, hotels and shopping areas. (TEX56, $7.95)

 
Eyewitness Top 10 San Antonio and Austin

Eyewitness Top 10 San Antonio and Austin


by Inc. Dorling Kindersley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A compact, illustrated guide in the popular series, featuring favorite attractions. (TEX81, $14.00)

A Line in the Sand, The Alamo in Blood and Memory


by James Stuart Olson | Randy Roberts

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

An informative history of the Alamo and how it lives on in history texts, John Wayne movies and modern border wars. The authors make no bones about it: they want to debunk the Alamo myths, once and for all. (TEX47, $24.95)

Gone to Texas, A History of the Lone Star State


by Randolph Campbell

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 512 PAGES

A rich political history of the state with some welcome emphasis on its Mexican, African American, and Native American history. (TEX75, $44.95)

Texas, A Modern History

Texas, A Modern History


by David G. McComb

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 237 PAGES

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, $24.99)

With Santa Anna in Texas, A Personal Narrative of the Revolution


by Jose Enrique De La Pena | James E. Crisp | Carmen Perry

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

An eyewitness account of the Mexican-American war by a Mexican officer. (TEX46, $16.95)

Places Left Unfinished at the Time of Creation


by John Phillip Santos

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

An impassioned, affecting memoir of the Santos family's long history in Texas -- an American heartland which is also (as Santos reminds us here) an ancient Mexican homeland. (TEX49, $16.00)

Sam Houston


by James Haley

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 544 PAGES

The excellent biography is the product of fifteen years of research and unprecented access to a collection of Houston's personal papers. With 52 black-and-white illustrations. (TEX73, $24.95)

The Raven, A Biography of Sam Houston


by Marquis James

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1988
  • PAPER
  • 489 PAGES

A fascinating biography of Sam Houston, who was elected president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. (TEX33, $29.95)

Three Roads to the Alamo, The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie, and William Barret Travis


by William Davis

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 791 PAGES

A triple biography of three American legends who died at the Alamo in 1836, with much attention paid to the events of that decisive battle. (TEX45, $20.00)

All the Pretty Horses

All the Pretty Horses


by Cormac McCarthy

  • LITERATURE
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 301 PAGES

The best-selling, coming-of-age novel of John Grady Cole, a 16-year-old boy who ventures from his Texas ranch across the Mexican border on horseback. (TEX22, $15.00)

San Antonio Legacy, Folklore and Legends of a Diverse People


by Jose Cisneros | Daniel E. Everett

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES

A collection of folk tales drawing from the diverse legacy of the frontier city of San Antonio. A blend of true and tall tales assembled by a former history professor. With 22 drawings by Cisneros. (TEX52, $14.95)

Texas


by James Michener

  • LITERATURE
  • 1987
  • PAPER
  • 1344 PAGES

In his inimitable style, Michener traces the history of the Lone Star State from the time of the American Indian to the oil barons of the 20th century. (TEX64, $8.99)

The Gates of the Alamo


by Stephen Harrigan

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 592 PAGES

An engrossing, epic novel about the Alamo and such figures as James Bowie, David Crockett, William Travis, and Santa Anna. The climax is a vivid discrepition of the fall of the stronghold as seen through the eyes of both Mexican attackers and Texan defenders. (TEX74, $14.00)

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