{"title":"Newest Products","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-alamo-defenders","title":"The Alamo Defenders by Amelia Williams","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe Alamo unvarnished...\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt9\"\u003eIt's the first week in March. You've just survived a blue Texas winter with little to eat, no coat and just a wool blanket to make the difference between misery and hypothermia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt9\"\u003eYou are one of the lucky ones...you have shoes. And now gathered around you, so close you can smell their breakfast cooking each day, are 4,000 men who daydream of putting a bayonet through your gut.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThat's what you faced as an Alamo defender. There you were...stuck in a rambling, broken down mission complex that would be indefensible even with a thousand able men. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are 187 of you.\u003c\/strong\u003e You know you are going to die brutally. Your only consolation will be in setting the cost of your life to the enemy as high as possible. They will damn sure remember the Alamo!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e187. That number was set by Amelia Williams during her doctoral research in the late 1920s. We always knew the number was small, certainly less than 250, but she made it exact. All it took was poring over, one by one, tens of thousands of documents and manuscripts in the State Library and the General Land Office, as well as private collections.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe Alamo Defenders is the result of her labors. This work has been the rock that nearly every serious Alamo study since has been built upon, but until now it was available only to academics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Williams did a whole lot more\u003c\/strong\u003e than just determine the number of men who gave their lives at the Alamo. She answered lots of questions about the Alamo siege, including:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho were the defenders and where they had come from?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow many Mexicans died in the final assault?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen did Crockett arrive?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid he bring volunteers from Tennessee or did he come alone?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho were the brave few from Gonzales?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere were the ashes of the Texans finally buried?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt9\"\u003eShe also gives you:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe scheming between factions of the Texas army and government.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe chaos created when the Governor suspended the Council \u0026amp; the Council impeached the Governor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA day-by-day account of the siege and full details of the final assault.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcise and detailed biographies of Travis, Crockett, Bowie and Santa Anna.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt9\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOrder your copy now. And while you're at it, get one for a fellow Texan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Oobj1147\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"Grtf93\" class=\"dfltt\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Alamo Defenders\u003c\/em\u003e by Dr. Amelia Williams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first critical study of the siege of the Alamo and the personnel of its defenders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e185 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"by Amelia Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":844278123,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/the-alamo-defenders-561114.png?v=1731650461"},{"product_id":"the-soldiers-of-san-jacinto-personalized-edition","title":"The Soldiers of San Jacinto","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eHistorians are Wrong...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt four o'clock one April afternoon in 1836\u003c\/strong\u003e, some 900 men, unwashed, underfed, \u003c\/span\u003ecaked with mud and dressed in rags, began a slow walk through knee-high grass. A half hour later they crested a low hill. What they did in the next eighteen minutes made our world possible. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003eThese were the Soldiers of San Jacinto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were the most dangerous group of men ever gathered on Texas soil. Not because they were born fighters. These were farmers, lawyers, and shopkeepers. But they had been pushed to the edge, run from their homes, their crops and houses burned. They did not know if their families where safe. They had lost close friends and family at the Alamo and Goliad. They were set for blood and had nothing to lose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Texian victory on the plain of San Jacinto changed the entire world. That's no hyperbole. Without the deeds of these men there would be no states of Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada or Colorado. Take away those eighteen minutes and there would be no superpower on the American continent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMost historians will tell you that\u003c\/strong\u003e the Battle of San Jacinto was fought by newcomers from the United States who flooded across the border in search of land and glory when they heard a fight was brewing. And they are wrong. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJ. B. McDonald did the all the footwork, gathering bits of information from hundreds of sources, and proved that it just wasn't so. And she did it back in 1922 when you couldn't find out much just sitting at your desk. She did it the old fashioned way, compiling 877 biographical entries and hand typing over 1900 footnotes. Unfortunately, her work sat buried in Austin for 78 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe dug it up and brought to life because it will lead to more original historical analysis of the Battle of San Jacinto by both professional and lay historians. It is also a boon to genealogists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere you get the information that could still be gathered on each of them, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere they came from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen they arrived in Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheir occupations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen they joined the army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat family they had in Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether they owned slaves, and how many\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat unit they fought with\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere they settled in Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt also includes the most concise account\u003c\/strong\u003e of the the battle ever published, \u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eT\u003cem\u003ehe Battle of San Jacinto in 900 Words\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, complete with maps showing how the action evolved over those eighteen minutes. It brings to battle to life in your mind's eye and gives you a real understanding of exactly what happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you are a Republic of Texas history buff you should own this book. If you have deep Texas roots and are interested in genealogy, it should be in your library. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut, first and foremost, buy this book because you believe what happened on the field of San Jacinto must never be forgotten, and the men who fought there must be remembered. This is their book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Soldiers of San Jacinto\u003c\/em\u003e by Johnnie Belle McDonald\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first historical analysis of the men who fought at San Jacinto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin finish dustjacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e188 pages\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Johnnie Belle McDonald","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7862134787,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/the-soldiers-of-san-jacinto-877849.png?v=1731650475"},{"product_id":"mitchell-young-map-of-the-republic-of-texas-1836","title":"Mitchell-Young Map of The Republic of Texas 1836 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Powder Keg Map of Texas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eYou are looking at a powder keg about to explode. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the time this map was published in early 1836, the keg was smoldering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTexians had already dared Mexican troops to take the old cannon at Gonzales and had run General Cos out of Bexar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut a long, slow fuse had also been lit in the form of an army on the march. Santa Anna had left Mexico City the previous November with 6,000 troops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpark would meet powder at the Alamo on March 6. The resulting blast sent families to flight on the Runaway Scrape, propelled armies toward their rendezvous at San Jacinto and gave birth to a republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eA Traveler's Map\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eThe 1836 Mitchell-Young map of Texas was actually meant as an emigrant's map, providing would-be Texians with hard to find information about the province and its settlements. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt shows the empresario grants, towns and roads between them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows rivers and creeks, and details their navigability by steamboat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplays the ranges of various Indian tribes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains the political climate of Mexican Texas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGives the requirements for receiving a grant or purchasing land in Texas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eIt even folded up between two covers to fit in the vest pocket of the traveler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf your ancestors came to Texas during the Republic period...and if they carried a map with them...it was most likely the Mitchell-Young map, which was kept updated and in print until statehood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eTexas on the Cusp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eIt's a snapshot of a province on the cusp of becoming a Republic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecent copies of the original sell for $12,000 to $15,000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can have one of the 254 copies of our limited edition reproduction for way less.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt4\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is a high quality fine-art print measuring 24 by 20 inches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is on heavyweight fine-art paper which is 100% acid free and has an elegant linen texture.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when it is passed on to the next generation as the day your receive it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Samuel Augustus Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16332988739,"sku":"","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/mitchell-young-map-of-the-republic-of-texas-1836-873698.png?v=1731650425"},{"product_id":"birds-eye-view-of-texas-1861","title":"Bird's-Eye View of Texas - 1861 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTexas As You've Never Seen Her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the start of the Civil War\u003c\/strong\u003e, John Bachmann, a Swiss immigrant and master lithographer, sat at his drawing table in Jersey City, New Jersey, surrounded by all the latest and most authoritative maps of Texas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis eye traced every river, noted the contour of the coastline and absorbed every variation of the terrain. After weeks of study, both geography and topography were burned into his brain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen he sent his mind's eye thousands of feet above the Gulf of Mexico, and 'saw' Texas as no one ever had. His hand drew what his mind saw. The result was by far the finest view of Texas produced during the Civil War. It was also the first large scale birds eye view of the state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003eAccurate, But Not Perfect\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt clearly identifies every\u003c\/strong\u003e major town, river, road and port. There are a few mistakes-including placing Austin on the 'Guandalupe' River instead of the Colorado, and mislabeling Galveston's East and West bays. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut all-in-all, it's an amazingly accurate view, considering it sprang from a man's (well fed) imagination. It provided a glimpse of the coastline the Federals found useful in military planning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the details shown are the ships of the Federal blockade, the Stars and Stripes flying from their sterns. Flag-less Confederate blockade runners sit in the Gulf, waiting for the most opportune time to skirt the patrols.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003eA Big Money Map\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe originals are in high\u003c\/strong\u003e demand among collectors and fetch over $15,000 at auction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis limited edition is far easier on your pocketbook. And it's a true limited edition. Just 254 hand-numbered copies, one for each county in Texas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's a high quality giclee print measuring 33 by 24 inches.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when it is passed on to the next generation it is the day you receive it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"by John Bachmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16334022531,"sku":"","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/birds-eye-view-of-texas-1861-572115.png?v=1731650383"},{"product_id":"greenleafs-map-of-the-republic-of-texas-1840","title":"Greenleaf's Map of the Republic of Texas - 1840 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe 'Land of Milk and Honey' Map\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eHave you ever thought about that expression, 'The Land of Milk and Honey?' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eWhat does it really mean? Most people will say, 'the promised land,' or 'a land of abundance,' but let's go deeper than that.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMilk we get from domesticated cattle. Obvious, right? And most people know there were none here before the Europeans came.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat about honey? You may not know that honey bees are not native to the Americas. They arrived on the Eastern seaboard with English settlers in the 1600s. The bees were actually better colonizers than the English, always being about fifty miles ahead of white settlement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo the 'Land of Milk and Honey,' was not an unspoiled wilderness. It was a tamed land. Civilization. Terra domesticus. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThat is what Jeremiah Greenleaf's 1840 Map of Texas shows: the tamed land, that 'Land of Milk and Honey,' (the thirty oldest counties) and the wilds beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"dfltt calign txt3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe Mysterious Mr. Greenleaf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eIn the world of map collecting, cartographers are celebrated like rock stars, so it's rare that one of them has not been thoroughly researched.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eJeremiah Greenleaf is that rare bird. Little is known about him in cartography circles. He arrives on the scene as a publisher of maps and atlases about 1830 and after 1848 we hear no more of him. A few things are certain though: his works are stunning, in high demand and expensive.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe decided to dig around in some non-cartographic sources and were able to learn that he was born in Brattleboro, Vermont in 1791. He fought in the War of 1812 and was married to his cousin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBesides being a cartographer, he was the author of a number works on English grammar. In Vermont this made him something of a celebrity. It's hard to understand New Englanders.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut it's easy to understand why collectors love Greenleaf's 1840 Map of Texas. It is a tour-de-force of line and color. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt is one of the first maps to delineate the individual counties, showing the thirty earliest. Texas was eventually divided into 254 counties in order to make this vast area manageable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that is the number of copies in this limited edition: 254.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's a high quality fine-art reproduction:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited edition of just 254 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one hand-numbered \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Jeremiah Greenleaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16335658819,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/greenleafs-map-of-the-republic-of-texas-1840-217342.png?v=1731650411"},{"product_id":"spindletop-field-1901","title":"Map of Spindletop Oil Field - 1901 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Oil Boom as an Infant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eCalifornia makes a huge deal of the gold rush, but its only enduring legacy is Levi's blue jeans and a football team in San Francisco.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpindletop gave us the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo Spindletop: no oil boom. No oil boom: no automobile for America to fall in love with. No Henry Ford. No assembly line. No fuel for the engines of industry and innovation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSure, these developments were already in motion, but is was a slow motion. Spindletop was a big bang that gave birth to a whole new universe. Plentiful oil literally fueled the second industrial revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt3\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe Modern World is Born\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eThe twentieth century was born in Beaumont on January 10, 1901. That's the day the Lucas Gusher came in. It blew a thousand feet of four inch pipe out of the hole, sent oil two hundred feet in the air, and ran wild for ten days.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe horde rolled in and Beaumont tripled in size. In the space of a year lots of poor men got rich and many rich men got poor and then rich again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis map is the closest you will ever come to having a baby picture of the Texas oil boom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt shows the Spindletop Field with seven producing wells (including the Lucas discovery well,) along with twenty-five more being drilled on various leases. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese numbers, and the fact that the Beatty Gusher (April, 1901) is not shown, means you are looking at a snapshot of the field sometime between February and March of 1901. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA year later there would be over 500 companies active in the field with 285 producing wells. They didn't call it a boom for nothing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21 by 14 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality giclee print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by William Battle Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16337833603,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/spindletop-field-1901-408869.png?v=1731650450"},{"product_id":"the-state-of-texas-1895","title":"County Map of Texas - 1895 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eTexas in Her Full 19th Century Glory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003eBy 1895, the singular shape of Texas that the world recognizes today had been whittled out of the much larger Republic-era shape. The original twenty-three counties of the Republic had divided into a whopping 248. It would be another twenty years before we’d reach our final count of 254.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003eYou may not recognize some of the counties on this map. Foley \u0026amp; Buchel Counties out in the Big Bend, for example, don’t exist today. Encinal, down in RGV? Gone. Absorbed by Webb County. Counties like Kleberg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Jim Hogg and Willacy hadn’t been created yet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003eThis is a colorful relic of Texas, sixty years after she was born, still trying to get her massive lands in order..\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 18 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"by Rand McNally","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16338029187,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/county-map-of-texas-1895-162844.png?v=1731650395"},{"product_id":"alamo-plaza-1885","title":"1885 Map of Alamo Plaza - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eAll the Strange Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eHere is a map of Alamo Plaza\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e and the surrounding area as it stood in 1885...just forty-nine years after the Battle of the Alamo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a limited edition reproduction of a historic fire insurance map produced by the Sanborn Company. \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd it's a treasure trove of detail\u003c\/span\u003e, because it was meant to show insurance agents exactly what they were agreeing to cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt shows every building, how it was being used and its construction (blue is masonry, yellow is wood, pink is brick.)\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSee the police station in the Alamo chapel? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eSee the Hugo \u0026amp; Schmeltzer liquor store in the long barrack?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHard to imagine isn't it?\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGives you the full plan of the Menger Hotel, from the billiard room to the linen closet. You can even read the details of it's lighting and heating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eThe detail is irresistible. It draws you in. Guess that's why they call it absorbing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted with love in the heart of Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free heavyweight watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"by Sanborn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16338496899,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/alamo-plaza-1885-637987.png?v=1731650380"},{"product_id":"official-map-of-dallas-county-1886","title":"Official Map of Dallas County - 1886 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eHere are Dallas and Environs in 1886\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eIn 1886, Dallas could\u003c\/span\u003e hardly\u003c\/strong\u003e be called Big D, but real estate developers Murphy \u0026amp; Bolanz were working to change that. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a population of around 25,000, Dallas had over twice the population it had started the decade with, and before the 1890 census, it would grow by half again.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill, in 1886, there\u003c\/span\u003e were several landowners in Dallas County with holdings bigger than the entire City of Dallas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd this map, produced by Murphy \u0026amp; Bolanz, shows them...along with every other landowner in the county. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eIf one of those tracts\u003c\/span\u003e was yours, Murphy \u0026amp; Bolanz would be happy to find you a buyer, \"on commission only.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17.5 by 23 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality giclee print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Murphy \u0026 Bolanz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16338701123,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/official-map-of-dallas-county-1886-852260.png?v=1731650425"},{"product_id":"houston-texas-1895","title":"Map of Houston, Texas - 1895 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe City of Houston in 1895\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe population was around 35,000. \u003c\/strong\u003eBut that's misleading, because the City of Houston only occupied the central area of this map. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of what you see is rapid development outside the city limits. Sound familiar?\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe proposed extension of\u003c\/span\u003e the city limits (shown on the map) would push the boundaries of Houston all the way to the edge of The Heights (it's first suburb) and take in the area that is now Rice University and the zoo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTremendously detailed.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eAll major landowners are shown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrab your magnifying glass and get to know the town as it was when the entire population would fit inside NRG Stadium, and still have room for all the folks in Galveston.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality giclee print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Whitty and Stott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16338941123,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/houston-texas-1895-453998.png?v=1731650414"},{"product_id":"richardsons-map-of-texas-1861","title":"Richardson's Map of Texas - 1861 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe Idea Man's Map of Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Richardson was a\u003c\/strong\u003e young man full of ideas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in the Isle of Man, he had the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eidea to come to Texas, and did so in 1848. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the early 1850s he was working for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003cem\u003eGalveston News\u003c\/em\u003e and considered the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etop newspaper agent in the state. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen he had another idea. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexas needed an almanac which would \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efurnish historical, economic and statistical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edata about the state. It would provide \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003euseful information for those interested \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein immigrating, and would help natives \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elearn more about their state's history \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand current condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo he announced the project to the world in the pages of the the \u003cem\u003eGalveston News\u003c\/em\u003e. The only problem was, he hadn't told his boss. The publisher was angry, but it didn't last, because orders were pouring in. In fact, he made David a full partner in the venture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichardson's next idea was\u003c\/strong\u003e that the Texas Almanac should contain a Texas map, and it should be the finest available. So he commissioned the best in the business to create exactly that.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you see here is the result. It's a mighty handsome display of nineteenth century cartographic scientific artistry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnfortunately, Richardson had no choice but to have the original copies printed in Philadelphia. There was no firm in Texas at the time capable of doing the job. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur reproduction is printed right here in the Lone Star State.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf note in the lower corners: it lists all the railroads that had been constructed on the eve of the Civil War and shows the proposed route of the Aransas Railroad which would have connected the Coastal Bend to the West Coast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn heavyweight fine-art paper\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePure Texas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a museum quality reproduction.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt is printed on heavyweight acid free fine-art paper with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by David Richardson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16339131395,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/richardsons-map-of-texas-1861-939491.png?v=1731650445"},{"product_id":"presslers-map-of-texas-1858","title":"Pressler's Map of Texas - 1858 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe Beautiful Shape of Texas\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarl Wilhelm \"Charles\" Pressler arrived\u003c\/strong\u003e in Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from Germany about three weeks before statehood. As a trained surveyor and map maker, he found employment in his new home right away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the next fifty-four years, the geography of Texas would be his livelihood and obsession.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe spent every spare moment for four years creating the map you see here, compiling it from the records of the General Land Office, where he was Chief Draftsman. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt was recognized immediately\u003c\/strong\u003e as the best map of Texas yet produced. It accurately depicted pioneer routes, forts. colonies, locations of Indian tribes, counties, towns, rivers, creeks, mountains, roads, railroads, and district boundaries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTwo smaller inset maps showed the original empresario land grants and Republic of Texas land districts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Texas Legislature appropriated $1000 to purchase copies for each County Clerk's office in the state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's also a thing of beauty with the borders all dressed in red, highlighting that distinctive shape so dear to Texan hearts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e27 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn heavyweight fine-art paper\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePure Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a museum quality reproduction.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt is printed on heavyweight acid free fine-art paper with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Karl Wilhelm Pressler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16339317443,"sku":"","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/presslers-map-of-texas-1858-797750.png?v=1731650431"},{"product_id":"de-cordovas-map-of-texas-1849","title":"The First Official Map of Texas - 1849 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe First Official Map of Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eWhen a copy of Jacob De Cordova's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1849 map of Texas was put on the auction block in 2015, bidding closed at $149,000.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are a number of reasons for the giant price. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst and foremost is its rarity. The number of known copies can be counted on a single hand with no need for the thumb.  And only one had been offered for sale in the previous fifty years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen there is its importance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was the first official map of Texas, having received the blessings of the governor and land commissioner. Not only that, it had the endorsement of Senators Rusk and Houston, plus a testimonial from Texas Ranger Captain Jack Hays (who was also a surveyor and knew a thing of two about making maps.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe man responsible for the\u003c\/strong\u003e map is as interesting as the map itself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt could even be said that Jacob De Cordova was the best cheerleader Texas ever had. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was Jewish, born in Jamaica, and schooled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in England. In 1834 he returned to Jamaica and founded the Kingston Daily Gleaner, which is still published today. By 1836 he was in New Orleans shipping much needed supplies to Texas during the struggle for independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1839 he settled in Galveston, and later moved to Houston. Within a few years he had acquired title to over a million acres and set out to attract settlers to Texas. He lectured about Texas in all the major cities back east and even crossed the Atlantic in an effort to get industrialists to invest in the Lone Star State.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1849, he and George Erath laid out the city of Waco, where they sold one-acre town lots for five dollars.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack to the map...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDe Cordova knew an accurate map would be a valuable tool in encouraging settlement, so he commissioned surveyor Robert Creuzbaur to compile a map from the records of the General Land Office. The result, which you see here, would be the basis of most Texas maps for the next thirty years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam Houston praised it on the floor of the senate and Jack Hays called it, \"...the only one extant that is truly correct.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn interesting detail:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI looked at this map probably a hundred times before I noticed that De Cordova had set the word \"map\" in the title in Hebrew. Apparently I'm not the only one. I can't find mention of this interesting detail in any of the references.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 by 26.25 inches\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA museum quality reproduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcid free fine-art paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a museum quality reproduction an historic map.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Jacob de Cordova","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16339512387,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/the-first-official-map-of-texas-1849-797419.png?v=1731650475"},{"product_id":"birds-eye-view-of-fort-worth-1891","title":"Birds Eye Map of Fort Worth in 1891 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eFort Worth in 1891\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eIn the late nineteenth century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, cities commissioned birds-eye views like this as promotional materials. But artists capable of creating them were rare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndia ink, a fine steel nib and a mind that could see things from angles the eye never had. That's what it took to create a fine birds-eye view and Henry Wellge had the trifecta.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis 1891 view of Fort Worth is glorious in its detail. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt even shows the Spring Palace\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e where Fort Worth hosted an annual exhibition of farm and forest products. What makes that odd is that the structure burned several months before this view was completed. It was included because city fathers had promised to rebuild it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Wellge could see things that weren't there and draw them as well as things that were.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e38.5 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is heavyweight archival watercolor with an elegant lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"by Henry Wellge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16340341187,"sku":"","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/fort-worth-in-1891-153018.png?v=1731650410"},{"product_id":"birds-eye-view-of-waco-1886","title":"Bird's-Eye View of Waco - 1886 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eWaco in 1886\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eIn the late nineteenth century\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e cities commissioned birds-eye views like this as promotional materials. But artists capable of creating them were rare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndia ink, a fine steel nib and a mind that could see things from angles the eye never had. That's what it took to create a fine birds-eye view and Henry Wellge had the trifecta.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis 1886 view of Waco\u003c\/strong\u003e is glorious in its detail, and it's no wonder. \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Waco Day reported that,\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003eMr. Wellge remained in Waco three weeks, going over every street and alley in the city and carefully drawing every building and a complete plan of the city. The picture is all that could be desired.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePhysical Details\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e34 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted with love in the heart of Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality giclee print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Henry Wellge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16340452867,"sku":"","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/products\/birds-eye-view-of-waco-1886-fine-art-print-1918712.png?v=1780740698"},{"product_id":"roemers-geological-map-of-texas-1849","title":"Roemer's Geological Map of Texas - 1849 - Fine Art Print","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe First Geological Map of Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eIn 1845, a young German geologist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was sent to Texas at the behest of Prince Carl  of Solms-Braunfels. His task was to investigate the mineral resources of this great unknown land and create an accurate map. This was the result.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDr. Ferdinand von Roemer's explorations in the endeavor to create it won him the title, \"Father of Texas Geology.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe accomplished his work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e with\u003c\/strong\u003e the aid of his \"scientific mule.\" The beast faithfully carried Roemer and his instruments over thousands of square miles of the Texas landscape. 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Upon his return, in late 1834, he wrote a secret report laying out what it would take to hold on to Texas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith his report he included this map by cartographer David H. Burr, showing all the lands granted to empresarios in the colonization scheme. To Almonte it was exhibit A, the smoking gun, the reason to panic. It showed that nearly all of Texas had been given over to American speculators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA little over a year later, when\u003c\/strong\u003e Santa Anna set out to crush the rebellious Tejanos and Texians, General Vicente Filisola carried a copy of this map with him to plan the route of his army.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBurr's map of Texas is considered one of the two most important maps of Texas produced before independence. It documents the explosion of immigration into Texas, showing the seventeen huge empresario land grants. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe map includes a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e vignette of Galveston Bay produced by Lieutenant Alexander Thompson of the Mexican Navy in 1828. At the upper left corner of this vignette, at that time unnamed, is the piece of ground that would soon be known as the Field of San Jacinto. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere Colonel Almonte would\u003c\/strong\u003e be captured by the victorious Texian Army on April 21, 1836, his worst nightmares about Texas realized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b45f06;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e30 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by David H. Burr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16340548675,"sku":"","price":69.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/texas-land-grant-map-1834-812598.png?v=1731650462"},{"product_id":"san-jacinto-battleground-map","title":"San Jacinto Battleground Map","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThe First Published Map of San Jacinto\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eHenderson Yoakum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e came to\u003c\/strong\u003e Texas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein 1845, settling in Huntsville to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epractice law. He was a West Point \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrad, class of 1832, and had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eserved in the Tennessee Senate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen the Mexican War broke out \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe following year, he joined the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Regiment, Texas Mounted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolunteers, better known as the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexas Rangers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the war he returned to Huntsville \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eto again practiced law, and for a time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas director of the State Penitentiary. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYoakum was also Sam Houston's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eattorney and trusted friend. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut Yoakum's greatest claim\u003c\/strong\u003e to fame is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ederived from his pen. He authored the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethousand-plus page \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eHistory of Texas from Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThat work, considered the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e first serious history of Texas, contained the map you see here. Using the drafting skills they taught him at West Point, Yoakum created the first published map of the San Jacinto Battleground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSam Houston himself had treated his friend to a guided tour of the field, pointing out the various positions and giving him the play-by-play. Add to that his access to many of the men who were there and you have a historical gem of a map and a reliable account of the battle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich brings us to the text you see beneath the map. It's Yoakum's chronicle of the battle from his monumental work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe combination of the map\u003c\/strong\u003e and the text make it a real attention holder. A Texas history lesson on your wall.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eSomething Odd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eSomething odd about\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the map you probably noticed right off. It's not oriented with North at the top like most every other map you've ever seen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/Yoakum-overlay_large.png?1357722968994478632\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe top of this one is Southwest. This gives you an insight into how people in the nineteenth century who visited the San Jacinto Battleground conceptualized it. They didn't have our network of roads, and invariably approached it from the water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 by 24 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 254 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach one is hand-numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt3\"\u003eThis is a high quality fine-art print.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe paper is acid free, cold press cotton watercolor with an elegant ever so lightly textured finish. This surface allows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the shading and tonality of the original map vividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. You can hang your map in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation it is the day it ships.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. Get yours before they're gone...and get one to give to a friend. He'll owe you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"by Henderson Yoakum","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16340650755,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/san-jacinto-battleground-map-975668.png?v=1731650447"},{"product_id":"a-saga-of-texas-land-and-oil-law","title":"A Saga of Texas Land and Oil Law","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003eIn the 1920s,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e the law of oil\u003c\/strong\u003e and gas in Texas was a frontier: raw and unsettled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Assistant Attorney General in charge of the land desk, Edgar Smith found himself a fascinated observer and an active player in some the most important cases in the history of Texas land and oil law.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"I'm going to be a lawyer.\"\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ever think people used\u003c\/strong\u003e to have more gumption than they do now?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet's look at Edgar Smith, the youngest child of a circuit preacher. By age eleven he had to work in a coal mine to support his widowed mother. When he was eighteen they lost their home to foreclosure. People told him to learn a trade if he wanted to get by. Edgar's ears were plugged to that. All he ever wanted to be was a lawyer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe sweated all day and studied into the night. This was back when you could read for the law. After six years of reading, Edgar took the bar exam. He passed. Edgar Freeman Smith was a lawyer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore he was thirty he would serve as a mayor, president of a school board and finally as Assistant Attorney General. Another four years and he would be First Assistant Attorney General.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\"Lawsuits are not pink teas. They are battles.\"\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig cases where finding\u003c\/strong\u003e their way to the land desk then. Cases that would change the entire legal landscape. It was Edgar's job to argue for the State of Texas. His opponents where men of immense learning with formidable minds. His weapon: exhausting preparation.\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Saga of Texas Land and Oil Law\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is Edgar Smith's legal autobiography, written in 1940. Not many were printed back then, so it's hard to find. Inside he lays out the the facts of the cases he argued and why he won, while presenting the arguments of his opponents in a fair light.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"A Factual Story of Texas Law, Lawyers, Judges and Famous Lawsuits\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe cases he covers include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe Capitol Syndicate case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe Red River Boundary case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe Relinquishment Act\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe case of the 'So-called Oil Leases'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eand more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eEdgar Smith went on to work for Baker, Botts \u0026amp; Parker \u0026amp; Garwood (now Baker Botts) and includes a concise history of the firm, as well as an excellent character sketch of Judge Garwood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe also details his involvement in:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe Pool Hall cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eMartial Law at Galveston (1920)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eMartial Law in the East Texas Oil Field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e1922 School Textbook case\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eand more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. Frank Dobie thought enough\u003c\/strong\u003e of Edgar's book to include it in his \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a sort of master reading list if you want a solid grounding in the culture and history of our region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdgar Smith manages a rare feat in this book: he is clear minded, fair and entertaining all at once. You will find him to be decent, diligent, observant and dedicated to the interests of his clients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he left Baker, Botts, Parker \u0026amp; Garwood to form his own practice in Austin, Judge Garwood wrote this dedication to him:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eIn memory of well fought fields; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e to have lost without dejection; to have won without elation; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eto have fought for love of truth that justice might prevail, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ewithout thought of consequence to self \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e- what greater life can the world afford?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt5\"\u003eThis book deserves a place on your shelf and in your heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e Physical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Saga of Texas Land and Oil Law \u003c\/em\u003eby Edgar Freeman Smith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e347 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Edgar Freeman Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16359559811,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/a-saga-of-texas-land-and-oil-law-840539.png?v=1731650370"},{"product_id":"texas-oil-gas-since-1543","title":"Texas Oil \u0026 Gas Since 1543 by Charles A. Warner","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Ultimate Texas Oil Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eWhen it was published in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 1939\u003c\/strong\u003e, oil historian James A. Clark called this book, \"the most valuable collection of historical, biographical, and statistical data on Texas oil ever assembled.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat is still true today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough unavailable for\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e nearly seventy years, it is still hailed by many in the oil fraternity as the definitive work on Texas oil. In fact, John H. Jenkins included it in his seminal bibliography, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eBasic Texas Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, marking it as one of the 224 landmark books essential to any Texas history collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTexas Oil \u0026amp; Gas Since 1543\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was the creation of Mr. C. A. Warner. Charlie Warner was the oilman's oilman. He was a landman, registered land surveyor, petroleum engineer, petroleum geologist, vice-president of the Houston Oil Company and director of the Houston Pipe Line Company. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomehow, he managed to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e find time to research and compose a geological, technological, economic and social history the oil industry in Texas. And he didn't confine his research to the library. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharlie talked to the old-timers\u003c\/strong\u003e who made the history, many of whom were in their eighties in the 1930s. He drove across Texas, finding and snapping photos of the earliest wells, examined old documents kept in shoe boxes by widows and heirs. Charlie was the man who collected this information before it was lost forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpen any book on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Texas oil and turn to the bibliography. There you will find listed Charles A. Warner and \u003cem\u003eTexas Oil \u0026amp; Gas Since 1543\u003c\/em\u003e. Historians constantly return to it because it is accurate and complete. It is a treasure for those interested in Texas history and the oil industry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story begins in 1543 when survivors of the Desoto Expedition found pitch for their boats near Sabine Pass. It covers early discoveries of natural seepages and how they where used from the 1790s to the 1850s, primitive attempts at drilling after the Civil War, the first major discovery at Corsicana in 1894, Spindletop in 1901, and all major and minor discoveries through the late 1930s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin you will find the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e names of the drillers, the operators and the leases they took. If you want to know who drilled the first well, built the first pipeline, the first refinery, or any other 'firsts' of significance, this book provides the answer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn addition to all of his professional duties\u003c\/strong\u003e, Charlie Warner penned numerous articles throughout his career that were featured in industry and historical publications including Mining \u0026amp; Metallurgy, The Oil \u0026amp; Gas Journal, The Oil Weekly and the Southwestern Historical Quarterly. He traveled Texas giving presentations on Texas oil, as well. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition includes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e previously unpublished material, including three of Mr. Warner's presentations: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eFifty Years in Exploration and Production Technology, Three Quarters of a Century of Texas Oil \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eTexas Oil Since Pearl Harbor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are honored to have the opportunity to put this book in the hands of today's oilmen. And it's about time...it was of print for over 65 years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e512 page hardcover volume, bound in gray cloth and covered with a striking black jacket. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe jacket features a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remarkable 1920 photograph from our corporate collection showing Ranger field's Vestil #1 coming in. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe back panel features original 1930s reviews of the book by the likes of Michel Halbouty and James Clark. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI\u003cstrong\u003enside you'll find a\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e foreword by\u003c\/strong\u003e Ernest O. Thompson, as well as a new introduction by Dr. Donald D. Mitchell, who knew Mr. Warner personally.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoesn't it deserve a place on your shelf?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTexas Oil and Gas Since 1543 \u003c\/em\u003eby Charles A. Warner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e512 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Charles A. Warner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16359903555,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/texas-oil-gas-since-1543-387768.png?v=1731650460"},{"product_id":"doctorin-oil-field-trash","title":"Doctorin' Oil Field Trash","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eTrue Tales From the Oil Field\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWould you like to know about\u003c\/strong\u003e the noble men who risked everything to make Texas the oil capital of America? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWell find another book, because this one's about gambling, pimps, prostitutes, crooked officials, hard drinking, liquor fueled brawling and the roughnecks at the center of it all...real life in Texas oil boomtowns. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"dfltt calign txt8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"On all sides of me persons, to all appearances lunatics,could chatter about only one thing, and that thing: oil.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1901, George Parker Stoker\u003c\/strong\u003e was twenty-three and a newly hatched MD seeking his fortune. He stepped off the train at Beaumont into a world of mud and mayhem. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin a day he was at the Spindletop field and had inherited the only medical practice in town from an old doc who wanted to \"go on a drunk\" for a few months.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStoker spent the next few years patching up the inmates of this oil patch asylum. He worked at Spindletop, Batson Prairie and Saratoga. This was no tea-sipping engagement. The work was as hard as the men, who risked death in ways that Edgar Allen Poe couldn't have dreamed up. But boy were they paid!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAll that idle cash made saloons pop up like toadstools, tacked together from pine planks. Roofs leaked and there were no doors...because they never closed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was also a magnet for gamblers, swindlers, thugs, pimps and prostitutes. You couldn't call them ladies of the evening, because more than a few worked the day shift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"dfltt jalign txt8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"Pimps, professional gamblers, drillers, gun-men and business men stood at the bar, drinking, arguing, swearing and telling filthy stories...half-dressed prostitutes stood with their arms around drunken men, sat in their laps or danced with them in vulgar postures.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \"Kid Doctor,\" as Stoker was\u003c\/strong\u003e called because of his youthful appearance, saw it all. He treated them all too, giving each the best care he could in that carnival of contusion and contagion. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe set bones and treated gruesome burns. He dealt with as many gunshots and stab wounds as a battlefield surgeon. And he delivered babies galore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"dfltt calign txt8\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"One of the gamblers drew a long knife, reached over and with a quick slash let the old man's bowels out through the walls of his belly. 'Doc,' he cried, 'my guts are cut out. Do something for me quick!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese are his true recollections,\u003c\/strong\u003e written in 1948; tales of those wild boomtown days, told in gaudy detail and pleasing prose. Dr. Stoker had a gift for description and a style like Charles Dickens. The man could write.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eYou'll read about gushers and gamblers, explosions and epidemics, drillers and delinquents - and lawlessness so bad the Texas Rangers were called in.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDoctorin' Oil Field Trash \u003c\/em\u003eby George Parker Stoker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e124 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by George Parker Stoker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16362318531,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/doctorin-oil-field-trash-221936.png?v=1731650399"},{"product_id":"dad-doc-the-men-behind-the-east-texas-oil-field","title":"Dad \u0026 Doc - The Men Behind the East Texas Oil Field","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Complete Story at Last\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe East Texas Oil Field. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe Black Giant. Most productive field in US history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003eNot only did its discovery lead to technological and legal innovations that changed the industry, it's fair to say that the United States could not have fought Hitler and the Japanese Empire at the same time without East Texas hydrocarbons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen there's the famous discovery story.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eOld Dad Joiner Believed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe believed East Texas was\u003c\/strong\u003e floating on an ocean of oil even though none of the major oil companies thought so. He believed because his geologist, Doc Lloyd said so. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause he believed, Dad kept going even after two wells were junked, spending his last dollar to sink a third hole, burning green wood and old tires to power a ramshackle rig manned by farmhands. And on October 5, 1930 his faith was rewarded when the Daisy Bradford No. 3 came in.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut that ain't how it really happened.\u003c\/span\u003e Neither Dad nor Doc thought there was any oil to be found on Daisy Bradford's farm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey were, in a word, scoundrels.\u003c\/strong\u003e And finding oil was the last thing they wanted.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichelle Haas spent a year on the trail of Dad and Doc, and has recorded their stories from birth to death. She has forever destroyed the myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe trailed these rogues across Texas, through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ohio... and in the case of Doc Lloyd, even made a special trip to the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho to dig up some especially rich dirt on him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are probably familiar with the Joiner\/Lloyd lore, but who were they really?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo contradictory old sayings perfectly describe these two men and their relationship.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first: \"Opposites attract.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDad loved poetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDoc sang lewd ditties\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDad was a suit and tie dandy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDoc dressed in khakis and a campaign hat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDad was stooped, frail and soft spoken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDoc was hearty, loud and larger than life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second: \"Birds of a feather flock together.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eBoth had manufactured their life histories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eBoth had run scams for decades before the East Texas discovery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eBoth spent a lot of time in court\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eBoth claimed professions in which they had no training (lawyer and geologist.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eBoth were bad husbands, though unlike Doc, Dad limited himself to one wife (but not one woman) at a time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eMichelle has turned over all the stones to record the full truth about these two oil field legends for the first time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eDad \u0026amp; Doc \u003c\/span\u003eshe reveals:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDad's plagiarism in an attempt to be known as a man of letters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDoc's scheme to take over northern Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDad's hope to turn Dallas into \"The City of Love.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDoc's vigilante killings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDad's divorce drama (after 52 years and eight kids.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDoc's stint in federal prison after the East Texas discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDad's attempt to junk the discovery well before it was completed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDoc's promotion of Arlington Heights and invention of the home owners association.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAnd the thread on which all the beads are strung: oil scam after oil scam.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso included between\u003c\/strong\u003e these covers is\u003c\/span\u003e Harry Harter's \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eEast Texas Oil Parade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten in 1934, it records four years of court battles after the discovery between the Texas Railroad Commission, the majors, the independents and the feds, as well as military intervention, and martial law. It's a real Texas oil rarity. Not because few were printed, but because few have survived. It was one of Joe Naylor's first publications and he printed it on pulpy paper to save money. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou could buy one of those 1934 originals for around 500.00, but it will probably crumble if you try to read it. Ours did.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDad \u0026amp; Doc \u003c\/em\u003eby Michelle M. Haas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e320 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Michelle M. Haas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16362726019,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/dad-doc-the-men-behind-the-east-texas-oil-field-7176026.jpg?v=1782895268"},{"product_id":"texas-indian-troubles","title":"Texas Indian Troubles by Hilory G. Bedford","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003eYou are having a picnic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e with friends on Walnut Creek in Austin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou hear a siren wailing and suddenly find an arrow sticking out of your right calf and a bullet in your hip. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou try to pull one of your friends to safety and get another arrow in your thigh. You make a run for your horse and a bullet passes through your neck. You are on the ground, conscious but paralyzed. Your attackers are upon you. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey strip you bare, except for one sock. One of them begins twisting your hair around his fingers and, with his hunting knife, removes your scalp from your skull with a sickening pop. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYour attackers leave you covered in blood and baking under the Texas sun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat's exactly what happened to Josiah Wilbarger in 1833. He lived eleven more years. His wife made him skullcaps from her wedding dress to protect his exposed skull.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt7\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eReal Events - Eye-witnesses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat is one of the forty-three\u003c\/strong\u003e true stories of Indian troubles on the Texas frontier that Hilory Bedford compiled and published in 1905.  At that time he had lived fifty-four years in Texas, most of them on the frontier. He was an eye-witness and participant in many of them. The rest he got straight from the mouths of those who were there or from their surviving kin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original is a truly rare book. There are only twenty-eight copies in library collections worldwide. Most collectors have never heard of it. When a copy comes to market you can expect to shell out between and $1000 and $2000 for it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt7\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eWhat Else is Inside?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe events in this book are\u003c\/strong\u003e almost incomprehensible to modern people. The stories are so vivid and detailed that a list of them here would not be very informative, so here is one more example:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the raid on Parker's Fort, the survivors, eighteen men, women and children, walked barefooted and almost unclothed through briars and brambles to reach Fort Houston. It took a week and all they had to eat were two skunks and a couple turtles caught by a creek. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Parker walked the last thirty-five miles alone to bring back help because the rest of the party was too weak to go on. He himself had not eaten in five days, as he divided his own small portion between the nursing mothers and children. He covered that thirty-five miles in eight hours and all were rescued. How in the world was he able to do it? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere are his words:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is often said, 'Where there is a will there is a way.' Such is not always the case, for Napoleon had a will at Waterloo, but there was no way. Love finds a way. Those I loved were there and I found a way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt7\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eYou Have to Know Yourself\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eThis book might not be for you. It's not your typical history book. The stories are horrifying, heartbreaking, infuriating and the examples above are not the worst. Frankly, they are too much for some people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo I want to stress that we will gladly buy it back if you decide you can't handle it. There is no time limit on that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you can live with that, now is the time to order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTexas Indian Troubles \u003c\/em\u003eby Hilory G. Bedford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e229 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Hilory G. Bedford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16362963203,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/texas-indian-troubles-670684.png?v=1731650458"},{"product_id":"texas-with-particular-reference-to-german-immigration-the-flora-fauna-land-and-inhabitants","title":"TEXAS - With Particular Reference  to German Immigration  \u0026 the Flora, Fauna, Land  and Inhabitants","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eIn 1845\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, a young German geologist\u003c\/strong\u003e was sent to Texas at the behest of Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels. His task was to investigate the mineral resources of this great unknown land and create an accurate map. What he gave us was the first scientific investigation of Texas made by someone who was qualified to do the job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEver since the publication of his book, Texas (in German, 1849), Ferdinand von Roemer has been known as the Father of Texas Geology, a title which does not him nearly the credit he deserves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis book presents Texas and Texans in glorious realness. Most of his traveling was on the back of a mule which his companions dubbed \"The Scientific Mule.\" Mule travel is slow business. It gave Roemer the time and leisure not just to eyeball the land, but to get Texas under his fingernails.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoemer was a young man who ate voraciously, loved his cognac, rode poorly, had few teeth, always had a cigar in his mouth and wrote everything down. Nothing escaped his attention, and everything was recorded with the detail and exactness of a Mercedes-Benz engineer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe describes for you:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe topography of Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe colonists and their hardships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Indians and their depredations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eflora and fauna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTexas Rangers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eold Spanish missions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Alamo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt8\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\"Many also carry Colt's revolving pistol which enjoys quite a popularity in Texas. The duties of the rangers consist chiefly in making frequent excursions along the borders, so as to keep the Indians in check.\"\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e- Roemer on the Texas Rangers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce Roemer hooks your attention,\u003c\/strong\u003e you are one of his traveling companions to the end. And those travels take you from Galveston to Comanche territory and from New Braunfels to the area that would become Dallas. His excursions extended in all directions, enabling him to give you detailed descriptions of:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGalveston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSan Antonio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBastrop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaldwell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaGrange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFredericksburg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand other hamlets and settlements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoemer on a slice of San Antonio life...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"It was quite a startling spectacle to see a number of Mexican women and girls bathing entirely naked. Unconcerned about our presence, they continued their exercises while laughing and chattering, showing themselves to be perfect masters of the art of swimming.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoemer on visiting the Capitol...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The capitol is a log house on top of a hill. A more unpretentious building for a law-making body could hardly be found anywhere.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoemer on travel in Houston...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"The streets were unpaved and the mud bottomless. I found justification in the fact that everybody, even the elegantly dressed gentlemen, stuffed their trouser legs into their boots.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoemer also describes for you:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe dress worn by the colonists\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe foods they ate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe prices of various goods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etemperature recordings at his various destinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003einns \u0026amp; hotels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eelections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecelebrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoemer on chow time...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Supper consists of tea or coffee, warm cornbread and fried bacon. These articles of food are always found, but in better inns biscuits are served hot in addition to eggs, butter, honey and canned fruits.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoemer on the holidays...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I spent Christmas Eve in Galveston. The customary manner of celebrating it by decorating a tree and exchanging presents appeared to be unknown; however, small groups gathered and observed the day in festive spirit. The negroes celebrated it with a formal ball, the music of which resounded late into the night.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis description of the various\u003c\/strong\u003e Indian tribes, such as Lipans, Comanches, Caddos and Wacos, are masterful and among the few reliable first-hand accounts of Native Americans during the days of the Republic. Dr. Roemer went among them and had personal contact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis depictions of the wildlife of unspoiled Texas might make you shake your head in disbelief. Just in the area of New Braunfels, Roemer reports seeing \"black bear, plentiful cougars, ocelot and wolves galore.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dfltt calign txt8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\"Roemer saw more and told about it in a livelier and more diverting way than any brace of other travelers between Cabeza de Vaca and Frederick Law Olmsted.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt9\"\u003e - J. Frank Dobie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eTexas\u003c\/span\u003e was published in German in 1849. Nearly another century elapsed before it was translated into English. This edition gives his text an index for the first time, making it more than a good read...now it becomes a practical reference.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTexas \u003c\/em\u003eby Dr. Ferdinand von Roemer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e320 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Ferdinand von Roemer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16363077507,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/texas-with-particular-reference-to-german-immigration-the-flora-fauna-land-and-inhabitants-544735.png?v=1731650452"},{"product_id":"recollections-of-old-texas-days-1827-1861","title":"Recollections of Old Texas Days - 1827-1861 by Noah Smithwick","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"bold\"\u003e\"The best of all books dealing with...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Having fleeced off the flesh\u003c\/strong\u003e of the dead Comanche, they borrowed a big wash kettle from Puss Webber, into which they put the Comanche meat, together with a lot of corn and potatoes - the most revolting mess my eyes ever rested on.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003eThat's the start of Noah Smithwick's account of a Tonkawa cannibal feast. He saw that and a whole lot more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHe held Jim Bowie's original knife in his hand...and made him a new one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHe put the Gonzales cannon in working order, put wheels on it and hitched it to a team of longhorns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHe was a blacksmith, Texas Ranger, and even lived among the Comanches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHe knew Bowie...and Austin...and Houston. Travis...Burnet...and Borden. He even met Davy Crockett when he passed through Bastrop, headed for the Alamo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003eAnd that's maybe ten percent of what's recorded in his memoir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Smithwick doesn't just tell you about the big events. He also records how people talked, what they ate, wore and how they had fun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJ. Frank Dobie pronounced it\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"The best of all books dealing with early life in Texas.\" Coming from the man who literally wrote the book on Texas history books, there is no higher praise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf the \"Best of all books dealing with early life in Texas,\" sounds like something you want in your library, go ahead and place your order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRecollections of Old Texas Days \u003c\/em\u003eby Noah Smithwick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e333 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Noah Smithwick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16363510275,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/recollections-of-old-texas-days-1827-1861-by-noah-smithwick-2683044.jpg?v=1782895268"},{"product_id":"god-favors-the-bold-voices-of-the-texas-navy-1836-1845","title":"God Favors the Bold  - Voices of the Texas Navy - 1836-1845","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Most Complete Book on the Texas Navy Ever Published\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eNever more than seven ships\u003c\/span\u003e,\u003c\/strong\u003e always underfunded and sometimes not funded at all...our little navy took the battle to the enemy and effectively turned the Gulf of Mexico into the Gulf of Texas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout her navy, Texas might never have won her independence, and certainly wouldn't have been able to keep it. \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet most Texans know\u003c\/span\u003e little or nothing about the Texas Navy. If you fall into that group, don't feel too bad. For some reason, Texas historians have rarely ventured out to sea. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSo we decided it was high time\u003c\/strong\u003e that the men of the Texas Navy were allowed to raise their voices and tell their stories...in their own words.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe gathered every\u003c\/span\u003e available first-hand account by the men of the Texas Navy and put them into a single volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere has never been a book like this. All hands are on deck to tell their stories.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBattles and wrecks.\u003c\/span\u003e Mutineers and profiteers. Grogging and flogging. Raiding the Mexican coast and capturing prizes. The vain, mundane, and profane. Bravery, duty and above all, honor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere's what's inside:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eExcerpts from the journal of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eMidshipman James Mabry, who served aboard the schooner-of-war San Antonio and sloop-of-war Austin, 1839-1841\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe writings of Lieutenant William Tennison \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e- spanning both the first and second Texas Navies. Collected from newspaper accounts, ships logs and Tennison's own experiences. He was the only officer to serve for the entire existence of the Texas Navy, and it was he who delivered the remaining ships to US authorities upon annexation. His papers were primary source material for Alexander Dienst's \u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eThe Navy of the Republic of Texas\u003c\/span\u003e, and are published here in their entirety for the first time\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eRARE - Commodore Edwin W. Moore's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A Brief Synopsis of the Doings of the Texas Navy,\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edefending his acts as commander of the fleet in the controversy with Sam Houston. Published for the first time since 1847\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eCommodore Moore's two\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e pamphlets\u003c\/strong\u003e relating to the controversy of Texas officers being granted commissions in the United States Navy after annexation. These have never been reprinted till now\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eGeorge Fuller's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold ital\"\u003e\"Sketch of the Texas Navy.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eFuller served aboard the flagship Austin. He records the daily life of a sailor, the hanging of the San Antonio mutineers and the Battle of Campeche, the only time in history that sailing vessels defeated steam powered warships in battle. It was published in book form in 1935, but there are only two copies in library holdings worldwide\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eCornelius Cox's account of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e the\u003c\/strong\u003e cruise of the San Jacinto in 1839. Cox was the brother-in-law of General Sidney Sherman, who was able to secure him an appointment as a midshipman at the age of 14. This is the first time it has been published in book form\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Journal of Alfred Walke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e for April of 1843. Walke served aboard the sloop-of-war Austin. His journal details the courts-martial and punishment of mutineers. First time in book form\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eS. W. Cushing's account of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ethe\u003c\/strong\u003e first Texas Navy as a midshipman aboard the Liberty. Cushing joined the Texian cause at New Orleans in January of 1836.  Cushing hoisted the first Texas flag to fly over a vessel...a flag that had been used at the Siege of Bexar the previous December. Details all of the earliest engagements, including the capture of the Pelicano. Cushing briefly left the naval service to fight with the first regiment of volunteers at the Battle of San Jacinto, and gives a detailed account of the battle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eVarious cruise and incident reports,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e including the fall 1837 cruise of the Brutus and Invincible, in which Thompson's fleet menaced the Mexican coast...and even claimed Cozumel for Texas.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGod Favors the Bold - Voices of the Texas Navy \u003c\/em\u003ecompiled and edited by Michelle M. Haas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e416 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"compiled and edited by Michelle M. Haas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16363780099,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/god-favors-the-bold-voices-of-the-texas-navy-1836-1845-122117.png?v=1731650408"},{"product_id":"rangers-pioneers-of-texas","title":"Rangers \u0026 Pioneers of Texas by Andrew Jackson Sowell","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eRangers, Pioneers, Blood, and the Truth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #666666;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #134f5c;\"\u003e\"Meaty with the character of ready-to-fight but peace-seeking Texas pioneers. Sowell will some day be recognized as an extraordinary chronicler. A graphic book down to bedrock.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e- J. Frank Dobie on Rangers \u0026amp; Pioneers of Texas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDobie loved this book,\u003c\/strong\u003e and thought a lot of its author. Unfortunately, in an age of political correctness and revisionism, A. J. Sowell has been set aside.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSowell's history is not all clean and corporate. It's a Texan's history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's not all neat and tidy, and it's the loose ends that make it interesting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat do you want to read about first?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHow Texas Rangers survived off the land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHow some Texians waited out the revolution in safety...at sea\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHow rattlesnakes were so big and numerous in a prickly pear flat that Rangers pursuing bandits had to turn back\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHow his mother refused to eat at the same table with Santa Anna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eWhat it was like to face Indians in battle for the first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHow the Bowie knife came to have a guard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eA survivor's account of the Goliad massacre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eColorful things drunken cowboys liked to holler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe names of over 500 Texas Rangers and pioneers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHis first hand account of the Texas Rangers' Wichita Mountain Campaign of 1871\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eAccounts of over 100 battles with Mexicans and Indians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe exploits of Edward Burleson, Jack Hays, Rip Ford, Big Foot Wallace, Mustang Grey and others\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHow the news of the Alamo's fall was brought to Gonzales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003eThis list can go on and on. These are true stories you will love repeating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e Physical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eRangers and Pioneers of Texas \u003c\/em\u003eby Andrew Jackson Sowell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e415 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Andrew Jackson Sowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16364695235,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/rangers-pioneers-of-texas-754311.png?v=1731650432"},{"product_id":"daily-life-in-the-republic-of-texas","title":"Daily Life in the Republic of Texas","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eDaily life...the everyday tribulations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and joys of the pioneers of the Republic of Texas spring to life in these pages. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawn primarily from diaries and letters of those who lived and traveled in Texas during its earliest days, this book chronicles the lives of the settlers in first-hand accounts, both of the working-class farmer and of the leisurely dandy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eWhat they ate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eHow they dressed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eHow they handled hardships. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eHow they amused themselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSchmitz drew upon the manuscript copy of William Boallert's account of his trip to Texas, as well as the Mirabeau B. 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To relieve the stresses of pioneer life, the Texans passed the time whittling, attended barbecues, and celebrated heartily at every opportunity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey worked hard and, rightfully, they played hard. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is their story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color: #804000;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDaily Life in the Republic of Texas \u003c\/em\u003eby Joseph William Schmitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e109 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Joseph William Schmitz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16365255619,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/daily-life-in-the-republic-of-texas-279797.png?v=1731650396"},{"product_id":"massacre-the-goliad-witnesses","title":"MASSACRE - The Goliad Witnesses","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThis is a Strange Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNot strange because of what's in it, but strange because it didn't exist until the second decade of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAs incredible as it may sound, MASSACRE - The Goliad Witnesses is the first book to contain all of the Goliad survivor accounts.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eYou would think such a book would have been compiled by the first generation of Texas historians. But it didn't happen.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eOr that someone would have done it during the Centennial fever. But it didn't happen then either.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eSo we decided it was high time the job was done and we did it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery survivor and eye-witness\u003c\/strong\u003e account of the Goliad Massacre, for the first time in a single volume\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt5\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Barnard - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndrew Boyle - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSamuel Brown - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDillard Cooper - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn C. Duval - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Fields - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsaac D. Hamilton - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenjamin Holland - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilliam L. Hunter - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilton Irish - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Kentuck\" - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbel Morgan - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJack Shackelford - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharles B. Shain - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoseph Spohn - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLewis Washington - survivor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapt. Miller's Secretary (SHB) - witness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eAbout the Cover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eDesigning the jackets for our books is an unpredictable process. Sometimes we settle on an idea right away, other times we produce dozens of different mock-ups and then vigorously debate which is best.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFor \u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eMassacre - The Goliad Witnesses \u003c\/span\u003ewe threw around a lot of ideas, but nothing really worked.Then we started thinking - there is still one surviving witness of the massacre: the Chapel of Our Lady of Loreto. What if her walls could talk? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWell, that settled that.\u003c\/strong\u003e The cover of a book containing every eye-witness account of what happened on Palm Sunday in 1836, must feature that last witness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eI have this little oil painting of the chapel. It's from around 1920. A picker brought it to me a dozen years ago. Said he pulled it out of the trash in front of an old house in the Houston Heights that was being \u003cbr\u003eremodeled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/goliad2_large.jpg?15540516475412598823\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis little painting by an anonymous artist would be the basis for the cover design.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut there had to be some way\u003c\/strong\u003e for those mute walls to bear witness to the treachery and bloodshed \u003cbr\u003ethey had seen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAnd I think we found that way. I hope you will agree.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWe rendered the image as if it were painted in dried blood. The blood of martyrs. When I looked at the mock-up it was like being hit in the chest. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe last witness was no longer mute.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMASSACRE - The Goliad Witnesses \u003c\/em\u003ecompiled by Michelle M. Haas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e235  pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"compiled and edited by Michelle M. Haas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16365479811,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/massacre-the-goliad-witnesses-442172.png?v=1731650422"},{"product_id":"a-texas-cowboy","title":"A Texas Cowboy","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eStraight Texas from Cover to Cover!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"ital\"\u003e\"The risks he ran, the deadly situations through which his extraordinary nerve took him safely, his resourcefulness, his loyalty, and above all his cold-blooded bravery, always made men remember this picturesque, modest figure of the American frontier.\"\u003c\/span\u003e - John Hays Hammond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1885, Charlie Siringo introduced\u003c\/strong\u003e himself to the world as \"an old stove-up cowpuncher\" who had just spent \"fifteen years on the hurricane deck of a Spanish pony.\" That's how he described himself on the title page of his book, \u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eA Texas Cowboy\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was the first time a real Texas cowboy had told his own story in his own words between the covers of a book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLots of people who know\u003c\/strong\u003e a thing or two about the subject say it's still the best true tale of life on the Texas range ever written.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"This is the most authentic book on the cowboy.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e- John H. Jenkins\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"No record of cowboy life has supplanted this rollicky,reckless, realistic chronicle...His cowboys and gunmen were not of Hollywood and folklore. He was an honest reporter.\"\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- J. Frank Dobie\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"That was the cowboy's Bible when I was growing up.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e - Will Rogers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eThose are some Ace-high recommendations....and there are a lot more I could include, but you have to stop somewhere.\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Texas Cowboy \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereads like\u003c\/strong\u003e Charlie Siringo telling you his story in person. And he tells you all about:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecowboying on the great cattle drives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eworking as a range detective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emeeting and pursuing Billy the Kid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003efalling in love with beautiful maidens (on a routine basis)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egetting shot at (also on a routine basis)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSinger Mike Blakely wrote\u003c\/strong\u003e a song about Charlie some years ago. The chorus goes like this:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Siringo he loved a fandango\u003cbr\u003eAnd no one can argue with that\u003cbr\u003eHe would ride in a minute\u003cbr\u003eFor the pure glory in it \u003cbr\u003eAnd he'd fight at the drop of a hat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat wild Texas gringo, Charlie Siringo\u003cbr\u003eHe rounded 'em up mighty fine\u003cbr\u003eAnd I am a friend of old Charlie Siringo \u003cbr\u003eAnd Charlie's an old friend of mine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce you read the first page of \u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eA Texas Cowboy\u003c\/span\u003e, Charlie will be your friend too.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow is the time to order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Texas Cowboy\u003c\/em\u003e by Charlie Siringo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e215  pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Charlie Siringo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16365717827,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/a-texas-cowboy-312580.png?v=1731650371"},{"product_id":"texas-the-place-to-live","title":"TEXAS - The Place to Live","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt2\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe Earliest Book on Texas Ranching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA little while back we\u003c\/strong\u003e came upon a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt2\"\u003ebook we had never heard of. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt2\"\u003eAnd what a book it was. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author obviously had extensive experience in raising and driving cattle in Texas. The book was a guide, written for people in the older parts of the country. Its purpose was to tell folks exactly what they would need to know in order to settle in Texas and take up the business of raising cattle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIt was detailed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was vivid. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd it was early, published in 1860.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of the first things that\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e struck us was who the author had been working with. Though he didn't mention the name, it was obvious. When given the facts that his fellow cattle raiser was an Irishman who got his start making saddletrees and was living on the San Antonio River, it could be none other than Thomas O'Connor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo why was a trove of in-depth information on this important part of our history so rare and little known? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe question was answered by the date of publication, 1860. The author, though he didn't know it, could not have picked a worse time to write a book for Northerners about coming to Texas to make their fortunes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery few were sold and therefore very few survive. In fact, we could only locate four copies in libraries worldwide, and not a single copy has been sold at auction in the last fifty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat explained the rarity,\u003c\/strong\u003e but who was the anonymous star-crossed author?\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe might never have\u003c\/span\u003e found out had we not found a remainder catalog from 1876. Remainders are books that publishers have been unable to sell and desperately want to be rid of. This book was listed, and the publisher had provided a name.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe voice crying in the wilderness, \"Make your way in Texas!\" was that of Talcott F. Buck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe were able to learn that Mr. Buck, originally from New York, had seen the world. He had been to Africa, Central America and even Australia. When he set foot on Texas soil in 1853, he had found his promised land. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter working and living here for six years, he was and evangelist for Texas, screaming to the world:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt4\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"Pull up stakes and start for the Lone Star Land!\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt2\"\u003eHorace Greeley had famously told the youth of that era, \"Go West, young man.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTalcott Buck told them what to do and what they would find when they got here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eTEXAS: The Place to Live\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e  he covers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCattle Raising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHorse and Mule Raising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eBreaking Texas Horses - \"A wild and exciting business.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eStock Driving\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCamping and Storytelling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eMustanging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCatching Wild Cattle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHog Raising\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eSheep Raising and Wool Growing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eImportation and Improvement of Stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eGoats - Alpaca Sheep - Camels - Jacks \u0026amp; Jennets - Dogs - Fowls\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eGrasses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe Country (its vegetables, fruits, timber, flowers, dwellings and building materials, cisterns, climate and health, Northers, rivers, seaport and interior towns, etc.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eFish, Oysters, Shrimp \u0026amp; Turtles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eGame Animals Hunted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eGame Birds Hunted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eMerchants and Planters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCattle Shipping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eBeef Packing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eSpeculation: Horses, Mules, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eLand Speculation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eWool and Sheep Speculation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eTeachers, Schools, Churches, Ministers, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eKinds of Labor in Demand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eWho and How to Go\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eThe Beauties of Our Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eDifferent Routes to Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eHow to Find a Location\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eEmigrants' Camp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThere's so much interesting content\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ein this book I can't begin to tell you all about it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the most complete first-hand look at the early days of the cattle industry in Texas ever published. It was a time when if you worked cattle you were called a driver or a vaquero, because nobody had heard the word \"cowboy.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eTEXAS - The Place to Live\u003c\/em\u003e by Talcott Buck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e327 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Talcott Buck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16366066819,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/texas-the-place-to-live-471143.png?v=1731650450"},{"product_id":"guns-of-texas","title":"Guns of Texas","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"txt2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eGuns in Texas History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTexas, more than any\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e other land, has been shaped by the gun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn fact, without improvements to firearm technology during the 19th century, Texas as a Republic and as a state could never have been.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuns put food on the table. Guns kept families safe. Guns made Texas free. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndependence was won by the gun and kept by the gun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe frontier moved ever westward and Texas settlements became ever safer because of more and better guns.\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eGuns of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by Mr. Carroll Holloway puts the history of the gun in its Texas perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book had been unavailable since 1951, but now we have brought it back to life for today's Texans. \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt covers:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eGuns in Spanish Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eGuns in the Texas Revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eGuns in the Republic of Texas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eTexas Arsenals\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eTexas Gun Makers of the 19th Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eGuns of the Texas Rangers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003eMr. Holloway tells how changing gun technology shaped the development of Texas.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's not a technical treatise\u003c\/span\u003e on the guns, but the story of their role in our history: Who made them. How they were used. Why it mattered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSam Houston once said,\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from whatever source it may.\"\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is as true today\u003c\/span\u003e as it was when he said it in 1850. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOwning and properly using guns made America and Texas possible. If you agree with that statement and support the second amendment, this book is for you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eGuns of Texas\u003c\/em\u003e by Carroll C. Holloway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e254 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Carroll C. Holloway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16366366787,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/guns-of-texas-477742.png?v=1731650411"},{"product_id":"the-254-how-texas-counties-got-their-names","title":"The 254 - How Texas Counties Got Their Names","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eTexas History Hidden in Every Map\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eYou can read the history\u003c\/span\u003e of Texas\u003c\/strong\u003e just by looking at a map of our state...if you know what to look for. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's all in the counties...and how they got their names.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThink of the Land as a Giant Canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt8\"\u003eThe names of the counties are history filled brushstrokes painted across it.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are the broad strokes\u003c\/span\u003e of the Spanish era and the vivid strokes of colonization. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt8\"\u003eThere are the bold, impromptu strokes of the Texas Revolution and the heavy, bleeding strokes of the pioneers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt8\"\u003eThe eager strokes of annexation and the Mexican War and the defiant strokes of the Confederacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt7\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eExploring the Names Upon the Land\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZachary Taylor Fulmore assigned \u003c\/strong\u003ehimself the job of reconnoitering those brushstrokes for you.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was a founding member\u003c\/span\u003e of the Texas State Historical Association and served as its president from 1913 to 1915. It was during his tenure as president that he penned this volume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce you've read it, you won't be able to look at a map of Texas without seeing dukes and generals, soldiers and statesmen, priests and rangers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will be able to point out the Greek myth hidden in one name, the ancient structure named in another. \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll know all the pioneers,\u003c\/span\u003e lawyers, journalists, historians, ranchers, ministers and others honored on the Texas map.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt will fill gaps in your knowledge of our different regions and historical periods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe 254 - How Texas Counties Got Their Names\u003c\/em\u003e by Zachary Taylor Fulmore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e363 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Zachary Taylor Fulmore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16372065731,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/the-254-how-texas-counties-got-their-names-137692.png?v=1731650461"},{"product_id":"six-years-with-the-texas-rangers","title":"Six Years With the Texas Rangers","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eThe Closest Thing to Living It\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\"I early conceived \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003ea passionate desire to become a frontiersman and live a life of adventure....There was an element of danger about it that appealed to any red-blooded American. All of western Texas was a real frontier then, and for one who loved nature and God's own creation, it was a paradise on earth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"txt5\"\u003eThe hills and valleys were teeming with deer and turkey, thousands of buffalo and antelope were on the plains, and the streams all over Texas were full of fish. Bee caves and bee trees abounded. In the spring time one could travel for hundreds of miles on a bed of flowers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh, how I wish I had the power to describe the wonderful country as I saw it then. How happy I am now in my old age that I am a native Texan and saw the grand frontier before it was marred by the hand of man.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eSo said Jim Gillett,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e who in the spring\u003c\/strong\u003e of 1875 enlisted in Company D of the Texas Rangers...at the age of seventeen. He spent the next six years living the adventurous life he had sought: fighting Indians, bringing the Ranger's brand of law to the frontier, and having a glorious time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eJeff Dykes placed it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e on his list of the ten most outstanding books on the West. He said, \"I heard Capt. Gillett tell this story and it reads like he talked - you simply live those six years with him.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003eJ. Frank Dobie said,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt5\"\u003e \"One of the most engaging and enlightening chronicles that I have ever read...Once you start reading Captain Gillett's story of the dog that guarded the Indian-besieged camp in Crow Flat; of the chase of old Victorio, Apache, into Mexico; of the round-up of outlaws in the Junction country; of the desperate ride after Sam Bass; of the Peg Leg robber gang on the San Saba; of the long ride with General Baylor from San Antonio to El Paso, you can not stop until you have finished the story, and then you want to begin the next.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAre you ready for an adventure?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSix Years with the Texas Rangers\u003c\/em\u003e by James B. Gillett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e238 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by James B. Gillett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16372547587,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/six-years-with-the-texas-rangers-444319.png?v=1731650448"},{"product_id":"a-man-from-corpus-christi-the-true-adventures-of-two-bird-hunters-and-a-dog-in-south-texas-in-the-year-1887","title":"A Man From Corpus Christi - The True Adventures of Two Bird Hunters and a Dog in South Texas in the Year 1887","description":"\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"It is the custom in Texas for a man to do as he pleases, until he is killed for it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack in 1887 a Yankee doctor\u003c\/strong\u003e came to Texas for some bird hunting. He found the perfect guide in John M. Priour, a true hair-on-hide Texan, full of good natured abuse. Priour led his Yankee friend on a 400 mile trek through bramble, bog, forest, mud and more mud.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he got home to Boston, the Yankee doctor wrote a book about his misadventures in Texas. A handful of copies sold and no more was heard of it. Today it's rare and valuable. So rare, there are only 76 known copies in libraries worldwide. So valuable, copies change hands at $700 or more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFew people get to read it,\u003c\/strong\u003e which is a shame, because it might be the most entertaining volume of Texana ever written. It's the book Mark Twain would have written if he had gone hunting in Texas,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo you can understand why we were thrilled when Mr. Jim Moloney loaned us his personal copy so we could bring it back for today's Texans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow you can tag along as they fight off skunks and marauding pigs. You will be there as they brave every fashion of Texas weather in a tent made of quilts and calico. You'll watch their dealings with former slaves living in the river bottoms. You'll hear tales of love powders, spooks and even a pterodactyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eLet's not forget the dog...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e And through it all you'll enjoy\u003c\/strong\u003e the company of Absalom, the most useless hunting dog ever to draw breath in Texas. This animal, while greatly loved by Priour, brought them misery at every turn. Oh, and you'll read some well written and detailed accounts of all the hunting they did too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is called \u003cem\u003eA Man From Corpus Christi\u003c\/em\u003e, but don't let that fool you. Dr. Peirce titled it in honor of his friend and guide, who was heard to say, \"wherever a white man has been, a man from Corpus Christi can go.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd go they did.\u003c\/strong\u003e The journey takes you from Nueces County, across the Coastal Bend to Brazoria, up to Columbus and back to Corpus Christi through Victoria and Refugio. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou may want to get a couple copies for your hunting buddies because you are going to talk about this book, but you won't want it loan it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Man from Corpus Christi\u003c\/em\u003e by \u003cspan\u003eDr. A. C. Peirce\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e189 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Dr. A. C. Peirce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16373000515,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/a-man-from-corpus-christi-the-true-adventures-of-two-bird-hunters-and-a-dog-in-south-texas-in-the-year-1887-431028.png?v=1731650370"},{"product_id":"letters-from-the-carnival-of-death-correspondence-from-three-of-terrys-texas-rangers","title":"Letters from the Carnival of Death - Correspondence from Three of Terry's Texas Rangers","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eWhat would you give up for your country?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWould you sleep a thousand nights\u003c\/strong\u003e on the ground? Not in a nice tent, but on the dirt, sometimes in the mud, freezing in winter...sweat soaked in summer...always underfed. Would you give up everything you own? Your freedom? Your life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1861, a dashing Fort Bend planter set his mind to raising a cavalry regiment to go fight the Yankees. He was Benjamin Franklin Terry, and the regiment he formed was the 8th Texas Cavalry, but nobody called them that. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were Terry's Texas Rangers from the start.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThose who signed on as privates\u003c\/strong\u003e were the finest young men of Texas society. Several had Ivy League diplomas. They were plantation owners, doctors, business men and lawyers...the ones with the most to lose and to fight for. And fight they did...in over two hundred engagements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree among them were the Hills of Hill's Prairie (near Bastrop). Brothers John and Bob (a surgeon) along with cousin Dionysius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt0\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eWould you put your fortune in the hands of your teenage sister?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's what the Hill boys\u003c\/strong\u003e did when they rode to war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey left behind a widowed mother too sick to run their large plantation. Those duties fell to seventeen year-old Mary Scott Hill (called \"Scott\" by her brothers.) By good fortune, and ample education, Mary Hill was ready. Her brothers placed their full trust in her, and took her into their confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Scott' didn't need things sugar-coated and their letters to her are filled with detail and candor. She cherished and preserved every letter until her days came to an end in 1930, nearly seventy years after the first was written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey touch on every aspect of the War. They tell you the details of combat, the misery of camp life, being captured by the Yankees (more than once,) views on politics, how slaves were treated by the Yankees, dreams of life after the war. The Hills had opinions on everything under the sun and wrote home about them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eYou don't get this stuff in the official reports...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you want to read battle details,\u003c\/strong\u003e there's plenty here. The Hills were at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Fort Pillow, Chattanooga, and Chickamauga. They took part in the Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns. You get the stories straight from of these young Texans who did the fighting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you cherish the heritage of the American fighting man this book deserves a place in your heart as well as on your shelf. The letters inside are testament that things worth fighting for endure. When you order yours, get a copy for your son or daughter too. The next generation needs to know these things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eSome quotes from the letters:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNothing we can say about\u003c\/strong\u003e what is in these letters can do a better job of convincing you they are worth your time than some quotes from the letters themselves. Please read the quotes below and consider adding it to your library, or making it a gift to someone who will cherish and preserve it the way Mary Scott Hill preserved the original letters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\"It would be very much [better] for Texas to fight her battles in Georgia than to have to fight them upon the soil of Texas...the farther we fight them from our homes the better.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\"Old Abe is calling frantically for 100,000 more men to defend the state from invasion and becomes perfectly furious when he does not get them. May the Lord of Hosts grant Genrl Lee success, then we will carry this war which has been waged with such hatred home to those miserable deluded wretches and make them feel the hardships of modern warfare.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\"Pray for us and for an early peace...give my love to all inquiring friends and tell all the negroes howdy.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\"I am told that nearly half the Texas Brigade are barefooted, yet the Texas troops are the most cheerful and most hopeful of any troops in the field.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\"Sherman commenced his advance through Georgia. The first place we had any fighting with him was at Macon. We took about eighty prisoners and killed twenty or thirty. I got two prisoners, a good overcoat and one hundred dollars in green-back.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\"Well, sister, the war is ended and we are. The future is in the hands of God who has extended his kindness and protecting power over us during the last four years that Death has held its high carnival over our land. Let us not distrust him.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt7\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7f6000;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLetters from the Carnival of Death\u003c\/em\u003e by\u003cspan\u003e Pauline S. Goldmann\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Pauline S. Goldmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16373786947,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/letters-from-the-carnival-of-death-correspondence-from-three-of-terrys-texas-rangers-971668.png?v=1731650420"},{"product_id":"true-stories-of-old-houston-and-houstonians","title":"True Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians by S.O. Young","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"Houston's past is alive in these pages...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiven our tendency to bulldoze\u003c\/strong\u003e any building over fifty years old, you may wonder just how much of Houston's history is lost forever. Those of us interested in Houston's past often run into a wall trying to learn more than is found in occasional newspaper articles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFortunately, Houston was blessed in the early days of the twentieth century with Dr. S. O. Young, a writer determined to preserve not only the facts, dates and events of Houston's past, but also how people lived, their stories and the flavor of those early days.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt5\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"Makes Houston seem like an old friend...\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue Stories of Old Houston and Houstonians\u003c\/em\u003e (originally published in 1913) contains 105 stories of Houston's history written by Dr. Young for his column in the Houston Chronicle. This is history at its most entertaining. He brings early Houstonians to life, describing their personalities, their admirable traits and their many eccentricities. His stories of boyhood in Houston read like something out of Tom Sawyer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are also stories of early\u003c\/strong\u003e citizens and their day-to-day lives. Of the Civil War and Houston's fighting men. Of slaves and former slaves. Of rigged elections and reconstruction days. He gives vivid descriptions of Houston's many saloons and gambling dens. You'll read about what a mischievous undertaker did with the Yankee dead during a Yellow Fever epidemic. About the superstitions of the day, about ghosts and haunted houses. There are stories of gentlemen and of scoundrels, of hangings and jail breaks. Even a little cross dressing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is a book you will be glad you have in your family library. It will become an heirloom that you share with your kids and grand kids. If you disagree, we will happily take it back, so place your order today. You may also want to get the kids\/grandkids their own copies, because if you loan it out, you may have to threaten them to get it back.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt7\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Oliver Young, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e (1848-1926) grew up among San Jacinto veterans and the prominent citizens of early Houston. He was born just two months after the death of his father, Dr. S. O. Young, Sr., in one of Houston's many Yellow Fever epidemics. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eHe was reared by his mother, Maud Jennie Young, in the household of her parents. Maud Jennie Young seems to have been set on raising her son to be a carbon copy of his father, giving him the same name and pushing him to become a physician. He dutifully practiced that profession from 1870 until her death in 1882.  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt that time he abandoned medicine to become a newspaperman, first as business manager of the original Houston Post which promptly collapsed. He then founded the Houston Morning Chronicle, which through the course several mergers and buy-outs became the modern Houston Post which ran until 1995. His later years were spent writing for the Chronicle that we know today.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNewspapers in the 19th century\u003c\/strong\u003e sprang up like mushrooms and died just as quickly. They served as the Internet of that age. What Dr. Young did was a bit like leaving medicine to start a blog. People probably scratched their heads.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eS. O. Young served in the Civil War, enlisting at the age of fifteen in Company A of the Fifth Texas Infantry (Bayou City Guards), Hood's Texas Brigade. His mother sewed the Brigade's battle flag, which now resides the the Texas State Archives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eDr. Young is also notable for how he survived the 1900 Galveston Storm. He was Secretary of the Galveston Cotton Exchange at the time and was determined to ride out the storm in his house. The storm destroyed the house leaving Dr. Young to surf across the island on his front door! Anyone who has read the book, \u003cem\u003eIsaac's Storm\u003c\/em\u003e, or seen the History Channel documentary of the same name, is familiar with Dr. Young's story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt6\" style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003eBONUS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume also contains Dr. Young's other book:\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e A Thumbnail History of the City of Houston, Texas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(originally published in 1912.) It's probably the best basic text written on Houston's early history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrue Stories of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld Houston \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Houstonians\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e with \u003cem\u003eA Thumbnail History of the City of Houston, Texas From Its Founding in 1836 to the Year 1912\u003c\/em\u003e by\u003cspan\u003e Dr. S. O. Young\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e415 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Dr. S. O. Young","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16374347267,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/true-stories-of-old-houston-and-houstonians-by-so-young-598213.png?v=1731650486"},{"product_id":"a-banking-history-of-texas","title":"A Banking History of Texas","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Only $20 in Fort Worth\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFort Worth in the 1870s\u003c\/strong\u003e was a thriving village of one thousand people. It was located at the juncture of two great cattle trails, the Baxter Springs and the Chisholm Trail, over which thousands of cattle were driven to Abilene, Kansas, the primary railroad terminal for shipping cattle to the slaughterhouses in Chicago. \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTidball, Van Zandt \u0026amp; Company served the credit needs of the many cattlemen. Money was scarce in Fort Worth at the time and a gold coin always attracted attention. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMajor Van Zandt relates\u003c\/strong\u003e how an outfit of cattle drovers camped one night southwest of the city, purchased a liberal supply of provisions at a store and paid for the articles with a glistening twenty dollar gold piece.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe overjoyed storekeeper rode to town and paid his family physician. The physician then rushed across the street to pay his overdue grocery bill.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe valuable coin chased about the village during the day, paid over $200 in debts and in the evening came back to the original storekeeper in payment of some hay he had previously sold.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThen it was deposited \u003c\/strong\u003ein the bank for safekeeping, where it served as gold reserve for several days. This incident convinced the Major Van Zandt of the value of sound money and safe banks.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThat's a small excerpt\u003c\/strong\u003e from Avery Carlson's \u003cem\u003eA Banking History of Texas, 1835-1829. \u003c\/em\u003eWritten during the lead-up to the Great Depression and originally published by the Ft. Worth National Bank in 1930, this history of banking in Texas is filled with facts not found elsewhere. It was out of print for over 75 years before we brought back.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Republic Era and Statehood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Commercial and Agricultural Bank: Pioneering Institution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrivate Banks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Saga of State Banks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFederal Institutions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTexas Banking History Timeline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt's a fact-packed book\u003c\/strong\u003e that takes you on a tour of banking in Texas from 1835 through 1929.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eDust jacket features a rare 1830s banknote from the only bank ever chartered in the Republic of Texas. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eA Banking History of Texas \u003c\/em\u003eby Avery Carlson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e112 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Avery Carlson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16375081027,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/a-banking-history-of-texas-208767.png?v=1731650370"},{"product_id":"early-cattle-ranching-on-the-texas-south-plains","title":"Early Cattle Ranching on the Texas South Plains","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt5\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFence cutters, land rushes,\u003c\/strong\u003e prairie fires, die-outs, drives along the Marcy and Goodnight trails, scarce water, Indian depredations, cattle thieves and bonus hunters...such were the realities of early cattle ranching on the South Plains of Texas. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis region, once considered unsuitable for man and beast alike, became a cattleman’s paradise in the late 19th century, peaking in about 1895, as ranch owners left other areas of Texas to enjoy vast free ranges and to avoid the encroachment of settlers. But the coming of railroads to the South Plains eventually brought settlers to the region. Changes in the way public domain lands were leased and sold forced a good number of cattlemen to struggle to keep their holdings together. The rising cost of land forced many out of business entirely. Farmers and small stockmen began to encroach on what had been the cattlemen’s empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarly Cattle Ranching on the Texas South Plains is a study of the heyday of some of the grandest ranches in the Cap Rock area. Originally published as J. A. Rickard’s Master’s thesis in 1927 at the University of Texas, it offers insight into the beginning of the cattle ranches of Texas legend, their founders, their operations, and their ultimate decline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEarly Cattle Ranching on the Texas South Plains\u003c\/em\u003e by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003e J. A. Rickard\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e144 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by J. A. Rickard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16375261123,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/early-cattle-ranching-on-the-texas-south-plains-676828.png?v=1731650401"},{"product_id":"history-of-the-texas-revolution","title":"History of the Texas Revolution","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"bold\"\u003eThe First Book to Tell the Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eToday when something happens\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein the world, we know all about it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewithin hours, thanks to news \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003echannels and the internet. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut things were much different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein 1836.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was a time before the telegraph, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen newsmen would interrogate \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eships' passengers for details of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhat was happening where they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere coming from. That's how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enews of the Texas Revolution \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eslowly (and at times erroneously) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecrawled across the continent.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne man saw an opportunity in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmericans' curiosity about what \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehad happened in Texas. He would go there and get the truth about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe events straight from the mouths of the men who were involved in them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis name was Chester Newell and that's exactly what he did. A South Carolina native, Yale man and Navy chaplain, Newell had a gift for getting people to talk to him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwelve months after the Battle of San Jacinto,\u003c\/b\u003e he was sitting in the clapboard capitol, interviewing Houston, Lamar, Rusk, Wharton, and the rest. He filled notebooks with their words. He was even given unfettered access to the documents of the War Department.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result was his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eHistory of the Texas Revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and it's a very special book. It's the earliest book on the events of 1835 and '36, as well as one of the first to give details about how the new republic was taking shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorians love it for all its quotations from the participants, but one area where it can really fill gaps in your knowledge is in its excellent summary of Mexican history from 1821 to 1835. The Texas Revolution did not take place in a vacuum, though many writers have treated it that way. Newell gives you the context.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother thing (among many, many other things) he gives you is the earliest account of the capture of Santa Anna from someone who was there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe also tells you all about the dictator's meeting with Sam Houston, as related by Houston himself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNewell's\u003cem\u003e History of the Texas Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e is a foundational volume for any Texas history collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eHistory of the Texas Revolutions\u003c\/em\u003e by Chester Newell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e188 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Chester Newell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16375884803,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/history-of-the-texas-revolution-247389.png?v=1731650412"},{"product_id":"the-alamo","title":"The Alamo by John M. Myers","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\" style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThe first \"complete\" history of the Alamo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eSome writers can relay the facts,\u003c\/span\u003e but they can't tell the story. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOthers can spin a yarn, but stretch the truth and omit details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Myers clothes dry bones in living flesh, and makes it sweat, bleed and speak the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis book, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eThe Alamo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, is a pure pleasure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe researched and wrote it just after WWII, while working at the \u003cem\u003eSan Antonio Evening News\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was the first complete history\u003c\/span\u003e of the Alamo. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy complete I mean it delves into the history of the structure itself. It covers the backgrounds of the principal players we associate with the Alamo saga. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eAnd it gives a detailed, blow by blow account of the siege and battle; the weaponry, tactics, and strategies of both Texian and Mexican commanders and men.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eThere's no revisionism here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eT.R. Fehrenbach  considered it the best book on the Alamo, and even recommended it in the chapter notes of his book, \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003eLone Star\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003eThorough research, vivid style and a Fehrenbach recommendation. You really can't ask for much more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e The true exploits of heroes at a time when they are needed most.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"dfltt calign txt6\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\"The Alamo isn't a structure now; it is a symbol of valor in the minds of men. It can never fall again.\"  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e- John M. Myers, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold ital\"\u003eThe Alamo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe Alamo\u003c\/em\u003e by John M. Myers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e249 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by John Myers Myers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16376248323,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/the-alamo-479386.png?v=1731650461"},{"product_id":"our-unlikely-fathers-signers-of-the-texas-declaration-of-independence","title":"Our Unlikely Fathers - Signers of the  Texas Declaration of Independence","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\" class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\"To my knowledge, no other person did more during his lifetime to preserve the great heritage of Texas than did Lou Kemp.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGovernor Price Daniel said that.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat merited such a statement?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLou Kemp was the driving force behind placing markers at hundreds of historical sites for the Texas Centennial in 1936.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe saw to it that over 100 of notable Texans were moved to places of honor in the Texas State Cemetery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe lead the fight to get the San Jacinto Monument built.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd he wrote this book.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eIt contains detailed biographies of each of the sixty signers of the Declaration. Four hundred sixty-two pages in all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLou Kemp follows each man from his earliest days, to his arrival in Texas, his work at the convention and during the Texas Revolution, and all the way to his last days on Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you think that sounds like dry reading, let me correct that notion.\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can chalk it up to Divine Providence\u003c\/span\u003e that these men were able to assemble in one room, refrain from killing each other and forge a nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat an unlikely bunch they were.\u003c\/strong\u003e So different from the men who met in Philadelphia in 1776. Wild men as much as statesmen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Texas founders were not a powdered wig crowd. They were men with the bark on, their passions and foibles unhidden (except maybe to themselves.) In other words, they were real people, just like you and me. \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShakespeare wrote in Twelfth Night,\u003c\/span\u003e \"Some men are born great, some men achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur sixty signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence can be divided into those same categories, but you would find a disproportionate number tallied in the third column. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of them had left the settled country to start new lives here in the land of second chances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003eHere they are... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003eMaybe you've come across some of these names in your reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaybe you're descended from one:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e Jesse B. Badgett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Washington Barnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Barnett \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen W. Blount\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn W. Bower\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsa Brigham \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Briscoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Wheeler Bunton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn S. D. Byrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMathew Caldwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamuel P. Carson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge C. Childress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Clark, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert M. Coleman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Collinsworth \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward Conrad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Carroll Crawford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard Ellis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen H. Everett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Fisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Rhoads Fisher \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Gaines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas J. Gazley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Briggs Goodrich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJesse Grimes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBailey Hardeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAugustine B. Hardin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSam Houston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam D. Lacy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAlbert Hamilton Latimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdwin O. Legrand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSamuel A. Maverick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollin McKinney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichel B. Menard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Menefee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn W. Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Mottley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosé Antonio Navarro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Parmer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSydney O. Pennington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Potter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn S. Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSterling C. Robertson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosé Francisco Ruiz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Jefferson Rusk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam. B. Scates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErastus 'Deaf' Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge W. Smyth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElijah Stapp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles B. Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames G. Swisher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles S. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdwin Waller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClaiborne West\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames B. Woods\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLorenzo de Zavala\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"dfltt calign txt6\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eThere's statecraft, noble deeds,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e politics and intrigue. There's also fighting Indians, fighting over women, castrating, bloody political feuds...and a Ring Tailed Panther! \u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI don't know if it's a better reference or a better read, but it's outstanding in both regards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #783f04;\"\u003ePhysical Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"txt0\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eOur Unlikely Fathers\u003c\/em\u003e by Louis Wiltz Kemp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStandard Edition Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSatin Finish Jacket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e462 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"by Louis Wiltz Kemp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16376712131,"sku":"","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/6595\/files\/our-unlikely-fathers-signers-of-the-texas-declaration-of-independence-937550.png?v=1731650424"},{"product_id":"vestil-1-ranger-february-17-1920","title":"VESTIL #1, RANGER - February 17, 1920 - Texas Oilfield Fine Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image is featured on the cover \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof our best-selling book,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ital\"\u003e Texas Oil \u0026amp; Gas Since 1543\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt captures the exact moment the well \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecame in, before the first drops even hit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe ground. 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You can hang your print in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation as a family heirloom as it is the day it ships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll you need to do choose any standard 18 by 24 inch frame from your local frame shop. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike all prints in this series, it is a Limited Edition of only 254 hand-numbered, one for each county in Texas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C. A. 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That changed everything. Derricks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eflew up as fast as timber could be sourced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy late that year there were wells being \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esunk in every spare plot. There were wells \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein yards and alleys...even behind the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erailroad station.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis image shows Burkburnett at its most \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esurreal, with full-blow oil fever having \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etaken hold of the landscape and everyone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein it. You can feel the excitement and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eanxious energy. Better get that lease \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebefore the other guy does! Better bring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat well in fast and get your share or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elose it all! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrint Number Four\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the C. A. 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The 'felt finished' surface \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eallows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshading and tonality of the original image \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. 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That's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexactly what you'd expect in a boomtown, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eright?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn stark contrast to our other Burkburnett \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epiece, this eerily serene 1919 scene shows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eanother side of Burkburnett \u0026amp; Wichita County, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaway from all of the action. It depicts a lone \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ederrick, standing watch over the Red River \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand the Texas\/Oklahoma border. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is no hustle or bustle\u003c\/strong\u003e, no Oil Fever, no speculators, no money changing hands, nothing stuck in the mud. A simple auto bridge (likely where I-44 crosses the River now) and the photographer are the derrick's only companions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut as every student of Texas petroleum history knows, all of this and more was going on just beyond the reach of the camera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrint Number Five\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the C. A. 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You can hang your print in direct sun and it will be just as bright when they are passed on to the next generation as a family heirloom as it is the day it ships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll you need to do choose any standard 18 by 24 inch frame from your local frame shop. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike all prints in this series, it is a Limited Edition of only 254 hand-numbered, one for each county in Texas. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's an instant heirloom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"C. A. 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A new pipeline \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas already in place from Ranger to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDallas and another was about to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003econnect Fort Worth.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompetition would lower transport costs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eplus the Railroad Commission had just \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003estarted regulating pipelines as common \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecarriers. No more bullying from the pipeline \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboys. Yup, this was gonna be easy...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eespecially after Goose Creek the year before. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey had to build those derricks over the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edarn water!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe swarm descended and the boom was on. This was gonna be easy. That's what they thought.  But mother nature has a sense of humor...or maybe she's just plain mean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone had gotten\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e used to\u003c\/strong\u003e the drought that plagued 1917 and 1918. But 1919 turned into the wettest year Eastland County had ever known. More rain fell in January alone than in all of 1918. And it turned out to be the coldest winter in Texas history. Not only that, the town was not ready to house and feed the multitude under even the best weather conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMillionaires seeking leases slept on the ground wrapped in war surplus blankets. The Spanish Flu pandemic came to town and killed scores of people. But the leasing went on. Proto-landmen shattered many a tin lizzy on rutted tracks that only the pathologically polite would call \"roads.\" Damn the expense, all that mattered was leases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHauling equipment and supplies from the Ranger depot out to those leases meant confronting rivers of mud that used to be the streets of this newborn boomtown. Motorized conveyance was useless. What moved men and machinery was mule muscle. The beasts were rented out at over a hundred dollars a day (in today's money.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat's our scene here\u003c\/strong\u003e. Can you put yourself in it? Feel the cold, the wet, the anxiety, the frustration. Which would you fear more, the flu, or missing out?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrint Number Six\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the C. A. 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The 'felt finished' surface \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eallows the inks to 'bite', reproducing the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshading and tonality of the original image \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evividly, beautifully, and exactly. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"txt4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese inks are guaranteed color-fast for 80 years, which means you won't need to lay out the extra money for UV glass. 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M. \"Dad\" Joiner was\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 70 years old, but still spry enough for a hustle, when\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e he came to East Texas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis rig consisted of rusty pipes, a sawmill \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eboiler, old tires for fuel and an imaginative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edriller. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn September of 1929, driller Ed Laster reached \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe Woodbine sands of East Texas, with his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaisy Bradford No. 3 well. On October 3, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea hoard of people gathered to watch him \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebring in the gusher they hoped would revive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEast Texas's economy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was a circus, complete with burgers, some \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emoonshine, photographers and airplane rides. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the black gold did not cooperate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt did so in its own time, though, showing up \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elater in the evening after the crowds had gone. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat happened that day was a boon for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elikes of H.L. Hunt and Humble Oil, as well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe floundering economy of East Texas. Not so much for Dad Joiner. But that's a long, strange tale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis image provides a glimpse\u003c\/strong\u003e into the carnival atmosphere that enveloped October 3, 1930. Cars stacked on top of one another as far as the eye can see...their owners waiting to see if that one solitary derrick might open a new field and a new boom in Texas oil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrint Number Seven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the C. A. 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