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WEST TEXAS: An awesome land of many contrasts WEST TEXAS COUNTY AND REGIONAL HISTORIES: The following are listed alphabetically by county or region: [BIG BEND] VOICE OF THE MEXICAN BORDER edited and produced by Jack [Mrs. O.L.] Shipman. Original publications, Marfa Texas, six separate issues, 1933-1936
a) November, 1933—articles include: “Our Vice President (Jack Garner)”; “Pistol and Spur” about early days in Uvalde County; “Lt. Charles Nevill” telling of the last Ranger-Apache fight in the Diablo Mountains near Van Horn; “A Ranger Captain” (Fort Inge); all the preceding articles by the editor. Also “The Indian Tells His Story” about the Battle of Dove Creek, by John Warren Hunter…….50.00 [BIG BEND] LETTERS: Past and Present by Mrs. O.L. Shipman. nd [circa 1940s], [BIG BEND] RIBBONS OF TIME: The Dalquest Research Site by Douglas Preston. 2006, 1st edition, Midwestern State University Press, Wichita Falls. Photographs by Walter W. Nelson. A photographic and textual portrait of the remote canyon in the Big Bend known as The Devil’s Graveyard. This region was donated to Midwestern State by Walter and Rose Dalquest to be used as a research site. This book combines photographic art, history and science to provide an exploration of this unique and relatively unknown canyon. 101pp. Oblong folio HB/DJ, SIGNED by the photographer….50.00
[BREWSTER COUNTY] ALPINE, TEXAS Then and Now, A Centennial Edition by Clifford B. Casey. 1981, 1st limited edition of 2,000 copies, Seagraves. Detailed history of the county seat of Brewster County. Includes a 100 page section of biographical sketches of many pioneers to the region. 4377pp w/photos, photo appendix, index. Folio HB w/pictorial cover…….150.00 [CROCKETT COUNTY] OZONA COUNTRY by Allan R. Bosworth. 1964, 1st ed, NY. Author relates some history of Crockett County along with his own early day experiences in the region. Photos. 238pp w/photos, bibliography. HB/DJ…30.00
[HARDEMAN COUNTY] THE LAST FRONTIER: The Story of Hardeman County compiled by Bill Neal. 1996, 2nd edition, Quanah. Foreword by A. C. Greene. 280+ pages with a narrative history; family histories; church, club and business histories; marriage and birth records; 1880 census rolls; index to family histories; cattle brands; includes a photo section about Comanche Chief Quanah Parker. Folio HB…50.00 [HASKELL COUNTY] HASKELL COUNTY AND ITS PIONEERS by Rex A. Felker. 1975, 1st edition, Quanah. 323pp with historical articles, many photos, family histories. Folio HB….85.00 [JEFF DAVIS COUNTY] JEFF DAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS by Lucy Miller Jacobson & Mildred Bloys Nored. 1993, 1st edition, Fort Davis. A massive, detailed history of this Trans-Pecos border county from prehistoric to present times: Espejo Expedition; Fort Davis; Civil War days; Victorio campaign; Jesse Evans gang, and other outlaws; cattle and ranching; much more. 676pp w/many photos, endpaper maps, many family histories chronologically by era, notes, bibliography, index. Folio hardback.….65.00 [KING COUNTY] KING COUNTY: Windmills and Barbed Wire 1976, 1st edition, Quanah. 465pp w/many photos, historical articles; ranching: 4 Sixes, Pitchfork, SMS, others; records, tales; educations and churches; etc., plus many family histories listed alphabetically in the table of contents. Folio HB….65.00 [LAMB COUNTY] THE HERITAGE OF LAMB COUNTY, TEXAS compiled by Mardema Ogletree. 549pp w/map endpaper, photos, historical articles, family histories, index. Folio HB….125.00 [NOLAN COUNTY] HISTORY OF NOLAN COUNTY, TEXAS by E.L. Yeats and Hooper Shelton. 1975, 1st edition, Sweetwater. Organizations; community histories; early settlers and 1880 census; early cattle brands; cemeteries; much more. 256 pp w/photos, maps. HB/DJ…….75.00 [PECOS COUNTY] PECOS COUNTY HISTORY by Marsha Lea Daggett. 1984,
[PRESIDIO COUNTY] MARFA by Louise S. O’Connor & Cecilia Thompson. 2009, 1st printing, Arcadia Publishing. This profusely illustrated book “trace Marfa’s colorful history from its founding through its current status as an art community.” 126pp w/photos. Softcover…..19.99 [this title is currently in print] [SCHLEICHER COUNTY] A HISTORY OF SCHLEICHER COUNTY, TEXAS 1979, 1st edition, San Angelo. 647pp w/photos, numerous historical articles, early community and pioneer histories; brands; civic organizations; churches; over 400 pages of family histories; index; much more. Folio hardback with pictorial covers….125.00 [TAYLOR COUNTY] A PEOPLE, A PLACE: The Story of Abilene, Volume I, The Future Great City, 1881-1940 by Robert W. Sledge. 2008, 1st edition, Buffalo Gap. A history of the West Texas town that originated as a stop on the Texas and Pacific Railroad. [I assume there is a Volume II to follow at a later date.] 316pp w/map, photos, bibliography, index. Softcover……24.95 [this title is currently in-print] [TAYLOR COUNTY] ABILENE LANDMARKS: An Illustrated Tour by Donald S. Frazier and Robert F. Pace. 2008, 1st edition, Buffalo Gap. Photographs by Steve Butman. “The story of Abilene as told through 100 of its most historic buildings.” 248pp w/photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/DJ….49.95 [this title is currently in-print] [TERRELL COUNTY] TERRELL COUNTY, TEXAS: Its Past, Its People edited by Alice Evans Downie. 1978, 1st edition [with orange endpapers], San Angelo. A massive Texas county history with many historical articles and family histories. 747pp w/photos, bibliography, index. Folio HB/no DJ as issued….150.00 [TOM GREEN COUNTY] TOM GREEN COUNTY: Chronicles Of Our Heritage TWO VOLUMES. 2003, 1st edition, Abilene. Volume One (566pp): “General History” with maps and photos. Many historical articles about Fort Concho; pioneer biographical sketches; community histories; farming and ranching; much more. Volume Two (528pp): “Family Histories.” Both volumes are indexed. Two volumes folio hardbacks bound in green cloth with gold embossed lettering, the set = 99.00
[TOM GREEN COUNTY] OLD ANGELO by Joe Gibson. 2004, 5th printing, San Angelo. Historical essays and photographs that portray the early years of San Angelo, Texas. Folio HB bound in imitation leather with gold embossed lettering on the cover and spine…..29.95 [VAL VERDE COUNTY] LA HACIENDA edited by Rosemary Jones. 1976, 1st edition, Del Rio. A well-documented Texas county history. Includes many interesting historical articles concerning this border county and the people in its history: archeology and Indian rock art, Indian fights, Texas Rangers, railroads, Mexican revolutionists, Judge Roy Bean, winery, Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers, and much more with a few old-fashioned recipes thrown in. 554pp with photos, Folio softcover w/pictorial cover….75.00
[WICHITA COUNTY] HISTORY OF WICHITA FALLS by Jonnie R. Morgan. 1971, 2nd “special collector’s edition,” Wichita Falls. 221pp w/photos, historical articles, some biographical information on early citizens. HB/DJ…….55.00 [WICHITA COUNTY] WICHITA FALLS: A Century in Photographs by Michael Duty. Includes a historical essay and many period photographs. 235pp0. Folio HB/DJ…..100.00 WEST TEXAS HISTORY (GENERAL):
2) BIG BEND LANDSCAPES by Dennis Blagg. 2002, 1st edition, College Station. Introduction by Ron Tyler. Through his almost photo-like paintings and drawings, Blagg brings the viewer both the beauty and the hostility of the Big Bend region of West Texas. Here are fifty of his most powerful color paintings and twenty striking black-and-white drawings. He includes brief insightful commentaries on each work. Ron Tyler’s introduction adds historical perspective. 141pp w/biblio. Oblong folio HB/DJ…..40.00 3) GHOST SCHOOLS OF THE BIG BEND by Albert Briggs Tucker. 2008, 1st edition, Brownwood. An interesting history of education in the remote Big Bend region of Texas—details of long abandoned schools with the recollections of students, teachers, parents and principals. 165pp w/photos, appendix, index. Softcover…..16.95 .
7) TAMING THE LAND: The Lost Postcard Photographs of the Texas High Plains by John Miller Morris. 2009, 1st edition, College Station. This book depicts postcards from twenty-four counties in the booming Texas Panhandle at the turn of the 20th Century. They give us a good insight into what life was like in rural Texas during this period. 220pp w/bibliography, index. Large folio HB/DJ……45.00
NOTE: The following titles (#9 and #10) are out-of-print, but I have a few remaining copies: 9) THE ROMANCE OF DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND COUNTRY: A History by Carlysle Graham Raht. 1963, 2nd “Texana Edition,” El Paso. An excellent history of the Big Bend and trans-Pecos region of Texas from written records and firsthand accounts by people who were instrumental in building the region. 381pp w/period photos. Hardback……40.00 (while they last) 10) THE DANCING WAS LIVELY: Fort Concho, Texas: A Social History, 1867 to 1882 by Bill Green. 1974, 1st limited edition of 1000 copies, San Angelo. Author tapped new sources to provide this look at frontier military social life and to give us an interesting look at how the post resident’s fought boredom and loneliness. Chapters on shelter and sanitation; supply; daily routine, social life and diversions. 146pp w/maps, photos and illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. HB/DJ, SIGNED…100.00 (while they last)
WEST TEXAS GEOLOGICAL GUIDES:
In a style that’s easy to read and understand, author Macleod describes how volcanoes, millions of years ago, created some of the most striking scenery in Texas. These interesting guides include vivid photographs, maps and diagrams explaining the landscape and geology of these unique Texas regions. JOURNAL OF BIG BEND STUDIES:
WEST TEXAS ARCHEOLOGY: 1) THE ROCK ART OF TEXAS INDIANS by W. W. Newcomb. 1996, reissue, Austin. Paintings by Forrest Kirkland, 32 in full color, 128 in black and white, plus many photos. This book is the result of a decades-long study of rock art in West Texas from the Pecos and Devil’s rivers to the Big Bend and Hueco Tanks northeast of El Paso. Hundreds of examples of petroglyphs and pictographs are reproduced. 239pp w/appendix, bibliography, index. Folio softcover…..34.95
5) The RosilloPeak Site: A Prehistoric Mountaintop Campsite in Big Bend National 6) The Paradise Site: A Middle Archaic site on the O2 Ranch, Presidio County, Texas 7) Late Prehistory Along the Rimrock: PintoCanyon Ranch by John D. Seebach. 8) The Millington Site: Archaeological and Human Osteological Investigations, Presidio County, Texasby Wm. A. Cloud and Jennifer c. Piehl. Softcover….$20.00
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[BREWSTER COUNTY] Mirages, Mysteries and Reality--BREWSTER COUNTY, TEXAS: The Big Bend of the Rio Grande by Clifford B Casey. 1972, 1st limited edition. of 1500 copies, Hereford. Illustrations by Ron Reynolds. A good history of the county which includes many well-rounded and interesting historical essays, plus biographical sketches of many early county residents. 485pp w/photos; maps; appendices which include a list of county officials and of registered county brands; references; index. Folio hardback w/pictorial covers …..165.00
[CROCKETT COUNTY] YESTERYEAR IN OZONA AND CROCKETT COUNTY by V.I. Pierce. 1980, 1st ed, Talley Press (San Angelo) 
[PRESIDIO COUNTY] HISTORY OF MARFA AND PRESIDIO COUNTY, TEXAS, 1535-1946 by Cecilia Thompson. 1985, 1st edition, Austin. 
[TOM GREEN COUNTY] THE CONCHO COUNTRY by Gus Clemens. 
[WICHITA COUNTY] HISTORY OF WICHITA FALLS by Jonnie R. Morgan. 
1) THE SECRET WAR IN EL PASO: Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue, 1906-1920 by Charles H. Harris III and Louis R. Sadler.2009, 1st edition, lbuquerque In this book fully researched book, the authors have chronicled many clandestine operations in and around El Paso by American businesses and the U.S. Government who sought to maintain their influences in Mexico and protect national interests while keeping an eye on key figures of the Mexican Revolution. During that period, El Paso served as refuge to revolutionists, smugglers, gunrunners, counter-feiters, propagandists, double agents, criminals, and other underground characters. 488pp w/illus, notes, biblio, index. HB/DJ………..37.50 
4) LITTLE KNOWN HISTORY OF THE TEXAS BIG BEND by Glenn Justice. 2001, revised edition. Odessa. “Documented chronicles from Cabeza de Vaca to the era of Pancho Villa.” Justice gives a fresh view of the region’s history using many previously undiscovered primary sources, private papers, and declassified military documents. Much on early Spanish exploration; Don Milton Favor and his fortification; John Spencer’s discovery of silver ore in the Chinati Mountains that set in motion silver mining at Shafter; Mexican bandit raid on the Brite Ranch and retaliation by Texas Rangers; much more. 202pp w/photos, maps, notes, bibliography, index. RECOMMENDED! Softcover. SPECIAL PRICING: 20% off = $19.96 [was $24.95]
5) FORT CONCHO and the TEXAS FRONTIER by J. Evetts Haley. 2006, 2nd edition limited to 1000 copies, West Texas Legacy Press, Midland. This edition with a new introduction by Elmer Kelton; new foreword by Mike Cox; original illustrations by H.D. Bugbee; and original typography designed by Carl Hertzog. Haley’s classic history of the frontier military outpost and the West Texas country that surrounds it. 352pp w/index. HB/DJ……40.00
6) RAILROADS OF WESTERN TEXAS by Douglas Lee Broadaway. 2000, 1st edition, Charleston. The story of the Southern Pacific Railroad’s early days and the towns that sprang up as it was built across West Texas. Among the 200+ photos are some spectacular images of the Pecos High Bridge. 128pp w/maps. S0ftcover…19.99
8) CHRONICLES OF THE BIG BEND: A Photographic Memoir of Life on the Border by W.D. Smithers. c1976, reprint, Austin. 
2) ROCK ART OF THE LOWER PECOS by Carolyn E. Boyd. 2003, 1st edition, College Station. “…a landmark volume on one of the most important bodies of rock art in the world…required reading for anyone interested in the archaic prehistory of North America.” 139pp w/illustrations, tables, appendix, bibliography, index. 
3) PECOS RIVER ROCK ART: A Photographic Essay by Turpin, Solveig A.. [with photographs by Jim Zintgraff` 1991, 1st edition, San Antonio. Many of the remarkable sixty-four color photographs reproduced in this book were taken before the area was inundated after the completion of Amistad Dam. 72pp w/suggested reading list and index to photos. 
4) A FIELD GUIDE TO STONE ARTIFACTS OF TEXAS INDIANS by Ellen Sue Turner and Thomas R. Hester.1999, reprint, Lanham. Identifies and describes over 200 dart and arrow points and stone tools used by prehistoric Indians. Includes charts, geographic distribution maps and reliable age dating information. Glad to see this one still in print.