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Selected Non-Fiction & Memoir Books About Texas
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 | "Great River: The Rio Grande In North American History" [1954] by Paul Horgan {won the Bancroft Prize and Pulitzer Prize for History} Volume 1: Indians & Spain, Volume 2: Mexico & The United States Kindle Edition from Wesleyan [4/2012] for $14.29 Wesleyan 8½x5½ pb [10/91] for $21.79 Holt, Rinehart & Winston 8½x5¾ hardcover [5/71] out of print/used Rinehart & Co. 9½x6¾ hardcover [1954] out of print/many used |
 | "Goodbye To A River: A Narrative" [1960] by John Graves [1920-2013]
A canoe trip down the Brazos River in north central Texas, combined with history and folk tales; book is considered an important ecological work, as it is credited with stopping ten of the 13 dams then proposed for the Brazos book entry at Wikipedia Kindle Edition from Vintage [11/2010] for $9.99 Sierra Club/Ballantine mass pb [1971] out of print/used Vintage 8x5¼ pb [7/2002] for $13.19 Vintage 8x5¼ pb [7/2002] out of print/used Univ Nebraska Press hardcover [11/77] out of print/used "John Graves and The Making of Goodbye To A River: Selected Letters, 1957-1960" [2002] by John Graves Southern Methodist Univ 7½x5¼ pb [2002] out of print/used |
 | "Rio Grande: From The Rocky Mountains To The Gulf of Mexico" [1999] by Peter Lourie Boyds Mills Press 8x10 pb [9/2000] for $9.95 Boyds Mills Press 8¼x10¼ YA hardcover [2/99] for $17.95 |
 | "Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections From The Pitmasters" [2001] by Robb Walsh, Foreword by Jeffrey W. Savell
Chronicle Books pb [12/2001] out of print/used Second Edition: Revised & Updated with 32 New Recipes! [2016] Kindle Edition from Chronicle Books [4/2016] for $9.99 Chronicle Books 9½x7½ pb [4/2016] for $41.88 |
 | "The Southwest Table: Traditional Cuisine From Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona" [2011] by food historian Dave DeWitt Lyons Press 9½x7¾ hardcover [5/2011] for $22.76 |
 | "The Rio Grande: An Eagle's View" [2011] Edited by Barbara McIntyre, Aerial photography by Adriel Heisey, Foreword by Robert Redford
WildEarth Guardians 11½x10½ hardcover [7/2011] for $47.25 |
 | "Reining In The Rio Grande: People, Land, and Water" [2011] by Fred M. Phillips, G. Emlen Hall & Mary E. Black Univ New Mexico Press 9x6 hardcover [7/2011] for $23.76 |
 | "Hoist A Cold One!: Historic Bars of The Southwest" [2011] by Melody & Myke Groves Descriptions of 25 historic establishments in Arizona, Texas, New Mexico & Colorado, with photos past & present and driving directions U.N.M. Press 8x10 pb [7/2011] for $18.21 |
 | "The Blood of Heroes: The 13-Day Struggle For The Alamo - and The Sacrifice That Forged A Nation" [2012] by James Donovan Book claims to be 'the definitive account of this epic battle', based on exhaustive research among fresh primary sources in the U.S. and Mexico. Kindle Edition from Little, Brown & Co. [5/2012] for $14.99 Little, Brown & Co. 9½x6 hardcover [5/2012] for $17.85 |
 | "Politics and the History Curriculum: The Struggle Over Standards In Texas and The Nation" [2012] Edited by Keith A. Erekson
Palgrave Macmillan 8½x5½ hardcover [6/2012] for $72.25 |
 | "The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey Through Texas Barbecue" [2013] by Daniel Vaughn, with photographs by Nicholas McWhirter Vaughn asserts that Texas barbecue comes in four distinct styles: hill country style (which uses direct heat), east Texas style (featuring hot links & sweet sauce), south Texas style (centered on barbacoa), and central Texas style (low and slow cooking, no sauce). Kindle Edition from HarperCollins Publrs [5/2013] for $14.44 Anthony Bourdain/Ecco 9½x7¾ hardcover [5/2013] for $19.08 |
 | "Texas On The Table: People, Places, and Recipes Celebrating The Flavors of The Lone Star State" [2014] by Terry Thompson-Anderson, Photographs by Sandy Wilson Univ Texas Press 11¼x8½ hardcover [10/2014] for $25.99 |
 | "Inside The Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of The Best Little Wh*rehouse" [2016] by Jayme Lynn Blaschke The Chicken Ranch was an illegal but tolerated brothel that operated from 1905 until 1973 a few miles east of La Grange in Fayette County, Texas. The popular business was immortalized in the hit 1978 Broadway musical "The Best Little Wh*rehouse In Texas" and the 1982 film adaptation starring Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds Kindle Edition from The History Press [8/2016] for $6.49 The History Press 9x6 pb [8/2016] for $21.93 |
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"Texas BBQ: Platefuls of Legendary Lone Star Flavor" [2017] from The Editors of Southern Living Magazine Inside you'll find: BBQ basics, including a guide to selecting a grill, smoking basics, how to prepare charcoal, and much more; tips and tricks to help you master the art of barbecue with easy how-tos from expert pitmasters; an exploration of the unique history of the Lone Star State and the roadside barbecue pit stops worth visiting; and over 100 authentic Texas recipes including enticing appetizers, heirloom side dishes, and indulgent desserts Kindle Edition from Liberty Street [4/2017] for $9.99 T.I. Inc. Books 10x8 pb [4/2017] for $11.29 |
http://www.amazon.com/Early-Lubbock-Cultural-Paul-Cutter/dp/B002K7P240/ [6/1991]
http://www.amazon.com/Terry-Texas-Ranger-Trilogy-Blackburn/dp/1880510464/ [1996]
http://www.amazon.com/Zen-art-Texas-two-step-dancing/dp/B0006R76H2/ [1998]
"Legendary Watering Holes: The Saloons That Made Texas Famous" [8/2004]
by Richard F. Selcer, David Bowser, Nancy Hamilton & Chuck Parsons
http://www.amazon.com/Legendary-Watering-Holes-Saloons-Williams/dp/1585443360/
"Passionate Nation: The Epic History of Texas" [4/2006] by historian James L. Haley
http://www.amazon.com/Goliad-Other-Alamo-William-Bradle/dp/1589804570/ [3/2007]
"The Texas Hamburger" [8/2011] by Rick Vanderpool
"Surf Texas" [3/2014] by Kenny Braun /0292757700/
"Rangers and Pioneers of Texas" [11/2016] by A.J. Sowell
https://www.amazon.com/Rangers-Pioneers-Texas-J-Sowell/dp/154058335X/
Selected Fiction Books About Texas
"J. Frank Dobie: A Portrait of Pancho" [1968] by Winston Bode /B0006BVEXK/
Robert E. Howard [1906-36], creator of
Conan the Cimmerian
Robert E. Howard Museum in Cross Plains, Texas
author James A. Michener [1907-97] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore
author Larry McMurtry [1936-2021] lived in Archer City, Texas
William Sydney Porter [1862-1910] {pen name O. Henry} Page
at Spirit of America Bookstore
 | "Texas: A Novel" [1985] by James A. Michener Michener's usual sweeping panorama of regional history, this time about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, ranchers and railroads, and cattle & money & power. Fawcett mass pb [6/87] for $8.99 Random House Trade 8x5 pb [11/2002] for $10.89 Random House 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/85] out of print/hundreds used see also James A. Michener [1907-97] Page at Spirit of America Bookstore |
 | "Here Today, Gone Tamale: A Taste of Texas Mystery" [2015] by Rebecca Adler {Gina Lee Nelson} of Dallas, Texas After being fired from her newspaper job in Austin, Josie Callahan and her Chihuahua, Lenny, slink back home to Broken Boot, Texas, and Josie accepts a waitress job at her aunt & uncles Tex-Mex restaurant. During preparations for the annual Wild West Festival, a local jewelry designer is found strangled outside the restaurant . . . {Recipes at the back of the book.} Kindle Edition from Berkley/Penguin [12/2015] for $7.99 Berkley mass pb [12/2015] for $7.99 |
 | "Sunset City: A Novel" [2016] by Melissa Ginsburg Charlotte's best friend Danielle was vibrant and yet an addict; after four years in prison, Danielle is determined to go straight, but she is brutally murdered. Grief-stricken Charlotte pursues answers in the underbelly of Houston . . . Kindle Edition from Ecco/HarperCollins [4/2016] for $12.99 Ecco Press pb [DUE Jan 2017] for $15.99 Ecco Press 8¼x5½ hardcover [4/2016] for $19.86 |
 | "El Paso: A Novel" [2016] by Winston Groom A sweeping 6-part saga taking place circa 1913-14 in Texas and in Chihuahua, Mexico; the fading fortunes of a Bostonian railroad tycoon become critical when revolutionary Pancho Villa steals two million dollars worth of cattle from the tycoon's ranch in Old Mexico. Kindle Edition from Liveright [10/2016] for $14.87 Liveright 9½x6¾ hardcover [10/2016] for $21.09 |
"The Eagle and The Raven" [1990] by James A. Michener
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