Don Blevins often ferrets out the quirky elements in history, and he has just added another gem to his fine works on Texas history. The subjects...
A Priest, a Prostitute & Some Other Early Texans (Nonfiction)
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Linda Wommack
The Overland Journey
The history of Westward trails is well documented, often compelling and always adventurous. This book details the unique history of the...
Horses that Buck: The Story of Champion Bronc Rider Bill Smith (Nonfiction)
I swear, rodeo is more of a slice of Western Americana than apple pie, and this book packs it all in. “Cody” Bill Smith is rodeo personified....
Survival Along the Continental Divide (Nonfiction)
The author has spent a lifetime wandering the American West and Mexico. As one would imagine, he has seen and learned much in his travels. In this...
Give Me Eighty Men: Women and the Myth of the Fetterman Fight (Nonfiction)
While legend and lore surround the Fetterman Fight, Smith attempts to unravel the myth. She tracks down the threads of the folklore, perpetuated by...
Ensuring Greater Yellowstone’s Future (Nonfiction)
Susan G. Clark knows her subject well. A professor of Wildlife Ecology and Policy Sciences, she has written many books on this topic. Clark draws...
A Few Good Horses (Nonfiction)
Pierce Burns brings us the true story of his family during the Depression years in West Texas. The family ranch, begun in 1873 by his grandfather,...
Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway (Nonfiction)
The authors have a great sense of humor for their passion, which is to be admired. Anyone who travels the country in search of rock formations,...
Landscapes of Colorado (Nonfiction)
The photographic art and paintings in this coffee table tome are amazing. The opening contains 19th-century photographs of the stunning Colorado...
Petra’s Legacy (Nonfiction)
Petra Vela Kenedy, torn between her native homeland and her new life in Texas, lived through the 1846-48 Mexican-American War. She and her husband...
How to Yodel (Nonfiction)
While I never had a desire to learn how to yodel, this book teaches the fine art, in a fun way. The writing is quite humorous with chapters...
Four and twenty photographs
The photography in this volume is so good, it stands on its own. Each photo seems to draw you into the moment, no matter the subject. Each one...