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West Texas Girls
Greetings From Austin Journal
Capitols of Texas, A Texas Timeline CD ROM
Beyond the Dome and A Capitol Deal DVD
Dont Mess with the Music of Texas vol 1
Texas: The Big Picture DVD
CD - Texas: The Big Picture
The Eyes of Texas, A Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson
Ace Reid and the Cowpokes Cartoons
Documents of Texas History
The Face of Texas
Contours of Discovery
Explorers in Early Texas
Texas Word Search
Cowboys Coloring Book
Cowgirls Coloring Book
Susanna of the Alamo, a True Story
The Story of Texas 2nd Edition
Pecos Bill
Lone Star Living, Texas Homes and Ranches
West Texas Girls

By Beverly Gooden. Truly an inspired mini book that's a delightful memoir of West Texas life in the 50's. It's a lovingly nostalgic trip down memory lane, supported by black-and-white photos of those incredible West Texas Girls. Soft cover, 32 pages.
$7.50
Greetings From Austin Journal

Cutout front features images to remind you of Austin's historic buildings and hill country scenes. It's the perfect travel companion with 80 spiral-bound 2-sided rulled pages to record your Austin memories.
$16.00
Capitols of Texas, A Texas Timeline CD ROM

Come take an interactive journey through 6 eras of Texas history and learn about many of the significant people, dates and places which have woven the rich fabric of our Texas heritage. Through video and audio clips, newspaper stories, historic photographs and rich narratives you will travel a time line that starts with the early Spanish explorers and takes you through the early Republic, on to Statehood and into modern day. Includes a virtual tour of the Capitol complex. A CD ROM multi-media application for Windows.
$5.00
Beyond the Dome and A Capitol Deal DVD

A compilation of 2 video features that are shown daily at the Capitol Visitors Center in Austin. Beyond the Dome takes the viewer on a fascinating tour into the hidden spaces and secret places of the Texas Statehouse. A Capito Deal documents the amazing story of how Texas traded 3,000,000 acres of Panhandle land to a Chicago syndicate who agreed to finance and build our grand Capitol.
$6.00
Dont Mess with the Music of Texas vol 1

By the Texas Music Project. A 2003 compilation featuring great performers! An eclectic collection of 21 favorite songs. Runaway Soul by Ruthie Foster, Crossfire by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Some Days You Gotta Dance by the Dixie Chicks, Found Love by Boz Scaggs, Choo Choo Ch'Boogie by Asleep at the Wheel. Plus lots more!
$16.95
Texas: The Big Picture DVD
$17.99
CD - Texas: The Big Picture
$13.99
The Eyes of Texas, A Tribute to Lady Bird Johnson

A collection of 12 memorable songs presented in the distinctive styles of Willie Nelson together with Don Cherry. You'll enjoy favorites like Beautiful Texas, Streets of Laredo, Amarillo by Morning, The Eyes of Texas, San Antonio Rose, plus 7 other popular melodies. Produced to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
$15.95
Ace Reid and the Cowpokes Cartoons

By Ace Reid. This book brings together 139 of Ace's popular "Cowpoke" cartoons. Grouped around themes such as work, weather, bankers, and friends, they reveal the distinctive "you might as well laugh as cry" sense of humor that ranch folks draw on to get through hard work and tough times. Soft cover, 175 pages.
$21.95
Documents of Texas History

By the Texas State Historical Association. This is a unique and important collection of 141 significant historical documents with scholarly introductions. This updated, second edition reprint presents Texas history as told by the men and women who lived it and watched it unfold. The Texas past comes alive in this superb reference volume. Soft cover, 337 pages.
$24.95
The Face of Texas

By Michael O'Brien. A truly remarkable pictoral study of the people of Texas! This handsomely photographed book celebrates the individuality and independent spirit of Texas through portraits of its people--a fascinating and diverse array of native and adoptive Texans. You'll meet big-city movers and shakers and unique small-town personalities. Hard cover, 160 pages.
$34.95
Contours of Discovery

By Robert Martin and James Martin. You'll discover 22 interesting and detailed printed maps (18 in color) in a portfolio presentation. These maps delineate the Texas and Southwestern chapters in the cartographic history of North America 1513-1930. All are suitable for framing. Map sizes vary. A complete history and glossary is included, in soft cover format, 66 pages.
$49.95
Explorers in Early Texas

By Betsy Warren. For the intermediate young reader. In 1519 Alonso Pineda was the first European explorer to set foot on the land we now call Texas. In 1778 Athanase de Mezieres completed the last major exploration. During this period there were 27 treks through the region. The author details 6 of the most interesting exploratory ventures. Soft cover, 120 pages.
$13.95
Texas Word Search

For the intermediate young reader. This is a terrific and challenging way to learn about Texas! Word Searches covers 20 different categories, each unique to Texas. It's a fun activity booklet. Includes solutions to all of the puzzles. Soft cover, 51 pages.
$3.00
Cowboys Coloring Book

By Ubet Tomb. For the intermediate young reader. This coloring book includes lots of background information on each and every cowboy shown. You'll discovcer singers, robbers, scouts, ranchers, movie stars, artists, ranglers, cattlemen, rangers, and many other famous Texas cowboys. Soft cover, 48 pages.
$4.95
Cowgirls Coloring Book

By Ubet Tomb. For the intermediate young reader. This coloring book includes lots of background information on each and every cowgirl shown. You'll learn all about Annie Oakley, Belle Starr, Dale Evans, Calamity Jane and many others. Soft cover, 48 pages.
$4.95
Susanna of the Alamo, a True Story

By John Jakes. For the intermediate young reader. This is the true story of Susanna Dickinson, the woman of quiet courage and unwavering resolve who was spared death at the Alamo by Mexico's General Santa Anna. Soft cover, 34 pages.
$8.00
The Story of Texas 2nd Edition

By John Weems. For the advanced young reader. This book covers the primordial beginnings of the area known as Texas through its struggle for independence, and on to settling of the frontier and into the 20th century. Compact and well written. Soft cover, 220 pages.
$10.95
Pecos Bill

By Steven Kellogg. For the beginning young reader. A tall tale about a young boy who grew to be the greatest cowboy in all of Texas. He was raised by coyotes, invented cattle roping, and even tamed rattlesnakes! A high-spirited book. Soft cover, 42 pages.
$6.99
Lone Star Living, Texas Homes and Ranches

By Tyler Beard. Texas style, once considered an oxymoron by the stoic sensibilities of the Northeast, is now reflective of America itself. It is not one specific and constant motif, but an exotic hybrid born primarily of Texas's multiculturalism. The result is an unequaled heritage in home decorating and architecture. Sit back and enjoy this extraordinary tour! Hard cover, 230 pages.
$40.00