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 | Texas Action History Texas Lore Volume Seven
      by Patrick M. Reynolds Here is an extensive account of LaSalle's
      fouled up expedition into Texas that culminated in his assassination
      and what happened to his killers. Terlingua might be famous for
      its chili cook-off, but its real hey-day was as a mercury mining
      town. here's an illustrated version of the Galveston disaster
      and how the city was rebuilt--seven feet higher. This book also
      covers topics that are often overlooked in history publications:
      the legendary "Lechaza," women conquistadors, the first
      woman dentist in Texas, automobiles that were manufactured in
      Texas, the origin of cowboy music and John Avery Lomax who collected
      and preserved old cowboy songs, dust storms, the interurban train
      era in Texas, and the aerial border patrols during the Pancho
      Villa invasions, & more. 7¾" x 10¾"
      56 pages, fully illustrated, paperbound. ISBN 0-932514-21-9
      #T7 TX Lore 7 $6.95   |