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Lone Star Navy: Texas, the Fight for the Gulf of Mexico, and the Shaping of the American West

$23.33

The little known naval force that helped Texas gain independence from Mexico

Linguistic Material from the Tribes of Southern Texas and Northeastern Mexico

$14.17

Linguistic Material from the Tribes of Southern Texas and Northeastern Mexico

Latina Activists Across Borders: Womens Grassroots Organizing in Mexico and Texas

$19.76

Over the past twenty-five years, non-government organizations (ngos) run by women and devoted to advancing womens well-being have proliferated in Mexico and along both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. In this sociological analysis of grassroots activism, Milagros Pea compares womens ngos in two regionsthe state of Michoacn in central Mexico and the border region encompassing El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. In both Michoacn and the border region, women have organized to take on a variety of concerns, including domestic violence, the growing number of single women who are heads of households, and exploitive labor conditions. By comparing womens activism in two distinct areas, Pea illuminates their different motivations, alliances, and organizational strategies in relation to local conditions and national and international activist networks. Drawing on interviews with the leaders of more than two dozen womens ngos in Michoacn and El Paso/Juarez, Pea examines the influence of the Catholic church and liberation theology on Latina activism, and she describes how activist affiliations increasingly cross ethnic, racial, and class lines. Womens ngos in Michoacn put an enormous amount of energy into preparations for the 1995 United Nations-sponsored World Conference on Women in Beijing, and they developed extensive activist networks as a result. As Pea demonstrates, activists in El Paso/Juarez were less interested in the Beijing conference; they were intensely focused on issues related to immigration and to the murder and disappearance of scores of women in Juarez. Ultimately, Peas study highlights the consciousness-raising work done by ngos run by and for Mexican and Mexican Americanwomen: they encourage Latinas to connect their personal lives to the broader political, ec

Latina Activists Across Borders: Womens Grassroots Organizing in Mexico and Texas

$67.46

Over the past twenty-five years, non-government organizations (ngos) run by women and devoted to advancing womens well-being have proliferated in Mexico and along both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. In this sociological analysis of grassroots activism, Milagros Pea compares womens ngos in two regionsthe state of Michoacn in central Mexico and the border region encompassing El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. In both Michoacn and the border region, women have organized to take on a variety of concerns, including domestic violence, the growing number of single women who are heads of households, and exploitive labor conditions. By comparing womens activism in two distinct areas, Pea illuminates their different motivations, alliances, and organizational strategies in relation to local conditions and national and international activist networks. Drawing on interviews with the leaders of more than two dozen womens ngos in Michoacn and El Paso/Juarez, Pea examines the influence of the Catholic church and liberation theology on Latina activism, and she describes how activist affiliations increasingly cross ethnic, racial, and class lines. Womens ngos in Michoacn put an enormous amount of energy into preparations for the 1995 United Nations-sponsored World Conference on Women in Beijing, and they developed extensive activist networks as a result. As Pea demonstrates, activists in El Paso/Juarez were less interested in the Beijing conference; they were intensely focused on issues related to immigration and to the murder and disappearance of scores of women in Juarez. Ultimately, Peas study highlights the consciousness-raising work done by ngos run by and for Mexican and Mexican Americanwomen: they encourage Latinas to connect their personal lives to the broader political, ec

Kid Campo of Texas: The Wonderful Adventures of a Texas Patriot and His Travels Through Mexico During the Early Decades of the Nineteenth

$20.97

Kid Campo of Texas: The Wonderful Adventures of a Texas Patriot and His Travels Through Mexico During the Early Decades of the Nineteenth

James Knox Polk and a History of His Administration: Embracing the Annexation of Texas, the Difficulties with Mexico, the Settlement of the Oregon Que

$29.97

James Knox Polk and a History of His Administration: Embracing the Annexation of Texas, the Difficulties with Mexico, the Settlement of the Oregon Que

James Knox Polk and a History of His Administration: Embracing the Annexation of Texas, the Difficulties with Mexico, the Settlement of the Oregon Que

$20.97

James Knox Polk and a History of His Administration: Embracing the Annexation of Texas, the Difficulties with Mexico, the Settlement of the Oregon Que

Hummingbirds of Texas with Their New Mexico and Arizona Ranges

$15.99

Written for a general audience, with spectacular images for birders and nature enthusiasts at every level, Hummingbirds of Texas reveals the enormous appeal of this tiniest and shiniest of birds. The book opens with a look at the many manifestations of the human attraction to these flying jewels.- The Hummingbird Roundup, a citizen-science project run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has recruited hundreds of people to feed hummingbirds and record their activities throughout the state.- The Rockport-Fulton Hummer/Bird Celebration, one of several festivals dedicated to hummingbirds, draws thousands of people each fall to the Texas coast where birds gather in huge numbers before migrating south.- Bird-loving landowners invite the public to enjoy hummingbirds that live and breed on their ranches.- Tips make attracting hummingbirds to your own lawn or garden easy, such as what to plant in the ground or in pots and how to choose and take care of feeders.The authors then showcase the nineteen different hummingbird species that have appeared in the region covered by the book. Magnificent color photographs and original artwork aid in identification and accompany descriptions, range maps, and abundance graphs for each species.Birds featured: Allen’s Hummingbird - Anna’s Hummingbird - Berylline Hummingbird Black-chinned Hummingbird - Blue-throated Hummingbird Broad-billed Hummingbird - Broad-tailed Hummingbird - Buff-bellied Hummingbird - Calliope Hummingbird - Costa’s Hummingbird Green-breasted Mango - Green Violet-ear - Lucifer Hummingbird Magnificent Hummingbird - Plain-capped Starthroat - Ruby-throated Hummingbird - Rufous Hummingbird - Violet-crownedHummingbird White-eared Hummingbird

High and Dry: The Texas-New Mexico Struggle for the Pecos River

$18.02

Now available in paperback, High and Dry tells the story of a river in an arid region and the long history of litigation between Texas and New Mexico as they battle over water rights.

Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Texas, Louisiana, and Adjacent Waters

$12.25

For 20 years, FISHES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO has been the premier reference for identifying and classifying fish of northern Gulf waters. This revised edition is based on two decades of research and greater attention to deepwater habitats. It now provides accounts of 539 species, with information on 62 species not covered in the first edition. Line art. 547 color photos.

Final Destinations: A Travel Guide for Remarkable Cemeteries in Texas, Oklahome, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas

$13.69

Every cemetery is worth visiting, and the people in them are worth trying to remember. They were much like us . Thus the writers of The Dallas Morning News set out to explore the cemeteries of Texas and the surrounding states for the newspaper’s Travel section. The stories serve as history lesson and travelogue to the cemeteries, chronicling the resting places of famous people and the tragedies borne by ordinary people.The compilation reaffirms our fascination with cemeteries and their status as tourist attractions. People visit cemeteries in large numbers. Evidence of crowd control abounds from signs directing traffic to the grave marker of President Clinton’s mother in Hope, Arkansas, and the large steel cage protecting the tombstone of Billy the Kid at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, to the monument in New Orleans made famous by the movie Easy Rider and Bonnie Parker’s coveted headstone in Dallas, relocated to prevent theft.The stories also demonstrate that the reasons people flock to cemeteries are as varied as the people interred there. Cemeteries hold some of the most interesting sculpture and folk art in our region. Unusual graves include the Sturrock Cemetery in Tyler County, Texas, started when the family arrived from Scotland in the 1830s. The dozen sandstone crypts are said to resemble the style of the family’s houses in Scotland. The graves at the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Polk County, Texas, are adorned with decorations such as sea shells, stones, skillets and teddy bears.New Orleans cemeteries are a tourist industry by themselves, featured in movies and Anne Rice novels. The oldest standing cemetery is St. Louis No. 1, on the edge of the French Quarter.The most famous grave here belongs to Marie Laveau, the voodoo queen. Louisiana’s French and Cajun cultures come alive in its cemeteries and many plantations, such as Afton Villa and Rosedown, contain cemeteries.Cemeteries hold fascination for history buffs and family genealogists, and this book is a valuable guide for both. It provides information about the more well-known gravesites, such Sam Houston’s at Huntsville’s Oakwood Cemetery, but also the less well-known locations. Two graves in unassuming cemeteries are the final resting places of two of the greatest blues artists of all time: Blind Lemon Jefferson in Wortham, Texas, and Huddie Leadbelly Ledbetter in Mooringsport, Louisiana. Do you know where Hoss Cartwright is buried? The authors of this handy guidebook do.

Expedition to the Southwest: An 1845 Reconnaissance of Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, & Oklahoma

$10.00

Lieutenant James William Abert (1820-97) of the United States Army Topographical Engineers received orders in 1845 to explore the Canadian River region of the southern plains — an area covering present-day Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma. Although this land was still in Mexican territory, the United States had gradually abandoned most of the diplomatic niceties regarding its boundaries with Mexico by that time.Abert set out from Bent’s Fort to conduct a detailed reconnaissance. He possessed a great eye for detail, providing in his journal graphic descriptions of the birds, plants, and animals he encountered as well as clear depictions of the countryside. Moreover, Abert observed in great detail the Kiowas and Comanches who often approached his expedition to see if he and his men were the much hated Texans with whom they were at war. His firsthand account of the Kiowas and Comanches contains valuable information not previously available.The 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition marked the beginning of Anglo-American exploration of the American West. Abert’s account of his four-month journey by mule train is invaluable as one of the concluding records of that period.In his introduction John Miller Morris, author of the award-winning El Llano Estacado: Exploration and Imagination on the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860, assesses this neglected work and places it with the reports of other adventurers such as Zebulon Pike and Stephen Long.

Epic of the Greater Southwest: New Mexico, Texas, California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Nevada

$23.97

Epic of the Greater Southwest: New Mexico, Texas, California, Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado, Utah, Nevada

El Llano Estacado: Exploration and Imagination on the High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, 1536-1860

$16.63

Winner of seven awards, El Llano Estacado reveals the historical heart of one of the world’s unique regions–the enormous mesaland of the Southern High Plains in Texas and New Mexico. From the Canadian River in the north to the Edwards Plateau in the south, from the Pecos River in the west to the fantastic canyonlands of the Red, Pease, Brazos, and Colorado Rivers in the east, the fifty thousand square miles of the Llano are chronicled over three centuries with an eye to the history and compelling mystery of this special land. Armchair detectives will especially relish the comprehensive discussion of the lost–now possibly rediscovered–Coronado expedition route across the plains. El Llano Estacado is more than a good read; it is also a native son’s meditation on the role of imagination and myth in how we perceive this unique environment. From the dawn of historic contact with the Southern High Plains, a remarkable series of Spanish, French, Mexican, and Anglo-American explores and adventurers attempted to make sense of its curious environment. Now available in paperback, El Llano Estacado is grand history and geography told in an imaginative, interdisciplinary style. The mysteries and mirages of this great Southwestern landscape are the stuff of adventurers’ quests and now readers’ dreams.

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico

$21.78

This is the first guide to dragonflies and damselflies of the south-central United States. The book covers 263 species, representing more than half of the North American fauna. The area of coverage significantly overlaps with other regions of the country making this book a useful aid in identifying the dragonflies and damselflies in any part of the United States, Canada, or northeastern Mexico.More photographs of damselflies in North America appear here than in any other previously published work. All 85 damselfly and 178 dragonfly species found in the region are distinguished by photographs, numerous line drawings, keys, and detailed descriptions to help with identifications. Features include: * Discussions of habitats, zoogeography, and seasonality * Details on dragonfly and damselfly life history and conservation * An introduction on studying and photographing dragonflies and damselflies * An entire section devoted to the external anatomy of dragonflies and damselflies * Species accounts organized by family into sections on size, regional and general distribution, flight season, identification, similar species, habitat and biology and ecology * Range maps for each species, as well as an extensive bibliography and a list of resources for further study

Crisis in the Southwest: The United States, Mexico, and the Struggle Over Texas

$34.95

The war between the United States and Mexico was decades in the making. Although Texas was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845, Texans retained an affiliation with the United States that virtually assured annexation at some point. Mexico’s reluctanc

Cowboys and Indians: [Life on the Texas - New Mexico Plains, 1856]

$14.12

This is a historical action-fiction novel, written for teenagers and young adults, who are interested in the wild days of yesteryear in west Texas and eastern New Mexico. It takes place just prior to the American Civil War, in the 1850s. It’s a true account of the interactions between the white settlers and the Comanche Indians, with most of the blood and gore removed. Come with me and learn about the greatest warrior of the southwest plains-the Comanche!

Civil War in Texas and New Mexico Territory

$6.63

On February 23, 1861, Texas seceded from the Union. On March 2, she joined the Confederate States of America. Barely a month later, Texans were fighting.Although not generally a focus of much Civil War attention, Texas and New Mexico Territory (including present-day Arizona) faced plenty of action. Many heroic actions were taken by the Hispanic soldiers, who have not gotten much recognition for their valiant efforts on behalf of the South. This book tells about the battles that took place on this Western front.Also included is an appendix that discusses the author’s experiences with reenacting Civil War battles.

Changing National Identities at the Frontier: Texas and New Mexico, 1800-1850

$24.29

Explores the shaping of national identities in Texas and New Mexico in 1846-48.

Catarino Garza’s Revolution on the Texas-Mexico Border

$80.96

This is an original, provocative, and far-reaching book that breaks with the existing conceptualization of fields of study and national historiographical traditions. It not only makes a case for the importance of the Garza revolt itself but also uses the rebellion to reflect upon broad themes, including those of U.S.-Mexican relations; comparative colonialisms; the formation of borders; Latin American liberalism; and race, gender, and class. –William French, author of A Peaceful and Working People: Manners, Morals, and Class Formation in Northern Mexico

Building the Borderlands: A Transnational History of Irrigated Cotton Along the Mexico-Texas Border

$47.50

Building the Borderlands: A Transnational History of Irrigated Cotton Along the Mexico-Texas Border

Birder’s Mexico

$13.69

Mexico is a biological paradise, possessing the greatest natural diversity in North America. With only one-fourth the land area of the United States, it possesses as many plant species and many more kinds of animals than its northern neighbor. Yet the favored tourist attractions of Mexico are the cities, beaches, and archaeological sites.Since 1966 Roland Wauer has made annual trips to see his own favorite attractions in Mexico: native birds and their remote habitats. From his adventures he has written an indispensable companion for anyone visiting Mexico with an interest in birding and the country’s spectacular natural environment. He introduces us to Mexico’s unsung diversity, from its arid lowlands and coastal islands to the forested uplands and humid jungles, once home of the ancient Mayans.Originally published under the title NATURALIST’S MEXICO, this handy guide features a new and updated introduction. Its thirty-nine black-and-white photographs provide further reason to explore the flora and fauna that thrive off the beaten path.

A Texas Pioneer: Early Staging and Overland Freighting Days on the Frontiers of Texas and Mexico

$27.57

A Texas Pioneer: Early Staging and Overland Freighting Days on the Frontiers of Texas and Mexico

Catarino Garza’s Revolution on the Texas-Mexico Border

$24.95

This is an original, provocative, and far-reaching book that breaks with the existing conceptualization of fields of study and national historiographical traditions. It not only makes a case for the importance of the Garza revolt itself but also uses the rebellion to reflect upon broad themes, including those of U.S.-Mexican relations; comparative colonialisms; the formation of borders; Latin American liberalism; and race, gender, and class. –William French, author of A Peaceful and Working People: Manners, Morals, and Class Formation in Northern Mexico

A Texas Pioneer: Early Staging and Overland Freighting Days on the Frontiers of Texas and Mexico

$18.57

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world’s literature.