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Cherub in Stone
In 1923, when a young Czech American girl and her family move to a small Texas town so her father can work as a stonemason, they encounter prejudice from the townspeople and violence from the Ku Klux Klan.
Something about the Author
Series covers individuals ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources, and photographs.
Marooned On The Pirate Coast
In the early 1820s, eleven-year-old Georgina is excited to be moving to the wild Texas frontier with her family. But those dreams are dashed when their ship sinks during a storm. Georgie finds herself marooned alone, scared, and soaking wet on the Texas coast inhabited only by Karankawa natives. She doesnít think things can get any worse, but then sheís rescuedóby pirates led by Jean Laffite! This book in the Lone Star Heroines series brings to life real Texas history with a background chapter on the Karankawa natives, the founding of Galveston and the hurricanes that regularly threaten it, and biographies of Laffite and some famous Texans who met him. Look for other stories of Lone Star Heroines and Lone Star Heroes for boys, too.
Read All about Her!
Provides citations to books, journal articles, manuscripts, oral histories, dissertations, and theses on Texas women's history.
Jane Long, the Mother of Texas
A biography of the brave wife of General James Long who was the first woman of English descent to enter Texas and bear a child there.
Written in Blood Volume 2
In 2010 Written in Blood Volume 1 told the stories of thirteen law officers who died in the line of duty between 1861 and 1909. Now Selcer and Foster are back with Volume 2 covering more line-of-duty deaths. This volume covers 1910 to 1928, as Fort Worth experiences a race riot, lynchings, bushwhacking, assassinations and martial law imposed by the U.S. Army.
The American Census Handbook
Offers a guide to census indexes, including federal, state, county, and town records, available in print and online; arranged by year, geographically, and by topic.
National Union Catalog
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
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