If there is just one book you buy this year on the Caddo Indians, let it be this one. This is a book for scholars. But it is also a book for the armchair history buff. Smith writes in a palatable style. In the end, it is the natural narrative that carries the story. This part of American history is missed in most public education. Sit back with a cold one and this book. I did.

After you read this book, you'll want to visit the lake just to see what you can see of the past. Filled with myths and legends, but also with a look at the history of the Texas/Louisiana area. This book is a gem especially to those who are interested in the way life might have been for all those that went to Caddo. Almost has you wishing you could have been there.

I have read this novel many years ago, and still the story continues to haunt me. It comes in vivid images : A quiet little town in Texas. A plane crash. Survivors pouring out of the wreck, disoriented, shocked, changed for the rest of their lives. This town, it will never be the same again. The people, they will come together. Milan Kundera once said that the success of a so-called 'Best-Sellers' is that it urges you to find a key, a solution. It is exciting, but once you've found it, the magic is over. You can throw away the book, the mystery is unveiled, the excitement is gone. Read this book, be different. It belongs to another category.

The book deserves 5 stars definatly because it captures the thought of a young indian girl that has to raise 10-20 kids and does not have her husband to help. People, i have read this book 13 times. It is a very good book and its theme is"surviveing the hardships and living a full life. Callie is a cool strong woman who accomplished so many things in her life and that is why i like this book!

What a treat! This book has something for every Texan, including those who have lived here all their lives and those who are new to our wonderful state. The author skillfully weaves interesting bits of history and geography with personal anecdotes that entertain and enlighten the reader. He cleverly interjects humor and spunk, teasing the reader as he merrily reads along. Every teacher of Texas history and geography should have this book, as it will enable them to breathe life into their textbooks. But beyond the classroom, it's just fun, enjoyable reading.

Originally a weekly featured for the Dallas Morning News between 1995 and 2000 called "Texas Lore", Patrick Reynolds' A Cartoon History Of Texas is a unique and superbly presented overview of Texas history ranging from its earliest years of Native Americans and the Spaniards down to modern times. From land pirates to real estate agents, pioneers to the Dallas Cowboys, the people, places and events that comprise the history of Texas are showcased in a format that is as entertaining as it is informative.

For young Katie Koenig, growing up German-American in the Texas Hill Country during World War I means fighting battles of her own. While suspicious outsiders challenge the patroitism of her tradition-bound German neighbors, Katie's own family and friends question her loyalty to Franz, her fiance, sent to fight as an American doughboy in Germany. The author skillfully weaves details of life in this community-the odors of Mama's baking, the feel of the earth in Katie's beloved flower garden, the excitment of dressing for a dance-into a moving story of a girl's coming of age in difficult times.

Barbara Burnett Smith has again produced a work of art in Celebration in Purple Sage. The characters are real, the settings believable, and anyone who has ever lived in small-town Texas, (or small- town anywhere!) can identify with Jolie Wyatt. Don't start this book if you don't have time to finish it, because you won't want to put it down

This book tells one of the best stories ever...The making of Texas A&M University. If you can stand to read for a while, you'll learn about the grandest unistitution in the South. All Aggie should read this book! Dr. Dethloff's attention to detail is unbeleivable and he tells a good story.

Matt '02

Probably the most well researched book about Charles M. Russell. Even if one is not normally drawn to sculpture, this book could possibly be the one to change your mind. The subjects are varied, inspiring, and beautiful.