THIS BOOK WAS GREAT COLLECTION OF STORIES ON THE LONGHORN. IT STARTES WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF CATTLE AND HOW THE LONG HORN CAME TO BE. THERE ARE A FEW TALES OF THE LONG HORNS LONG HORNS,AND AFEW ON WHY IT WAS THE PERFECT ANIMAL FOR TEXAS CATTLEMEN.THE BOOK IS ENDED ON A SAD NOTE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE LAST OF THE WILD LONG HORNS

This is a great book if you're around dog shows at all handling dogs, whether you are a novice handler or an ol' pro. Nancy does a wonderful job telling Adlene's story in a nice neat easy-reading package.
I highly recommend this book to every dog handler!!

In Mexico, Lorenzo de Zavala was a reformer striving to empower the middle class; in Texas, he sought economic stability and hoped to restore his political career. Some Mexican historians praise Zavala's efforts to create a republic in Mexico and to improve the conditions of the lower classes, but most see him as a traitor because he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. Anglo historians have generally ignored Zavala except for brief references. A few contemporary Texans admired his political talents, but most suspected his motives. Elected a delegate to the convention at Washington-on-the-Brazos, he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, the only delegate who had previous experience writing a constitution and who had held office at both national and state levels. Fellow delegates unanimously named him vice-president of the new Republic of Texas. Forced to flee when Santa Anna approached San Jacinto, Zavala was increasingly frustrated by the new Texas government and its interim president, David Burnet. Shortly after resigning office, he died at his home opposite the San Jacinto battleground, his death attributed to recurring bouts of fever. He was only forty-eight years old. This new book offers new information and valuable insight into an often overlooked hero of Texas.

It's 1:15 in the morning and the lonely sound of a train horn sounding as it crosses through Addison, Texas about a mile from my home floats through the air. I've just finished James R. Fair's book "The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway: The Story of a Regional Line" (Northern Illinois University Press; 1997) and memories of my childhood are fresh in my mind.

Like myself, Fair's association with the Louisiana and Arkansas Railway began early in life. First encountering the line in his early teens, Fair had the opportunity to extensively research the history of one of the few railroads to remain profitable throughout its 100 year history. As Fair notes in his introduction, the history of the L&A is the story of three men and their second careers in railroading. It is also the story of the birth of three small railroads, their consolidation and the eventual purchase and absorption of the railroad by its corporate parent.

For a thorough history it is an easy! book to enjoy in an evening. Though it is the story of the railroads, the book gives insights into the development of the communities in the rural southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana region. William Edenborn, a wire and steel magnate, built a railroad from Shreveport to New Orleans starting in 1897. He later bought the railroad across east Texas from Jefferson to McKinney. William Buchanan, a timberman, built a railroad from his sawmill in Stamps, Arkansas south into the woodlands. His original L&A put my little hometown of Taylor, Arkansas on the map in 1895. Both men started their railroads late in life. They built their lines without shareholders or loans and ran them as personal businesses. Both died in the 1920's as changes to the world and the north Louisiana/ southern Arkansas region presented significant challenges.

The third member of the triumvirate was Harvey Couch of Columbia County, Arkansas. He started his career in the railroad post office in 1898.! He soon moved to utilities, building telephone companies a! nd later electric companies, eventually creating Arkansas Power & Light. Near his 50th year, Couch led a group that bought the Louisiana and Arkansas and Edenborn's two railroads from heirs to build the new Louisiana and Arkansas.

In the depths of the depression, Couch built and improved his railroad to eventually stretch from New Orleans to Dallas. The original L&A line north from Shreveport through Minden, Louisiana to Hope, Arkansas remained profitable.

Fair chronicles the lives of these men and their personal involvement in the building and operation of these railroads. He presents the story in a concise, easy to read format, but provides depth into the personalities of the men and their creations. He also covers the corporate age of railroading as Couch takes over the Kansas City Southern and makes the L&A a wholly owned subsidiary. His coverage of the changes to railroading in the period after World War II is not as extensive, but he provides insight in t! o how the railroad was uses as a cash cow and allowed to deteriorate. Fair also tells the story of the rebuilding of the KCS in the 70's and 80's and the end of the L&A as a separate entity. It is an interesting story, not just to someone who was born and raised not a quarter-mile from the railroad, but to anyone wanting to understand the history of the region.

The L&A brought my grandfather and his family to Springhill, Louisiana, where he served as station keeper for several years. The railroad provided my other grandfather with an outlet for the cotton he raised sharecropping and winter employment in the logging industry. It took my father to war in 1943 and made possible the papermill that employed both my parents in the late 40's and early 50's. My first ride on a train was on the L&A, near the end of its passenger service in 1962. I grew up to the sound of train whistles and clacking wheels. I noted with a certain sadness the end of service on the original ! line in 1989, and the recent dismantling of the right of wa! y.

Fair is a professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas in Austin not a historian, but he has written a work that any historian would be proud to author. This is his second railroad history, and is completely footnoted, indexed and with an impressive bibliography.

I thank him for providing an insight into the people and institutions that help shape my early years.

The famous Sons of Texas series. This is the first book in that series and it was good. Cole Callaway is completely stressed out by life. As head of the family and Callaway enterprises, cole has a lot on his shoulders. It all gets to be to much and he takes off out of an important meeting and winds up on the beach. The last thing that Cole expects to find is a son that he never knew existed. Cole discovers that his one and only love who he believed walked out on him fifteen years ago had his child and never told him. Now Cole must deal with the past and the woman he never got over. He must deal with the present-his new found son Tony. There is also someone out to hurt his family and Cole must step up as head of the family and be there when tragedy strikes. Cole wants to start thinking about the future, but it is not going to be easy. Nothing in Cole's life seems easy.

Annette Broadrick presents us not only with a story about love, but also a strong story about family. I felt for all the characters-not just the main ones. I can not wait to read about all of the Callaway's.

I have read the book "Lydia Mendoza" snd beleive it to be a fine example of the struggle many mexican Americans endured during the turbulent 20's, 30's and 40's. Many readers of this book will identify with the hardships suffered by Lydia and her Family.
I was at the original book signing ceremony in San Antonio and met Lydia, her Brothers and Sister and the authors of this book. In discussions with the author we discussed the closeness of the lifestyles of Lydia and the Original Carter Family who commenced their recording career in 1927. Most importantly is Lydia's unfaltering memory as she discusses her family dating back to Refugio Zamarripa in 1892 and Lenor Zamarripa born in 1889. The Lydia Mendoza story as unfolded in this book is at times amusing and at times sad. It is a part of history that anyone interested should read.
Lydia's Grand Daughter is married to my son. The opportunity to purchase this book and meet with this family came about because of my Son's marriage to Lydia's Grand Daughter. I highly recommend the book because it contains a wealth of genealogical information for those of us who dally in this genre.

Lynn Ford was an exceptional artist and craftsman, and this book serves as a primer for his style of woodcarving. He set the standard for large scale chip carving, integrating many influences from around the world. This book should be in the library of every serious woodcarver.

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This is the story of my own great grandmother and grandfather. The storys are humorous and if you enjoy hearing about the old days this book is for you. It is full of great family history.

This book is a classic reference -- it's been around for a long time, and will probably continue to be around for quite some time to come. I all but slept with it under my pillow during my college days, and now, decades later, I still frequently refer to it. Every subspecies of every wild mammal found in the Lone Star State, from mice to buffalo, is covered here in painstaking detail: feeding and breeding habits, distribution (including maps), population status, very good photographs, and relationship to human society (game animal, crop pest, etc.) is all here. Due to the size and geographic location of Texas, the animals covered in this book range over many habitats from desert to woodlands to subtropical seas -- making it a useful reference tool for zoological study in almost any area of the United States.