Titles starting with G from The Wright Collection

Norman: U. Of Ok., 1951. 310 pp., illus., maps, index. Nice d.j. except some edge chipping. Basic Tx. Bks. #65-"One of the most interesting of all Texas biographies. A man who founded an industry, who played a large behind-the-scenes part in the birth of free Texas. He later pioneered the packing & other industries in Texas....could justly be called the father of Texas industry." . 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good +. Texas, Biography,. ... more information

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Waco: Texian, 1962. 294 pp., illus., index. The story of Co.E, 4th Texas Infantry Regiment, Hood's Texas Brigade, originally called the "Lone Star Guards." After 4 years of war, only 20 members of the 122 were left.. 1st.. Fine/Very Good +. Civil War Texas. ... more information

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Waco: Texian, 1988. D.j., 294 pp., illus., index. The story of Co.E, 4th Texas Infantry Regiment, Hood's Texas Brigade, originally called the "Lone Star Guards." After 4 years of war, only 20 members of the 122 were left.. 2nd Ed.. Fine/Fine. Civil War Texas. ... more information

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Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1950. 383 pp., illus., maps, index. A fine biography of Hood covering his life from youth through West Point, his early military career, the Civil War, & life after the War. D.j. worn, missing pieces; front hinge cracked, repaired.. 1st.. Very Good/Very Good. Civil War Biography. ... more information

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San Antonio: Naylor, 1963. 232 pp., maps, photos, index. Covers the obscure era of Texas history. He traces the Spanish effort to find LaSalle and Fort Saint Louis. . 2nd Prtg. Near Fine/Very Good. Texas French Spanish. ... more information

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Kennesaw: Continental Book Co., 1958. 180 pp., frontis, illus. Facsimile reprint of 1929 edition. Biography of Major John Pelham, killed in the battle of Kellysville in 1863.. Cloth. Fine/No Jacket. Civil War, Biography, Confederate, Military, COG. ... more information

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Covington: Americana Pub., 1954. 33 pp., photos. Guns #2324-short sketches of many leading outlaws & gunmen- Hickok, Sam Bass, Clay Allison, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp. 1st.. Dec. Wrs.. Fine. Southwest Outlaws Gunfighters. ... more information

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Covington: Americana Pub., 1954. 33 pp., photos. Guns #2324-short sketches of many leading outlaws & gunmen- Hickok, Sam Bass, Clay Allison, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp. 1st.. Dec. Wrs.. Fine. Southwest Outlaws Gunfighters. ... more information

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N. Y.: Knopf, 2000. Advance Reader's Edition, 580 pp. INSCRIBED with announcement letter laid in. The first full-scale novel about the seige and fall of the Alamo.. 1st.. Stiff Wrs.. Near Fine. Texas, Alamo, Texas Revolution, Fiction. ... more information

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Austin: Nortex, 1997. 446 pp., photos, index. Review copy. The author grew up in Clarksville, county seat of Red River County and interviewed many people who shared their memories, scrapbooks ,etc. Colorful history of Red River County.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas, County History. ... more information

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Austin: Nortex, 1997. D.j., 446 pp., photos, index. The author grew up in Clarksville, county seat of Red River County and interviewed many people who shared their memories, scrapbooks ,etc. Colorful history of Red River County.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Texas, County History. ... more information

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Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1954. 537 pp., frontis, illus., index. The first critical biography of the Confederate general who commanded the Trans Mississippi Department and held the same important command longer than any officer on either side. Last Confederate general to surrender, and escaped to Mexico.. 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good. Civil War, Biography, Generals, Confederacy, Military. ... more information

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Chapel Hill: U. Of N. C., 1998. 269 pp., photos, index. Minor highlighting on a few pages. Carefully researched biography of Pickett examining his wife's controlling of his historical image.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Civil War, Biography. ... more information

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Norman: U. Of Ok., 1965. 243 pp., illus., maps, index. Biography of Atkinson who commanded the Missourie Exped. of 1819 & the Yellowstone Exped. of 1825. In 1832 he commanded in the Black Hawk War. Excellent military/Indian fighting item. Slight ink stain on foredge of page block.. 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good. Southwest Military Indians. ... more information

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Houston: Houston Civil War Round Table, 1956. 10 pp. of mimeographed text in wrs. lAn address by O'Flaherty before the Houston Civil War Round Table and questions and answers about Shelby.. 1st.. Wrs.. Fine. Civil War, Texas, Trans-Mississippi, Confederate, COG. ... more information

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Chapel Hill: U. Of N. Carolina, 1954. 437 pp., index. Shelby may have been one of the best cavalry generals for the South. The only Confederate general who never surrendered, instead he led a group of 1000 soldiers into Mexico & the service of Maximilian.. 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good +. Civil War, Texas, Trans-Mississippi, Cavalry, Confederate, COG. ... more information

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San Antonio: Naylor, 1959. 242 pp., photos, illus., index. D.j. worn, faded. #322 of unspecified ltd. ed. SIGNED. Watie was only Indian general in the Confederate Army. His troops fought in the Indian Territory. . Signed by Author. 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good. Civil War Indians Cherokees Military. ... more information

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San Antonio: Naylor, 1959. 242 pp., photos, illus., index. D.j. faded on spine. #284 of unspecified ltd. ed. SIGNED. Watie was only Indian general in the Confederate Army. His troops fought in the Indian Territory. . 1st.. Near Fine/Very Good. Civil War Indians Cherokees Military, COG. ... more information

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Baton Rouge: LSU, 1968. 300 pp., illus., several maps, index. Fine copy except some neat underlining on a few pages. The story of General Price, a former general in the Mexican War & Governor of Missouri, is in large part the story of the Civil War in the West as he fought in nearly every battle in the Trans-Mississippi theatre.. 1st.. Fine/Fine. Civil War, Trans-Mississippi Dept.. ... more information

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New York: Knopf, 1951. index. D.j. chipped and browning on spine. William Tecumseh Sherman and his march to fame and infamy.. 1st edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Civil War Biography. ... more information

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