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Comanche peace pipe

2001
Eleven-year-olds Fish Rawlings, heading across Texas on a wagon train, and Hunting Bear, a Comanche riding his first war trail, meet and become friends in spite of having been taught to hate each other, and soon discover they are the only ones who can stop the hostilities between their people.

Sam Houston

a leader for Texas
1998
A biography of Sam Houston who served as a Congressman and Governor of Tennessee before his association with Texas began.

George W. Bush

2000
Profiles the life of the Texas governor, including his childhood, education, involvement in the military, personal life, business and outside interests, and campaign for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination.

Samuel Houston

Army leader & historic politician
2010
An exploration of the life of nineteenth-century politician Samuel Houston that discusses his childhood, military career, role as president of the Republic of Texas, election to the United States Senate, and other related topics.

The Jumping tree

a novel
2001
Rey, a Mexican American living with his close-knit family in a Texas town near the Mexican border, describes his transition from boy to young man.

Jim Bowie

hero of the Alamo
2000
Traces the life of the frontier settler and Texas defender who died in the attack on the Alamo, including information on his early days and his effect on American frontier culture.

Migrant worker

a boy from the Rio Grande Valley
1996
Describes the way of life of Mexican American families and their children who work as migrant agricultural laborers in Texas.

Sam Houston

Texas hero
1996
The life of Sam Houston, friend of the Cherokee, oustanding general in the battle for the independence of Texas, and devoted statesman in the U.S. government.

Richard King

Texas cattle rancher
1997
Profiles the life of a penniless steamboat pilot who moved to Texas where he fought against nature and outlaws as he built a cattle empire that still endures.

In this proud land

the story of a Mexican American family
1978
Portrays the arduous life of a large Mexican American family, residents of the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas, who migrate yearly to Minnesota to do farm work.

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