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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Describes the way of life of Mexican American families and their children who work as migrant agricultural laborers in Texas.

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.

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.

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.