Margaret Lewis Furse

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

From Plantation Times to the Present

In 1846, James Boyd Hawkins, his wife Ariella, and their young children left North Carolina to establish a sugar plantation in Matagorda County, in the Texas coastal bend. In The Hawkins Ranch in Texas: From Plantation Times to the Present, Margaret Lewis Furse, a great-granddaughter of James B. and Ariella Hawkins and an active partner in today’s Hawkins Ranch, has mined public records, family archives, and her own childhood memories to compose this sweeping portrait of more than 160 years of plantation, ranch, and small-town life. Letters sent by the Hawkinses from the Texas plantation to their North Carolina family in the mid-nineteenth century describe sugar making, the perils of cholera and fevers, the activities of children, and the “management” of slaves. Public records and personal papers reveal the experience of the Hawkins family during the Civil War, when J. B. Hawkins sold goods to the Confederacy and helped with Confederate coastal defenses near his plantation. In the 1930s, the death of their parents left the ranch in the hands of four sisters, at a time when few women owned and ran cattle operations. The Hawkins Ranch in Texas: From Plantation Times to the Present offers a panoramic view of agrarian lifeways and how they must adapt to changing times.

The Hawkins Ranch in Texas

4978b596-804e-4506-a70e-bb3fa365425d-0

Chip Gaines

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

Smart Things I've Learned by Doing Stupid Stuff

The most important step is taking the first one. Capital Gaines is the perfect book for anyone looking to succeed not only in business but more importantly in life.

Capital Gaines

63db5654-c83a-4817-bc1c-28d4a7f46c5d-1

Steve Smallman

It's Christmas Eve, Have you been good? Santa's packed up all the presents and is headed your way! With the help of a certain red-nosed reindeer, Santa flies over:

*Texas State Capitol, Austin
*Alamo Mission, San Antonio
*Reunion Tower, Dallas
*Space Center, Houston
*Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, Dallas
*Moody Gardens Pyramids, Galveston
*San Antonio Riverwalk
*San Jacinto Monument
*San Fernando Cathedral, San Antonio
*Fort Worth Stockyards
*Big Texan, Amarillo

"Ho, ho ho!" laughs Santa. "Merry Christmas, Texas!"

Santa Is Coming to Texas

bf3a0fdb-6e1b-48b8-859f-93e2b87af650-1

A romantic historical novel from the best-selling author of Smash Cut centers around an independent woman who runs a boarding house in Dust Bowl Texas. 350,000 first printing.

Rainwater

7ba6e5e9-b45b-446a-a843-98c896f72db1-1

Large print for easy reading. #TexasRangers #Texas #settlers #1800s #thewest #freemen #slaves #history #JimBlawcyzk #thewildwest
#largeprint

A Texas Ranger Jim Blawcyzk Story

Fight for Freedom is a story of determination, passion, loss, betrayal, and ultimate triumph. Take a wagon train of former slaves and freemen heading to start a new life in west Texas, add some men determined to keep them from reaching their destination, toss in a rancher who will do anything to drive the settlers from the land they've chosen for their new town, add in an order from the Governor to protect the emigrants, and you have a recipe for a whole passel of trouble for Lieutenant Jim Blawcyzk and his Texas Ranger partners. It will take only one spark to ignite this powder keg.

Fight for Freedom

80a0c4ee-e611-4d0f-94db-64d786fcf9e9-1

Outlet Book Company Staff

Oregon

A Picture Book to Remember Her By

Captioned color photographs portray the various scenes, places of interest, and people of Texas.

61ecc1bc-6b42-42cd-a068-3c21fb30ef56-0

Houston: A Picture Book to Remember Her By

3014d579-1943-40a9-a186-e21930635fc6-0

Brian Kilmeade

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

The pulse-pounding story of the fight for Texas by The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates.

In March 1836, the Mexican army led by General Santa Anna massacred more than two hundred Texians who had been trapped in the Alamo. After thirteen days of fighting, American legends Jim Bowie and Davey Crockett died there, along with other Americans who had moved to Texas looking for a fresh start. It was a crushing blow to Texas’s fight for freedom.
 
But the story doesn’t end there. The defeat galvanized the Texian settlers, and under General Sam Houston’s leadership they rallied. Six weeks after the Alamo, Houston and his band of settlers defeated Santa Anna’s army in a shocking victory, winning the independence for which so many had died.
 
Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers recaptures this pivotal war that changed America forever, and sheds light on the tightrope all war heroes walk between courage and calculation. Thanks to Kilmeade’s storytelling, a new generation of readers will remember the Alamo—and recognize the lesser known heroes who snatched victory from the jaws of defeat

The Texas Victory That Changed American History

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The pulse-pounding story of the fight for Texas by The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates. In March 1836, the Mexican army led by General Santa Anna massacred more than two hundred Texians who had been trapped in the Alamo. After thirteen days of fighting, American legends Jim Bowie and Davey Crockett died there, along with other Americans who had moved to Texas looking for a fresh start. It was a crushing blow to Texas’s fight for freedom. But the story doesn’t end there. The defeat galvanized the Texian settlers, and under General Sam Houston’s leadership they rallied. Six weeks after the Alamo, Houston and his band of settlers defeated Santa Anna’s army in a shocking victory, winning the independence for which so many had died. Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers recaptures this pivotal war that changed America forever, and sheds light on the tightrope all war heroes walk between courage and calculation. Thanks to Kilmeade’s storytelling, a new generation of readers will remember the Alamo—and recognize the lesser known heroes who snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Sam Houston & The Alamo Avengers

608f4c5f-b5de-452e-a060-3c17e1e715a3-1

#hardcover #protectivecover #formerlibrarybook #southtexas #texas #lonestarstate #americanhistory #history #western

California

The 13-Day Struggle for the Alamo--And the Sacrifice That Forged a Nation

On February 23, 1836, a large Mexican army led by dictator Santa Anna reached San Antonio and laid siege to about 175 Texas rebels holed up in the Alamo. The Texans refused to surrender for nearly two weeks until almost 2,000 Mexican troops unleashed a final assault. The defenders fought valiantly-for their lives and for a free and independent Texas-but in the end, they were all slaughtered. Their ultimate sacrifice inspired the rallying cry "Remember the Alamo!" and eventual triumph.

Exhaustively researched, and drawing upon fresh primary sources in U.S. and Mexican archives, The Blood of Heros is the definitive account of this epic battle. Populated by larger-than-life characters -- including Davy Crockett, James Bowie, William Barret Travis -- this is a stirring story of audacity, valor, and redemption.

The Blood of Heroes

6a6d0fdd-a19d-4a4e-b15d-2004fb9a1156-1

Jackie Mims Hopkins

Retired school library book. Previous owner’s information have been blackened out on the inside of the front and back cover. Interior pages are in like new condition. There’s a tear in the back jacket cover.

North Carolina

This spirited, contemporary retelling of the classic fairy tale features a hilarious Southwestern spin. Reba Jo loves riding all over the wild prairie and roping any critter unlucky enough to cross her path. But when the spunky cowgirl finds herself in a mess of trouble, she's forced to strike a deal with a horned toad-he'll save her hide, but only if she grants him three wishes. Reba Jo tries her darnedest to weasel out of her part of the bargain, but the clever horned toad won't let her off the hook. In the end, she learns an important lesson that a promise is a promise and that words once spoken are not easily taken back. Author Jackie Mims Hopkins's sizzling Southwestern retelling of the classic fairy tale "The Frog Prince" is enhanced by the Spanish vocabulary sprinkled throughout the text, and is complemented by Michael Austin's vibrant, distinctive illustrations, which colorfully transport young readers to the untamed, dusty prairie.

The Horned Toad Prince

33daa400-3fae-4ed1-80e1-7c406b1a294b-1

Attica Locke

A Novel

In the tradition of Greg Iles and Dennis Lehane comes a powerful new new voice in American fiction. Locke's debut thriller involves murder, greed, and redemption, set in the oil boomtown of 1980s Houston.

Black Water Rising

560da18e-8a74-48ce-9029-1953a141e076-1

#hardcover #3Bookseries #fiction #romance #Texas #Texastrilogy #sandrabrown

Missouri

The second title in the wildly popular Texas! trilogy, "Texas! Chase" advances the legend of the Tyler family's three headstrong but charming and endearing progeny.

Texas! Chase

cba3ff00-bca0-4715-ac7c-c1e24eeba419-1

Kathleen Kent

Alabama

Brooklyn's toughest female detective takes on Dallas in this "violent, sexy, and completely absorbing" Edgar Award nominee, the first novel in the acclaimed Betty Rhyzyhk series (Kirkus Reviews).

 
Dallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart. Good thing for Betty Rhyzyk she's from a family of take-no-prisoners Brooklyn police detectives. But her Big Apple wisdom will only get her so far when she relocates to The Big D, where Mexican drug cartels and cult leaders, deadbeat skells and society wives all battle for sunbaked turf.
 
Betty is as tough as the best of them, but she's deeply shaken when her first investigation goes sideways. Battling a group of unruly subordinates, a persistent stalker, a formidable criminal organization, and an unsupportive girlfriend, the unbreakable Detective Betty Rhyzyk may be reaching her limit.
 
Combining the colorful pyrotechnics of Breaking Bad with the best of the gritty crime genre, The Dime is Kathleen Kent's brilliant mystery debut and the launch of a sensational new series.



"Only a fan blowing in the right direction could flip the pages of this lightning-paced tale any faster." --Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Dime

bcda3a37-c066-4180-88da-510afc574035-1

Eric Braun

James Cloyd Bowman

Terry Flaherty

Super-cowboy Pecos Bill leaps onto the back of a monstrous cyclone and rides it like a bucking bronco, creating, in the process, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and Death Valley.

Pecos Bill Tames a Colossal Cyclone

a3766bf2-7325-433a-9db9-b24711af4a75-0

Diana Palmer

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

"Untamed will definitely pull at your heartstrings." --Harlequin Junkie THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IS THE ONLY ONE SHE WANTS... Stanton Rourke lives life on the edge. The steely mercenary is a menace in every way...especially to Clarisse Carrington's heart. She and Rourke were playmates as children, but she's not the innocent girl he once knew. When tragedy robbed Clarisse of her entire family, her life was changed forever. Besides, she's a grown woman now, and there are secrets that hold her back from succumbing to her pursuer. As she struggles to keep her distance, sparks as hot as a Texas summer fly between them. But danger is following Clarisse, leaving her no choice but to rely on Rourke, even as the old wounds lying dormant between them threaten to flare up again. Long, Tall Texans Book 1: Desperado Book 2: Iron Cowboy Book 3: Long, Tall Texans: Harley Book 4: Winter Roses Book 5: The Winter Soldier Book 6: Cattleman''s Pride Book 7: Carrera''s Bride Book 8: Boss Man Book 9: LORD OF THE DESERT Book 10: Evan Book 11: Donavan Book 12: Long, Tall Texans: Grant Book 13: Long, Tall Texans: Justin Book 14: Long, Tall Texans: Tyler Book 15: Long, Tall Texans: Connal Book 16: Long, Tall Texans: Harden Book 17: Long, Tall Texans: Calhoun Book 18: Long, Tall Texans: Quinn Book 19: Long, Tall Texans: Ethan Book 20: Emmett Book 21: Long, Tall Texans: Regan Book 22: Long, Tall Texans: Todd Book 23: Long, Tall Texans: Hank Book 24: Coltrain''s Proposal Book 25: Long, Tall Texans: Tom Book 26: Long, Tall Texans: Drew Book 27: Jobe Book 28: CHRISTMAS COWBOY Book 29: The Princess Bride Book 30: Beloved Book 31: Long, Tall Texans: Judd Book 32: Callaghan''s Bride Book 33: Guy Book 34: Long, Tall Texans: Luke Book 35: Long, Tall Texans: Christopher Book 36: MATT CALDWELL: TEXAS TYCOON Book 37: The Texas Ranger Book 38: Long, Tall Texans: Garon Book 39: A Man of Means Book 40: Lionhearted Book 41: Man in Control Book 42: Long, Tall Texans: John Book 43: Long, Tall Texans: Cash Book 44: Long, Tall Texans: Bentley Book 45: Defender Book 46: Unbridled Book 47: Unleashed Book 48: Texas Proud Book 49: Notorious

Untamed

0471a05c-4f73-4b62-a6aa-2f9371146c82-1

Mary Beth Rogers

New, unread hardcover book in like new condition due to rippling across the top and bottom jacket cover from shelving

American Hero

An American hero. Nothing less can be said of Barbara Jordan. One of the most influential women of the 20th century, she held an unwavering faith in the American people and heralded patriotism, justice, and compassion. With exclusive cooperation from the Jordan estate, Mary Beth Rogers gives us an intimate look at the woman born in poverty in Houston's Fifth Ward, who went on to become a savvy politician and dynamic leader, exemplifying courage, honor and dignity. Refusing to be "an idle spectator to the diminution, the subversion, the destruction of the Constitution",* Barbara stirred the nation with her forceful and eloquent oratory during the Watergate hearings, yet in 1977 decided not to seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives, turning instead to a life of teaching amid rumors of a serious illness.A true woman of heroic proportions, Barbara Jordan spent her entire life shaping the way people think. With her powerful convictions and her flair for oratorical drama, Barbara Jordan helped change the landscape of America's 20th century. Her patriotism, her fire and her perseverance have touched us all. Through this book, her life and the footsteps she left will be reintroduced to a country that is inarguably better for her presence.Mary Beth Rogers taught American Politics with Barbara Jordan at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. A chief of staff for former Texas Governor Ann Richards, Mary Beth is now

Barbara Jordan

ea793cbe-79b2-4e87-a0f7-62173dc86ed2-0

Sam Wyly

Andrew Wyly

Walter Isaacson

In this astute and provocative look at Texan policies, history, and culture, Sam and Andrew Wyly unpack the secrets behind the swagger. Discover how the Lone Star State has become an economic powerhouse and the number-one place to move in the country.

Texas Got It Right!

0b73a97e-b1a2-4f51-8aab-f5ea5fc57929-1

Delores Fossen

Sometimes a little Christmas magic can rekindle the most unexpected romances...

Sheriff Kace Laramie and his brothers found long-awaited happiness when they moved to Coldwater, Texas, as foster children. But the feel-good story has one bittersweet twist--his brief marriage to local rich girl Jana Parker. When that blew up, Kace vowed never to marry again and has kept Jana mostly off his mind...until she comes back to town, needing his help.

Recently divorced for a second time, Jana just wants to create a good life for her young daughter--and keep her mother from marrying Kace's gold-digging father. Asking him for help may be wrong given their history. But as the stakes--and their chemistry--make the Christmas season sizzle, Jana knows how much more wrong it would be to let a love this magical slip away again...

A Coldwater Christmas

89fb58aa-50df-41aa-885a-72870050cbd6-1

New Jersey

Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers

DiAnn Mills

A Christmas miracle is the only thing that will save Zack, Chloe, and the twins and help them overcome their past and move on with their lives.

A Texas Legacy Christmas

d603bf24-2102-4180-8a78-dfe57ab34ba3-1

Larry McMurtry

From the same author of Lonesome Dove - winner of the Pulitzer Prize 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Aurora Greenway must come to grips with old age while those around her try to cope with their own problems, including an unwanted pregnancy and time spent in prison

The Evening Star

edc8e13c-22f1-4c9f-8b5b-f47036fa9a33-1

Lorraine Heath

"When Kelley Spencer moves back to her hometown of Hopeful, Texas with her sister, she hopes desperately to protect sixteen-year-old Madison from the trouble that seemed to find her in Dallas. Almost immediately, a brush with the law reveals that the police chief is none other than Jack Morgan, the man who broke Kelley's heart many years before. He's the last man she thought she would find still living in Hopeful ... and the only man she has ever loved."--Jacket

Hard Lovin' Man

da8d1bf7-ea7c-4a6f-8a20-8d885bf07e5c-1

Debbie Macomber

Return To Promise by Debbie Macomber released on Sep 22, 2000 is available now for purchase.

Return to Promise

6b6039fe-d86a-4130-97fb-35cba05590cf-1

Bill Minutaglio

W. Michael Smith

Minnesota

A Rebel Life

She was a groomed for a gilded life in moneyed Houston, but Molly Ivins left the country club behind to become one of the most provocative, courageous, and influential journalists in American history. Presidents and senators called her for advice; her column ran in 400 newspapers; her books, starting withMolly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?, were bestsellers. But despite her fame, few people really knew her: what her background was, who influenced her, how her political views developed, or how many painful struggles she fought.

Molly Ivins is a comprehensive, definitive narrative biography, based on intimate knowledge of Molly, interviews with her family, friends, and colleagues, and access to a treasure trove of her personal papers. Written in a rollicking style, it is at once the saga of a powerful, pugnacious woman muscling her way to the top in a world dominated by men; a fascinating look behind the scenes of national media and politics; and a sobering account of the toll of addiction and cancer.Molly Ivins adds layers of depth and complexity to the story of an American legend--a woman who inspired people both to laughter and action.

Browse by categories

Save this search

Margaret Lewis Furse

The Hawkins Ranch in Texas

Chip Gaines

Capital Gaines

Steve Smallman

Santa Is Coming to Texas

Sandra Brown

Rainwater

James J. Griffin

Fight for Freedom

Outlet Book Company Staff

Texas

Crescent Books

Houston: A Picture Book to Remember Her By

Brian Kilmeade

Sam Houston & The Alamo Avengers

James Donovan

The Blood of Heroes

Jackie Mims Hopkins

The Horned Toad Prince

Attica Locke

Black Water Rising

Sandra Brown

Texas! Chase

Kathleen Kent

The Dime

Eric Braun; James Cloyd Bowman; Terry Flaherty

Pecos Bill Tames a Colossal Cyclone

Diana Palmer

Untamed

Mary Beth Rogers

Barbara Jordan

Sam Wyly; Andrew Wyly; Walter Isaacson

Texas Got It Right!

Delores Fossen

A Coldwater Christmas

Brian Kilmeade

Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers

Diann Mills

A Texas Legacy Christmas

Larry McMurtry

The Evening Star

Lorraine Heath

Hard Lovin' Man

Debbie Macomber

Return to Promise

Bill Minutaglio; W. Michael Smith

Molly Ivins