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Text Box: Tales of Old Natchitoches by Elizabeth Shown Mills and Gary B. Mills, hardcover, 1978, The Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, 141 pages with black and white illustrations, bibliography, index This is a book of thirty-three stories from the history of Northwest Louisiana that focus on the common man and woman. Their stories vary from light-hearted to tragic, but all are poignant reflections of life on the fringes of Creole civilization. Condition: very good plus/very good plus Price: $20.00

Text Box: The Republic of Texas, A Brief History of Texas from the First American Colonies in 1821 to Annexation in 1864, by Clarence R. Wharton, hardcover, C.C. Young Printing Company, 1922, 247 pages; history. This Texas history was written in 1922. From the author’s preface: “When the Austins came…Texas history had its real beginnings. Fifteen years later San Jacinto was won and for ten more years, Texas was a republic. Then after one of the greatest political battles in American history – the ouster of Van Buren and the election of James K. Polk, Texas became a state. This twenty-five years is the heroic period of Texas history.” Condition: very good/ no dust jacket, slightly scuffed cover Price: $20.00

Text Box: The Florida Hurricane & Disaster 1926 by L.F. Reardon, hardcover, ISBN:0-914381-04-0, Arva Parks & Company 1986, reprinted facsimile of the 1926 edition, 112 pages with black and white photographs, introduction by Arva Parks; history. This book chronicles with black and white photos, facsimile newspaper clippings, reports and stories of those who were there, the killer hurricane of September 17-18, 1926 that hit Miami, Florida. It brought eleven hours of destruction to 300,000 people in South Florida over an area of sixty miles wide and six hundred miles in length. Condition: near fine/near fine, one wrinkle, slight tear on corner of dust jacket Price: $10.00

Text Box: Spindletop by James A. Clark and Michel T. Halbouty, hardcover, Random House, third printing, 1952, pictorial boards, endpaper maps, painted top edge, 306 pages with black and white photos, appendices, and index; history. This is the story of "Spindletop", the Lucas gusher of 1901 which resulted in new frontiers and the petroleum industry. The authors give us a fascinating account of wildcatters Patrillo Higgins and Capt. Anthony Lucas who optioned 1,077 acres near Beaumont, TX and started the liquid fuel age. Condition: very good+/ no dust jacket Price: $15.00

Text Box: The Anchor, United States Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, Recruit Training Command, Company 123, 71 men graduated (exact training dates not provided) Military Division, American Yearbook Company, unpaged, history. Captain J.P. Leahy, Commander, U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, California; Captain M.A. Peele, Commanding Officer Recruit Training Command. This is the Anchor yearbook for the graduating class; year unknown. This book, also known as a “cruise book," includes group photos or photos of individual naval personnel, similar in format to high school yearbooks. Condition: very good+/ no dust jacket, slight foxing, white cover slightly scuffed, soiled Price: $15.00

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Text Box: The Coast of Mississippi, hardcover, ISBN: 0865180180, Hancock Bank, 1982, 192 pages replete with black and white photos. These pages present a brief illustrative history of the region and its people since the landing of Bienville and d’Iberville in 1699 through narrative, photographs, and drawings. Condition: near fine Price: $25.00