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Welcome To Texas Star Books --Your source for Texas History, Texas Writers, Texas Photographers, Texana -- all things Texas. But you can also rely on us as a source for all kinds of history -- American, military, ancient and not-so-ancient. We invite you to browse or search our inventory, and if you don't find the title you're seeking, drop us an e-mail with that information, and we'll do our best to help you locate it!INTERNET EXCLUSIVE!!
Tales from the Terlingua Porch
Now In Its Third Printing
 Once the Chisos Mining Company Store, the Terlingua Trading Company still has the porch that generations have enjoyed, tourist and local alike. It's refuge from the sun, a place to kick back, have a cold one, and swap stories of the day or of days past. Best of all, it's a great spot to view the Chisos Mountains, directly east of the porch. Locals will tell you that they go there to "see the sun set twice". As the day grows late, the sun turns the Chisos into a glorious sight, and when the mountains begin to lose their sun-blazened glory folks walk out in the parking lot and look west to see the sun dipping over the horizon in a fiery farewell.
Blair Pittman (see bio to your right) has enjoyed the porch off and on for 60 years, and he's collected some of those stories in "Tales from the Terlingua Porch". With the aid of talented local artist, Mark Kneeskern, the stories come to life to bring a smile or warm the heart. There's a foreward by Bill Ivey, the owner of the Terlingua Ghost Town, whose dad is the subject of one of Blair's stories. It's a slice of life in the Big Bend, where rainbows wait.
  
Click HERE, on a picture, or on the Blair Pittman category to order a signed copy!
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We Have World War II Posters!
We offer authentic, original WWII posters which hark back to a time when Americans pulled together for a cause greater than themselves. Click HERE or on the Posters category to see the listings and photos of each - a true slice of history.We are proud members of
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CURRENT TEXAS AUTHOR PICK:
We're happy to announce the arrival of "Rainbows Wait for Rain", Allan C. Kimball's trilogy finally collected in one volume. We also have a few of the individual books left, "Calamity Creek", "Woman Hollering Creek" and "Second Coffee Creek". All our books are signed by Allan and in limited quantities.
Just click on the book photo above,to view our listings. Or click on Allan's photo, below.
TEXAS STAR HIGHLIGHT
BLAIR PITTMAN
Photo Courtesy James Evans
We offer the work of Texas photographer and writer, Blair Pittman of Fort Worth. An award-winning photojournalist, first at the Denton Record Chronicle and later at the Houston Chronicle, Blair has had a distinguished career.
His work for National Geographic focused his keen eye on the wonders of the Texas Big Thicket, which became the subject of his first book, "The Natural World of the Texas Big Thicket" During his several years photographing and learning the wild variety of the Thicket, Blair was befriended by I.C. Eason. Blair's next book, "I.C. Eason, King of the Dog People" recounted Eason’s tales of his struggle for survival and to save his land."Texas Caves" sprang naturally from Blair’s lifelong fascination with caving. His National Speleology Society membership dates back to the early 50s!
Blair now lives in the remote region of the Big Bend of the Rio Grande, in Terlingua, Texas, and his newest book is out -- "Tales from the Terlingua Porch" is now available!
Click on his photo, a book title, or on the Blair Pittman category for a listing of his books, all signed by him! SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO MEMBERS OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCESIn appreciation for your service to our country, we offer the men and women of the U.S. military a 10% discount on any order going to a military address, APO, FPO. Just make your order through this site, and we will take 10% off all the books you order. |
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