ELEM,MID,SEC: Texas history book recommendation

[Julia Henninger <jhenning@TENET.EDU>]

Here's a book I HIGHLY RECOMMEND for your collections! For upper
elementary and up.

A Texas Sampler: Historical Recollections
by Lisa Waller Rogers
Texas Tech University Press
158pgs
c1998
References.Index.
ISBN 0-89672-393-3 (soft cover)
$14.95
Requests for hardback copies-CALL Texas Tech Univ Press (800) 832-4042

STUDENT WORKBOOKS, also written by Ms.Rogers, can be ordered separately
by calling TTU Press (800) 832-4042.

ATTENTION TEXAS LIBRARIANS:
Ms. Rogers will be signing copies of her book at the 1999 Texas Library
Association Annual Conference in Dallas, April 20-23.

ENDORSEMENTS:
Written by a former school teacher and native Texan, the book has
received the following endorsements by: Laura Bush, the First Lady of
Texas, the Texas Historical Commission, and the University of Texas
Institute of Texan Cultures.

AWARDS:
1999 Finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters Best Book for Children
or Young People Award.

SUMMARY:
The book is a compilation of 32 firsthand accounts excerpted from
diaries, letters, journals, and memoirs from the early exploration of
Texas up to the secession of Texas from the U.S. Ms. Rogers prefaces
each account with useful historical background information. Also, a copy
of an original painting or engraving accompany each story.

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