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Lambshead Before Interwoven: A Texas Range Chronicle 1848-1878  Frances Mayhugh Holden  First edition, Texas A&M University Press, 1982  Drawings by John Guerin  Design by Carl Herzog  Along the Clear Fork of the Brazos River in West Texas lies the Lambshead Range - good water, protected valleys, and rich grassland; a cowman's dream.  Lambshead Before Interwoven extends the rich story of the pioneers, adventurers and dreamers and the settlement of this....]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:18:27 GMT http://www.stonehillbooks.com/product/history-of-the-texas-senate-1836-1861-special-signed-edition $75.00
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