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"The Texas Indians CD", NOT AVALABLE THIS FALL, IN 2012 Click here for more info on the CD.

 

NO MORE BOOKS. SORRY. I am leaving this here as a reference tool for you.

That way you can find them at other books. Amazon and Ebay are good to find.

 

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Books,

Indians in general

• "The Indians of Texas", by W.W. Newcomb. The classic on the subject. NOT AVAILABLE Good. One of the best, but made in 1950 or so. So lot of info is out of date and not accurate in 2012.

• "Learn about Texas Indians", Texas Parks and Wildlife. A good book for kids. Lots of illustrations NOT AVAILABLE. Easy to find in Ebay and cheap too.

• "Texas Indian Myths and Legends", by Jane Archer. I recommend this one. Caddo, Comanche, Wichita, Lipan Apache and Alabama-Coushatta myths and stories. OUT OF STOCK out of print.

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• "Indian Depredations in Texas", by J. W. Wilbarger. An exact reprint of the 1889 original. OUT OF STOCK

On Tribes

• "The Jumanos", by Hickerson, the best book available on the Jumano. Hickerson brings many sources together and updates them. The book to have on the Jumano. out of print. Good on the Jumano. Look for it

• "The Karankawa Indians of Texas", by Rickalis, The best book available on the Karankawa. Comprehensive and up to date. OUT OF PRINT AND OUT OF STOCK

• "Myths and Folktales of the Alabama-Coushatta Indians" by Howard Martin SOLD OUT for now

Apache

• "Nana's Raid", by Stephen H. Lekson. The history of the Apache Nana's raid in 1881.  OUT OF STOCK

Caddos

• "The Caddo Nation" by Tim Pertulla. From the archaeology of the Caddo too the modern history of the Caddo, Pertulla covers it all in the most comprehensive book available on the Caddo.OUT OF PRINT AND OUT OF STOCK

• Source Material on the The History and Ethnology of the Caddo, by Swanton coming soon.

Cherokees

• "The Texas Cherokees", by Everett. A good book on the Texas Cherokees. In fact, the only book on the Texas Cherokees. Thank God it is a good one. OUT OF PRINT AND OUT OF STOCK

• "The Raven" by Marquis James, A biography of Sam Houston who was an adopted Cherokee. OUT OF STOCK Easy to find in Amazon.

Coahuiltectans

• "The Payaya Indians of Southern Texas" by T. N. Campbell. A Coahuiltecan band who lived around present day San Antonio. SOLD OUT

• "Coahuiltecan": A Critical review of an Inappropriate Ethnic Label". by Thomas Hester, in La Tierra. What it says and the rest of vol 25 No.4 of La Tierra SOLD OUT RIGHT NOW

• "Native American and European Contact in the Lower Medina River Valley", by V. Kay Hindes, in La Tierra, vol 22 No. 2 April 1995. What it says. More on the Payaya and other groups near San Antonio to Uvalde. SOLD OUT

• "Texas & Northern Mexico, 1630-1690" by Juan Chapa. By a Spanish official of Texas at that time. Has a lot of Coahuiltecan material. Other tribes too. . For college and higher. Not for kids.

Comanches

• "Comanches: destruction of a people", by T. R. Fehrenbach SOLD OUT Easy to find.

• "The Comanches: lords of the South Plains", by Ernest Wallace and E. Adamsom Hoebel SOLD OUT Easy to find

• "Three Years among the Comanches", by Nelson Lee Sold out. ALSO, half of it is not true. Made in 1850 something about and it's it bunk.

Tonkawa

• The Tonkawa People: A Tribal History from Earliest Times to 1893 by Deborah Newlin This is the best book I know of on the Tonkawa. This is the Journal of the West Texas Museum Association at Texas Tech University. The whole journal is devoted to the Tonkawa book. It is well written at a level for ordinary people. SOLD OUT

 

Books on topics

• "The Rock Art of the Texas Indians", by Forrest Kirkland, and W. W. Newcomb. A classic work now back in print. Beautiful pictures. SOLD OUT Expensive if you find it.

• "Historical Atlas of Texas", by A. Ray Stephens and William M. Holmes. 64 maps with text to explain them. A great resource for any historian. Sold out

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• "Archaeology Field and Laboratory Handbook", by Rodger Hemion for the STAA. How a dig is done!! For average people who want to learn.

• A Field Guide to the Stone artifacts of the Texas Indians, by Turner and Hester, coming soon

• "Flintknapping", by John Whittaker. A good book on stone tools SOLD OUT I am leaving this here as a reference tool for you..

• "Spanish Expeditions into Texas", by William Foster lots of info on Indians, animals and plants, and on Spanish expeditions too!! SOLD OUT

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