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In The Red River in Southwestern History, Carl Newton Tyson traces the river's history from the time of early Spanish and French explorers to the present day, leading his readers to a new appreciation of the river and the region. From the Staked Plains of the Texas Panhandle the river flows down to buffalo and prairie dog country and through the Cross Timbers. It continues eastward to the Great Bend and through the cypresses of Louisiana's bayou country,...
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"In this deeply felt biography, Ashby Bland Crowder treats in near definitive fashion one of southern literature's unjustly neglected masters. In superb novels such as Home from the Hill, The Ordways, and Proud Flesh as well as in the brilliant story collections The Last Husband and A Time and a Place, William Humphrey (1924-1997) created an imaginary East Texas Red River County, conjuring the speech and life rhythms of his native territory with artistic...
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The complete story of a scientific expedition planned by President Thomas Jefferson to reconnoiter the recently purchased Louisiana Territory by ascending the Red River to its supposed sources in the mountains near Santa Fe, then traveling overland to the Arkansas River and down that stream to civilization.
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"On April 19, 1997, in one of the most dramatic floods in U.S. history, more than 50,000 people abandoned their homes and businesses in Grand Forks, North Dakota. A nation watched as the heart of downtown, engulfed by a river, burst into flames above the water line. Red River Rising is a compelling true-life narrative about the confluence of natural forces and human error that shaped one of the greatest natural disasters in U.S. history." "This book...
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"Even a quick glance through the pages of Red Grooms: The Graphic Work makes one thing perfectly clear: Red Grooms is an original. And this comprehensive collection of his graphic work from 1956 to 1999 offers a dazzling display of Grooms's unique mastery of an array of printmaking techniques. From delicate, soft-ground etchings to an over six-foot tall woodblock print to spray-painted stencils, Red Grooms's artistry reflects his antic humor, imaginative...
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History of the Oglalas westward drive along a thousand miles of prairie and woodland, from the upper reaches of the Mississippi to the lower Powder River in Montana, one of the epic migrations of history. Red Cloud stood out as one of the greatest of the Sioux leaders, his famous oration at the Cooper Union in 1870 is celebrated.
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"Alan Dundes of the University of California, Berkeley, continues his exploration of well-loved fairy tales with this casebook on one of the best-known of them all: Little Red Riding Hood. The twelve essays are by international scholars representing an impressive cross section of theoretical approaches"--
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Vietnam's famed water puppet performances originated from the Red River Delta. These performances recall the lifestyle of the Red River people, which is now threatened by the surging Vietnamese economy. This program examines the life of the sand miners who extract sand from the riverbed. For the sand miners, their seemingly simple routine ensures that the riverbed remains deep enough for the passage of bigger trade vessels - and keeps the cost of...
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