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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
Although the work has been out for several years, it has only now
come to our attention and we want to share the good news and the fifty-
two beautiful paintings in this book with you. Copies are available from
Bournais Brothers, Inc., Victoria 77901.
The Fort Worth Genealogical Society announces the forthcoming
publication of Old Northwest Texas: Historical, Statistical and Bio-
graphical (Volume 1). This book will cover the development of that part
of old Northwest Texas that evolved from a portion of Robertson
County in 1846 to become Navarro County. The early history of the
original Navarro County; surveyors and land speculators; the early set-
tlements; their inhabitants, churches, and society; the Indian traders;
the colonies (Mercer's and Peter's); and early transportation, including
navigation on the Trinity, are among the topics covered.
Pre-publication price is $30o; after publication the price will be $35.
Texas residents should add 5 percent sales tax. For additional informa-
tion write to Fort Worth Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 864, Fort
Worth 76101.
The University of Texas Press has reissued Dorothy Scarborough's
The Wind. This powerful book stirred up a regular West Texas tornado
when it was first issued in 1925. Scarborough was one of the state's most
gifted fiction writers, and in this fine novel she skillfully blended a vivid
description of the drought-striken cattle country in the Sweetwater area
with "authentic folklore," and a tragic heroine, bound together by a
supernatural theme. The Wind was one of the earliest "novels to deal
realistically with the more negative aspects of the West."
In the foreword to the reprint, Professor Sylvia Ann Grider provides
an interesting report on the life and works of the author, a highly re-
spected native Texan scholar. The Wind is available in paperback at
$7.95 and hardback at $10.95.
The Texas Old Missions and Forts Restoration Association has
reprinted the first nine volumes of El Campanario, newsletter of
TOMFRA. Each issue of El Campanario carries an interesting article
or document relating to the Indians, missions, forts, or ranching forts.
For additional information about the reprints, write to Mrs. Joseph W.
McKnight, 3540 Rankin, Dallas, Texas 75205.
Joyce E. Means, author of Pancho Villa Days at Pilares, has published7o
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