From: laro@idworld.net   
      
   "JohnW99"  wrote in message   
   news:20040210220238.24672.00001723@mb-m13.aol.com...   
   > Thanks to all who wrote, correcting me in most cases, on Haciendas, Texas,   
   > ranches and the like.   
   >   
   > Thanks to GTT for giving me alot of information that my ILL department is   
   > cussing me for. That's okay they need the work, keeps them guessing and   
   > pestering other libraries.   
   >   
   > The book by de la Teja is (I know its dangerous to actually  say this)   
   "San   
   > Antonio de Bexar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Froniter" by Jesus   
   de la   
   > Teja.   
   >   
   > The Joe Graham book is (>< - fingers crossed) El Rancho in South Texas.   
   >   
   > There were also a few books on Tejanos in the period before the revolution   
   that   
   > I found on Borderlands Bookstore site that helped also.   
   >   
   > So thank you.   
   >   
      
   Yep, that's the correct book by Joe S. Graham.  Try to find articles Joe has   
   written on the topic, also.  He literally devoured the topic of the Rancho   
   in Texas while he lived.   
   His writings are found in the publications of the Texas Folklore Society   
   (Joe was a long-time member of that) and the Texas State Historical   
   Association, and both have indices of their back issues and topics covered.   
   Another library trip, if this is worth your time.   ALso suggest you try a   
   search in the UT Austin library catalog online.   Their catalog includes all   
   the titles and material in what we call the Barker Center for American   
   History (primarily the Texan part of "American History.")   
      
   The B'lands. Bkstr?  I hope you told him I sent you.  He gives me a big   
   discount when I send him business.  :-)  He is a good friend, sells me lots   
   of books on one specific topic.  Guess which one!  (just kidding about the   
   discount, tho.)  If George doesn't carry it, he can get it and he is   
   completely honest, from a lot of personal experience with him.   
      
   I don't think you said anything dangerous, above.  Completely safe.  The   
   territory changed hands to Mexico, but that happened in the years after the   
   period of history covered by Frank's writing.  Heck, he was a "talking head"   
   on the recent PBS special on the Alamo and  Juan Seguin, Texas Hero!   I   
   believe it was called "Remember The Alamo" even tho it dealt primarily with   
   Seguin.   
      
   Hope you caught that, though it didn't touch on haciendas, as I recall.  It   
   was one of the specials carried under the broad misleading title, something   
   about the "American Experience."   If you're interested in that, look it up   
   under "Tovares" ...  the name of the guy who put it together.  The video was   
   pretty accurate, a tad of important info was left out here and there which   
   would have changed a few ideas, but nothing significant.  Hey!  I'll see if   
   I can find a local review of it.  If it is worth reading, I'll post it here   
   on the ng.   
      
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