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COPPER CANYON Chihuahua~Mexico - Richard D Fisher
Text by Roger P Pfeuffer, photography by David Teschner & R Pfeuffer.
CROSSING OVER - Ruben Martinez
"A Mexican Family on the Migrant Trail". Martinez traces the exodus of the Chavez clan from their small southern Mexican town, and the creation of a new culture that will alter both Mexico and the USA as the two become increasingly similar.
DESERT SURVIVAL SKILLS - David Alloway
Definitive guide to staying alive in the desert.
DOWN BY THE RIVER - Charles Bowden
An unforgettable story American story about drugs, money, murder, and family.
DRUG LORD - Terrence E Poppa
A true and haunting tale of drug smuggling along the Rio Grande, it documents the rise and fall of one of the most notorious drug lords, Pablo Acosta.
GOD'S COUNTRY OR DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND - Barney Nelson
"The Best Nature Writing from the Big Bend of Texas"; an anthology of nearly sixty literary perspectives on the landscape and the life of the Big Bend region of Texas.
GRASSES OF THE TRANS-PECOS and Ajacent Areas - A Michael Powell
Illustrations by Patricia R Manning.
HEALING LANDSCAPES - Jeanne Norsworthy
"A Journey from the Big Thicket to the Big Bend". Norsworthy's tender and evocative art offers us an appreciation of the natural worlds of Texas' Big Thicket and Big Bend, and an invitation to let nature help us heal.
HOW COME IT'S CALLED THAT? - Hallie Crawford Stillwell
"Place Names in the Big Bend Country".
I'LL GATHER MY GEESE - Hallie Crawford Stillwell
After marrying Roy Stillwell in 1918, Hallie moved to Stillwell Ranch and began her life as a "rancher woman" in the rugged Big Bend Country.
JUDGE ROY BEAN COUNTRY - Jack Skiles
Born and raised in Langtree, Texas, Jack Skiles recounts facets of the history and folklore of the Pecos River area.
MY GOOSE IS COOKED - Hallie Stillwell
Told with warmth and humor, this book is about Hallie's taking up the reins and running the Stillwell Ranch after the untimely death of her husband, Roy.
NATURALIST'S BIG BEND - Roland H Wauer & Carl M Flemming
An introduction to the trees and shrubs, wildflowers, cacti, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, and insects of Texas' Big Bend.
ONE RANGER, A Memoir - Joaquin Jackson & David M. Wilkinson
A first-rate account of Jackson's career as a modern-day Texas Ranger.
QUICKSILVER Terlingua and the Chisos Mining Co. - Kenneth B Ragsdale
The fascinating story of Terlingua, the mining town that once was the bustling center of the mercury mining industry in the United States.
RIO GRANDE - Edited by Jan Reid
An impressive collection of writings and photographs of the Rio Grande country by leading authors and well-known photographers.
TALES FROM THE TERLINGUA PORCH - Blair Pittman
Illustrations by Mark Kneeskern, foreword by Bill Ivey.
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The Terlingua Trading Company resides in what was once the largest general store in West Texas. Of the old store it was said that "the mine is a mercury mine, but that store is a gold mine".

Today the Terlingua Trading Company carries the largest selection of Terlingua memoribelia in South Brewster County.
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