Top 5 Romantic Books at the Library - E-Book Edition

Earlier this week, we posted about the top 5 most checked out romantic books in the Dick Smith Library's physical collections. This time we're listing the library's top 5 romantic e-books - which, by the way, can be checked out by Tarleton students, faculty, and staff no matter where you are.

1. Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

When New Yorker Rachel Chu agrees to go to Singapore with her boyfriend to meet his family, she finds out that he is, in fact, very wealthy and one of the most eligible bachelors in all of Asia.

You can find Crazy Rich Asians by clicking here.

2. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

The first book in Aveyard's Red Queen YA fantasy series, in which those with Red blood serve those with Silver, who have superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red but discovers that she has an ability only Silvers should have. Those who like love triangles may want to check this out.

You can find Red Queen by clicking here. The e-audiobook version is also available.

3. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Eleanor and Park are two teens growing up in Omaha in the 1980s. Park has an American father and a Korean mother and does his best to blend in. Eleanor is the "new girl" with a difficult family situation. They find themselves drawn to each other, and their friendship gradually morphs into something else.

You can find Eleanor & Park by clicking here.

4. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

In this Beauty and the Beast-inspired YA fantasy, Feyre is taken to a magical kingdom for the crime of murdering a faerie. She eventually begins to fall for her captor, who is suffering from a mysterious curse.

You can find A Court of Thorns and Roses by clicking here.

5. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Yes, Outlander managed to make it onto both the library's print book and e-book top 5 lists. If you're a fan of the TV series, you might want to read (or reread) one of the books in this time travel romance series to make the wait for Season 5 a little easier.

You can find Outlander by clicking here.

Top 5 Romantic Books at DSL

It's February, and you know what that means: it's almost time for Library Lovers Week! Oh, and also Valentine's Day.

Here are the top 5 checked out romantic books in the Dick Smith Library's physical collections. If you prefer e-books, don't worry, we'll be posting a similar list for those on Wednesday.

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

Outlander is the first book in Gabaldon's time travel/historical fiction/romance series. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is transported from the year 1945 to 1743 Scotland. She finds herself torn between her memories of the life and husband she left behind and the new life she begins building with Jamie Fraser, a young Highland warrior.

You can find Outlander in the General Stacks upstairs with the call number: PS3557 .A22 O98 1991












2. Foul Play by Janet Evanovich

You may know Janet Evanovich best as the author of the long-running Stephanie Plum mystery series, but did you know that she'd previously written several romantic comedies? Foul Play is one of them. It stars Amy Klasse, a woman who loses her TV job to a dancing chicken and its attractive handler, and Jake Elliott, the veterinarian who offers Amy a new job as his receptionist. When the chicken disappears, Amy and Jake work to prove Amy's innocence and end up finding romance along the way.

You can find Foul Play in the General Stacks upstairs with the call number: PS3555 .V2126 F597 2008

3. Sam's Letters to Jennifer by James Patterson

Jennifer returns to the village where she grew up because her beloved grandmother is in a coma. While there, she discovers a stack of letters that her grandmother wrote to her, telling her about her life. As she learns her grandmother's secrets, Jennifer also reunites with Brendan, a childhood friend. If you're a fan of emotional books, you may want to check this one out.

You can find Sam's Letters to Jennifer in the General Stacks upstairs with the call number: PS3566 .A822 S26 2004











4. The Big Bad Wolf Tells All by Donna Kauffman

Tanzy Harrington is a romance columnist who likes dating but isn't interested in settling down. She thinks men fall into two categories: wolves and sheep. Women date wolves but marry sheep, and she prefers wolves. When her aunt asks her to house sit, Tanzy finds herself in close proximity with her aunt's new personal assistant, Riley, a total sheep...or is he?

You can find The Big Bad Wolf Tells All in the General Stacks upstairs with the call number: PS3561 .A816 B54 2003

5. The Secret by Julie Garwood

In this historical romance, Judith Hampton, an English woman, promises to be by her Scottish best friend's side when she gives birth, and to learn everything about midwifery that she can in order to help her survive. Iain Maitland, Laird of his clan, acts as her escort, and the two gradually fall in love with each other.

You can find The Secret in the General Stacks upstairs with the call number: PS3557 .A8427 S4 1992B

National Native American Heritage Month

           

https://nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov/ 

November is the National Native American Heritage Month, celebrating the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans.

Learn More!

American Indian Histories and Cultures database has access to art, historical documents, maps, an interactive chronology tool, and so much more! This is a wide-ranging digital resource presenting a unique insight into interactions between American Indians and Europeans from their earliest contact, continuing through the turbulence of the American Civil War, the on-going repercussions of government legislation, right up to the civil rights movement of the mid-twentieth century.

With Mango Languages, you can learn about Cherokee and Potawatomi languages.

Texas State Archives has extensive historical resources focusing on local history, indigenous nations of Texas, and Native American relations.

Want to get involved or learn about indigenous culture first hand? Learn powwow traditions and etiquette, find an event in your area,  and learn more about native american culture.  UT Arlington's Native American Student Association has one of the largest annual powows in Texas. The 25th Annual Benefit Powwow will be February 29, 2020 and is open to the community. 

Tarleton's Office of Diversity and Inclusion  is another great place to learn more about other cultures, get involved, and give back to the community. They have programs to help students from diverse backgrounds succeed in life and at college. 


Check out these books by Native American authors!

 There There by Tommy Orange - OverDrive

As we learn the reasons that each person is attending the Big Oakland Powwow—some generous, some fearful, some joyful, some violent—momentum builds toward a shocking yet inevitable conclusion that changes everything. Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame. Dene Oxendene is pulling his life back together after his uncle's death and has come to work at the powwow to honor his uncle's memory. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come to watch her nephew Orvil, who has taught himself traditional Indian dance through YouTube videos and will to perform in public for the very first time. There will be glorious communion, and a spectacle of sacred tradition and pageantry. And there will be sacrifice, and heroism, and loss.


Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko - Call# PS3569 .I44 C4 1986

Tayo, the hero of Leslie Marmon Silko’s groundbreaking novel Ceremony, is a half-blood Laguna Indian who returns to his reservation after surviving the Bataan Death March of World War II. As he struggles to recover the peace of mind that his experience of warfare has stolen from him, Tayo finds that memory, identity, and his relations with others all resemble the colored threads of his grandmother’s sewing basket. The elements of his personality feel knotted and tangled, and his every attempt to restore them to order merely snags and twists them all the more. Tayo’s problems, however, extend far beyond the frustrations and alienation he encounters in trying to readjust to peacetime. Having risked his life for an America that fundamentally disowns him, Tayo must confront difficult and painful questions about the society he has been fighting for.


The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdich - Call # PS3555 .R42 P55 2008

Though generations have passed, the town of Pluto continues to be haunted by the murder of a farm family. Evelina Harp—part Ojibwe, part white—is an ambitious young girl whose grandfather, a repository of family and tribal history, harbors knowledge of the violent past. And Judge Antone Bazil Coutts, who bears witness, understands the weight of historical injustice better than anyone. Through the distinct and winning voices of three unforgettable narrators, the collective stories of two interwoven communities ultimately come together to reveal a final wrenching truth.


You don't have to say you love me by Sherman Alexie -OverDrive 


Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showering her children with the affection that they so desperately craved. She wanted a better life for her son, but it was only by leaving her behind that he could hope to achieve it. It's these contradictions that made Lillian Alexie a beautiful, mercurial, abusive, intelligent, complicated, and very human woman.
When she passed away, the incongruities that defined his mother shook Sherman and his remembrance of her. Grappling with the haunting ghosts of the past in the wake of loss, he responded the only way he knew how: he wrote. The result is a stunning memoir filled with raw, angry, funny, profane, tender memories of a childhood few can imagine, much less survive. An unflinching and unforgettable remembrance, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME is a powerful, deeply felt account of a complicated relationship.

One Giant Leap for Mankind

July 16th, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, the first spaceflight that landed humans on the moon. It landed on the moon 4 days later.

  The Apollo 11 Saturn V space vehicle lifts off
with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and , Edwin "Buzz" E. Aldrin Jr.,
at 9:32 a.m. EDT July 16, 1969, from Kennedy Space Center. NASA [Public Domain].

You can learn more about this amazing feat of science and engineering by checking out one of these books at the library:

Countdown to a Moon Launch: Preparing Apollo for its Historic Journey by Jonathan H. Ward

The Decision to go to the Moon: Project Apollo and the National Interest by John M. Logsdon

The First Men on the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 by David M. Harland

First on the Moon: A Voyage with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. by Neil Armstrong

Marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Program by David Meerman Scott

Moon Landing, Project Apollo by James C. Sparks

Moon Men Return: USS Hornet and the Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts by Scott W. Carmichael

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca

One Giant Leap: Apollo 11 Remembered by Piers Bizony

Rocket Launch: The Nuts and Bolts of the Apollo Moon Program at Kennedy Space Center by Jonathan H. Ward 

Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the moon.
You can see Neil Armstrong in the reflection of his visor.
 NASA [Public Domain].

LGBTQ Pride Month

June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month. 

You can celebrate by reading one of "The 25 Best LGBT Novels of All Time" according to the Advocate magazine. 

1. Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
2. The Color Purple by Alice Walker
3. The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith
4. Orlando by Virginia Woolf
5. Maurice by E.M Forster
6. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
7. The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
8. Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
9. Zami by Audre Lorde
10. A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
11. The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal
12. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
13. City of Night by John Rechy
14. Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
15. Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
16. A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White
17. Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall
18. Fun Home by Allison Bechdel 
19. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
20. Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
21. Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
22. The Hours by Michael Cunningham
23. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
24. Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
25. Faggots by Larry Kramer

A hyperlinked title above means that the book is in our collection, click on the link to find its location. 
You can request to borrow items not in our collection through our interlibrary loan service. 

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. You can celebrate by checking out these titles from our library.

Becoming American, Being Indian: An Immigrant Community in New York City by Madulika S. Khandelwal.
"In her fascinating account of Indian immigrants. . .[the author] explores the ways in which their world has evolved over four decades" from publisher. 

Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America by Ji-Yeon Yuh. 
"Since. . .1950, nearly 100,000 Korean women have immigrated to the US as the wives of American soldiers. Based on extensive oral interview and archival research [this book] tells the stories of these women" - from publisher. 

Colors of Confinement: Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in World War II ed. by Eric L. Muller. 
". . .showcases 65 stunning images from this extremely rare collection of color photographs, presented along with three interpretive essays by leading scholars..." - from publisher.

Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans by Jean Pfaelzer. 
". . .exposes a shocking story of ethnic cleansing in California and the Pacific Northwest when the first Chinese Americans were rounded up and purged from more than 300 communities by lawless citizens and duplicitous politicians" - from publisher. 

From Canton Restaurant to Panda Express: A History of Chinese Food in the United States by Haiming Liu. 
". . .takes readers on a compelling journey from the California Gold Rush to the present, letting readers witness. . .the evolution of many distinct American-Chinese iconic dishes from chop suey to General Tso's chicken" - from publisher. 

Japanese Americans: The History and Culture of a People ed. by Jonathan H.X. Lee.
"This book provides a comprehensive description of the complicated and rich story of the Japanese American experience. . ." - from publisher.


Little Saigons: Staying Vietnamese in America by Karin Aguilar-San Juan. 
"Explores how Vietnamese refugees and immigrants retain their identities in the United States" - from publisher. 

A New History of Asian America by Shelley Sang-Hee Lee.
". . .a fresh up-to-date history of Asians in the United States from the late eighteen century to the present" - from publisher.

Soundtracks of Asian America: Navigating Race Through Musical Performance by Grace Wang.
"Explores how Asian Americans use music to construct narratives of self, race, class, and belonging. . ." - from publisher. 

Typical American: A Novel by Gish Jen.
". . .a darkly humorous account of Chinese immigrants encountering America" - from Publishers Weekly.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. 1964
Nobel Foundation [Public domain]
via Wikimedia Commons

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (also known as MLK Day) is a federal holiday commemorating the life and works of Martin Luther King Jr. It is held on the 3rd Monday of January each year, which falls on or near King's birthday of January 15th. 

The push to make this a national holiday was contentious. The first bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives in 1968, just four days after King's assassination. However, it was not brought up for a full vote of the House until 1979, where it lost by 5 votes. The bill finally became law in 1983, and the first MLK Day was celebrated in 1986. 

Tarleton's Dick Smith Library has a wealth of resources by and about Martin Luther King Jr. such as these titles: 

King at the March on Washington in 1963,
where he gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech."
 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
The Radical King
A Lasting Prophetic Legacy
Waking from the Dream
Misremembering Dr. King
Selma to Saigon
Extremist for Love
The Speech
The King Years
Martin's Dream
The Awful Grace of God
Behind the Dream
Hellhound on His Trail
The Trumpet of Conscience
Where Do We Go from Here? 

Texas State & National Parks

Looking for something to do over the holiday break? Perhaps you should explore the beautiful scenery available at one of the state or national parks in Texas. There's also plenty of outdoor activities (hiking, camping, and more) to enjoy in Texas' national forests and grasslands and national wildlife refuges.

Enchanted Rock - Enchanted Rock State Natural Area.
Joshua Wallace, photographer and copyright holder, 2010.

The Big Tree - Goose Island State Park.
Joshua Wallace, photographer and copyright holder, 2013. 

Pedernales Falls State Park
Joshua Wallace, photographer and copyright holder, 2017. 

Dinosaur Tracks - Dinosaur Valley State Park.
Joshua Wallace, photographer and copyright holder, 2017.

Monkey Rock - Lost Maples State Natural Area.

Joshua Wallace, photographer and copyright holder, 2018.

Before planning a trip to the great outdoors you should check out these resources from the library:

Border Sanctuary: The Conservation Legacy of the Santa Ana Land Grant by M.J. Morgan.
Dinosaur Highway: A History of Dinosaur Valley State Park by Laurie E. Jasinski
Enchanted Rock: A Natural and Human History by Lance Allred
Enjoying Big Bend National Park: A Friendly Guide to Adventures for Everyone by Gary Clark
Guided with a Steady Hand: The Cultural Landscape of a Rural Texas Park by Dan K. Utley
Hiking Big Bend National Park by Laurence Parent
Making Camp: The Complete Guide for Hikers, Mountain Bikers, Paddlers & Skiers by Steve Howe
Official Guide to Texas State Parks & Historical Sites by Laurence Parent

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month

November is Native American Heritage Month. You can celebrate by checking out these recently published titles on Native American history and culture available at the library:

An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873 by Benjamin Madley.
"Provides an account of the government-sanctioned genocide of California Indians under United States rule." - From publisher.

Archaeological Perspectives of Warfare on the Great Plains ed. by Andrew J. Clark and Douglas B. Bamforth.
"Bringing together research from across the region, this volume provides unprecedented evidence of the effects of war on tribal societies." - From publisher.

Atlas of Indian Nations by Anton Treuer.
"The most comprehensive atlas of Native American history and culture available." - From publisher.

Blood Moon: An American Epic of War and Splendor in the Cherokee Nation by John Sedgwick.
"A sweeping, powerful, and necessary work of history that reads like Gone with the Wind for the Cherokee." - From publisher.

The Confederate Cherokees: John Drew's Regiment of Mounted Rifles by W. Craig Gaines.
"...provides an absorbing account of the Cherokees' involvement in the early years of the Civil War..." - From publisher.

Hip Hop Beats, Indigenous Rhyms: Modernity and Hip Hop in Indigenous North America by Kyle T. Mays.
"Indigenous people have blended expressive cultures with hip hop culture, creating new sounds, aesthetics, movements and ways of being indigenous." - From publisher.

The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans, and the Birth of the Nation by Colin G. Calloway.
"...reveals fully the dimensions and depths of George Washington's relations with the First Americans." - From publisher.

Lakota Performers in Europe: Their Culture and the Artifacts They Left Behind by Steve Friesen.
"From April to November 1935 in Belgium, fifteen Lakotas enacted their culture on a world stage." - From Publisher.

Ojibwe Stories from the Upper Berens River by Adam Bigmouth
"...presents the dozens of stories and memories that A. Irving Hallowell recorded from Adam (Samuel) Bigmouth...in the summers of 1938 and 1940.

Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian (23rd edition) by Barry T. Klein
Directory information for Native American governments, organizations, etc. in the United States and Canada.

Constitution Day

Monday September 17th was Constitution Day. On that day in 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the proposed Constitution and submitted it to the Congress for consideration.

Signatures on the US Constitution, 1787.
By Constitutional Convention of 1787 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The library has a large collection of items for learning more about the Constitution. Such as these titles:  

Alexander Hamilton and the Constitution

The Constitutional History of the United States 

The Debate on the Constitution 

The Essential Federalist and anti-Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers

Hamilton, Madison, and Jay on the Constitution

James Madison: Father of the Constitution, 1787-1800

James Madison: Creating the American Constitution

Original Intents: Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, and the American Founding

A Pocket Guide to the US Constitution: What Every American Needs to Know 

Let us know if we can help you find information on the Constitution or any other topic at 254-968-9249 or reference@tarleton.edu. 

The Living New Deal

The Living New Deal is a non-profit organization that exists to document all of the public works that were created by various New Deal programs from 1933-43. Several professors at the University of California-Berkeley began this project in 2005 by gathering information on New Deal public works projects in California. In 2010, they expanded and began documenting projects nationally. The New Deal refers to a wide range of economic programs that President Franklin Roosevelt's administration enacted in response to the Great Depression. 

The Living New Deal's website contains a wealth of information and resources. My favorite tool is the map. You can use navigation tools in the map to either zoom in or search for a specific location in the United States and see New Deal public works projects in the area. 

Map from the Living New Deal website.
Each red dot represents a public works project built by a New Deal program between 1933-43. 

Close up view of Stephenville and surrounding towns reveals several New Deal projects in the area.  

This map reveals that there are two buildings in Stephenville that were built by New Deal programs. One is the current Public Library and former post office building located at 174 N. Columbia Street. It was funded by the US Treasury Department and completed in 1935.

Current Stephenville Public Library and former post office.
The building was a New Deal public works project completed in 1935.
Michael Barera [CC BY-SA 4.0  (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0), from Wikimedia Commons.

The other is the Recreation Hall located at 378 W. Long Street. It was built the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and completed in 1938. Today it houses the offices of the Stephenville's Parks and Recreation Department.

Recreation Hall in Stephenville. Built by the WPA in 1938.
Joshua Wallace - Photographer & Copyright Holder, 2018. 

If you want to learn more about the New Deal, the Dick Smith library has a large collection of items on the subject. Such as these titles:

Digital Film:
A Chaos of Experimentation

Books & eBooks:
A Concise History of the New Deal by Jason Scott Smith
The Crash of '29 and the New Deal by Bruce Glassman
Designing a New America: The Origins of New Deal Planning, 1890-1943 by Patrick D. Reagan

The Great Depression & the New Deal: A Very Short Introduction by Eric Rauchway

Nature's New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement by Neil M. Maher 

The New Deal by David E. Hamilton
The New Deal: America's Response to the Great Depression by Ronald Edsforth
The New Deal Art Projects: An Anthology of Memoirs by Francis V. O'Connor
The New Deal: The Depression Years, 1933-40 by Anthony J. Badger

Contact us at 254-968-9249 or reference@tarleton.edu if you have any questions about library resources on the New Deal or any other topic.

Independence Day

On July 4th we celebrate Independence Day. On this day in 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, which formally declared that the United States was free of any connection to Great Britain. However, actual independence was not achieved until the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War and the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.

On June 10th, 1776 the Continental Congress designated the Committee of Five to write a declaration of independence.  The five men on the committee were: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. The committee chose Thomas Jefferson to be the author of the document, and the other members of the committee assisted with editing and revisions. The committee approved the final draft on June 28th, and then submitted it to the Congress. The Congress adopted the declaration on July 4th.

1791 portrait of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Third President of the United States and primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. 

The library has a lot of resources for learning more about the Declaration of Independence. Such as these titles:

American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence by Pauline Maier 

The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence by Jack N. Rakove

Collected Works of Roger Sherman by Roger Sherman

The Declaration of Independence: The Evolution of the Text as Shown in Facsimiles of Various Drafts by its Author, Thomas Jefferson by Julian P. Boyd
The Declaration of Independence: A Global History by David Armitage
The Declaration of Independence: Its History by John H. Hazelton
The Declaration of Independence of the United States in Ten Languages by United States
Greatness to Spare: The Heroic Sacrifices of the Men Who Signed the Declaration of Independence by T. R. Fehrenbach
Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence by Benson John Lossing
Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality by Danielle S. Allen

If you have any questions about library resources then please contact us at reference@tarleton.edu or 254-968-9249.

Texas Traveling

Are you planning a trip somewhere in Texas this summer? If so, then make a stop by the library before you do. We have a wealth of travel information available in our collection.

The Alamo, San Antonio, TX 2009.
By Daniel Schwen [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons.

Periodicals 

• Texas Highways - magazine published monthly by the Texas Department of Transportation. Contains many articles with Texas road trip ideas.
• Texas Monthly - this magazine covers all things Texas (politics, culture, and much more). It also frequently publishes useful information for Texas travel such as this recent article on traveling in the hill country. 
• Texas Parks and Wildlife - monthly magazine published by the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife. Contains useful information on the recreational activities available at Texas state parks.

Books & eBooks

• 25 Bicycle Tours in the Texas Hill Country & West Texas by Norman D. Ford 
• Along the Texas Forts Trail by B.W. Aston
• Backroads of the Texas Hill Country: Your Guide to the Most Scenic Adventures by Gary Clark 
• The Courthouses of Texas by Mavis Parrott Kelsey
• Enjoying Big Bend National Park: A Friendly Guide to Adventures for Everyone by Gary Clark
• Exploring the Edges of Texas by Walt Davis 
• Finding Birds on the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail by Ted Eubanks 
• Fly-fishing the Texas Hill Country by B.L. Priddy  
• Fort Worth & Tarrant County: An Historical Guide by Carol E. Roark 
• A Gangster Tour of Texas by T. Lindsay Baker
• Ghost Towns of Texas by T. Lindsay Baker 
• Historic Hotels of Texas: A Traveler's Guide by Liz Carmack 
• Official Guide to Texas State Parks & Historic Sites by Laurence Parent and Joanna Ruley-Garza
• Paddling the Wild Neches by Richard M. Donovan 
• Photographing Wild Texas by Erwin A. Bauer and Peggy Bauer 
• Restaurantes, Rumba, y Mas: A Gringo's Guide to Latino Fort Worth by Peter A. Szok
• Roadside History of Texas by Leon Claire Metz 
• Texas Coast by Laurence Parent 
• Texas Forts: Lone Star Guide by Wayne Lease 
• Texas Hill Country by John Graves
• Texas Mountains by Laurence Parent
• Texas Road Trip: Stories from Across the Great State and a Few Personal Reflections by Bryan Woolley
• Texas Wineries by Melinda Esco
• A Walk Across Texas by Jon McConal
• Why Stop?: A Guide to Texas Historical Roadside Markers by Betty Dooley-Awbrey 

1933 Texas Highway Map.
Probably don't want to use this for current travel purposes.
[Public Domain], from Wikimedia Commons. 

Websites

• TravelTexas www.traveltexas.com - Official travel guides of Texas. 
• DriveTexas https://drivetexas.org - Map of current Texas road conditions. 

If you need help finding travel information for Texas or any other destination, then contact the library at reference@tarleton.edu or 254-968-9149.