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The Fifty Best Texas Books (Texas Monthly 1981)

Texas literature is wonderful...and underappreciated (including by those who live here). Here is a place to start, A.C. Greene's list of the top 50 Texas books published in the Texas Monthly in 1981.
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Coronado's Children (J. Frank Dobie)
Coronado's Children (J. Frank Dobie)
2
Blessed McGill (Edwin Shrake)
Blessed McGill (Edwin Shrake)
3
Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas, 1861 (Ernest William Winkler)
Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas, 1861 (Ernest William Winkler)
4
Interwoven: A Pioneer Chronicle (Sallie Reynolds Matthews)
Interwoven: A Pioneer Chronicle (Sallie Reynolds Matthews)
5
Uncovered Wagon (Hart Stilwell)
Uncovered Wagon (Hart Stilwell)
6
Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels (Katherine Anne Porter)
Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels (Katherine Anne Porter)
7
I and Claudie (Dillon Anderson)
I and Claudie (Dillon Anderson)
8
13 Days to Glory (Lon Tinkle)
13 Days to Glory (Lon Tinkle)
9
Southwest (John Houghton Allen)
Southwest (John Houghton Allen)
10
Hold Autumn in Your Hand (George Sessions Perry)
Hold Autumn in Your Hand (George Sessions Perry)
11
The Inheritors (Philip Atlee)
The Inheritors (Philip Atlee)
12
Horse Tradin' (A.C. Greene)
Horse Tradin' (A.C. Greene)
13
A Ranchman's Recollections (Frank S. Hastings)
A Ranchman's Recollections (Frank S. Hastings)
14
Hound-Dog Man (Fred Gipson)
Hound-Dog Man (Fred Gipson)
15
The Evolution of a State: Recollections of the Old Texas Days (Noah Smithwick)
The Evolution of a State: Recollections of the Old Texas Days (Noah Smithwick)
16
Buck Berry: Texas Ranger and Frontiersman (James K. Greer)
Buck Berry: Texas Ranger and Frontiersman (James K. Greer)
17
Sam Bass (Wayne Gard)
Sam Bass (Wayne Gard)
18
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
19
Texas History Movies (John Rosenfield)
Texas History Movies (John Rosenfield)
20
The Bone Pickers (Al Dewlen)
The Bone Pickers (Al Dewlen)
21
The Butterfield Overland Mail (William Ormsby)
The Butterfield Overland Mail (William Ormsby)
22
Triggernometry (Eugene Cunningham)
Triggernometry (Eugene Cunningham)
23
Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman (J. Evetts Haley)
Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman (J. Evetts Haley)
24
Adventures With a Texas Naturalist (Roy Bedichek)
Adventures With a Texas Naturalist (Roy Bedichek)
25
The Great Plains (Walter Prescott Webb)
The Great Plains (Walter Prescott Webb)
26
This Stubborn Soil (William A. Owens, John Graves (Introduction))
This Stubborn Soil (William A. Owens, John Graves (Introduction))
27
The Wonderful Country (Tom Lea)
The Wonderful Country (Tom Lea)
28
A Journey Through Texas (Frederick Law Olmstead)
A Journey Through Texas (Frederick Law Olmstead)
29
Six Guns and Saddle Leather (Ramon Adams)
Six Guns and Saddle Leather (Ramon Adams)
30
The Mexican Side of the Texas Revolution (Carlos Castaneda)
The Mexican Side of the Texas Revolution (Carlos Castaneda)
31
Love Is a Wild Assault (Elithe Hamilton Kirkland)
Love Is a Wild Assault (Elithe Hamilton Kirkland)
32
Johnny Texas (Carol Hoff)
Johnny Texas (Carol Hoff)
33
The House of Breath (William Goyen)
The House of Breath (William Goyen)
34
Blood and Money (Thomas Thompson)
Blood and Money (Thomas Thompson)
35
A Texas Trilogy (Preston Jones)
A Texas Trilogy (Preston Jones)
36
Armadillo in the Grass (Shelby Hearon)
Armadillo in the Grass (Shelby Hearon)
37
The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement (Rupert Norval Richardson)
The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement (Rupert Norval Richardson)
38
. . . and Other Dirty Stories (Larry L. King)
. . . and Other Dirty Stories (Larry L. King)
39
The Gay Place (Billy Lee Brammer)
The Gay Place (Billy Lee Brammer)
40
A Time and a Place (William Humphrey)
A Time and a Place (William Humphrey)
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