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CHINQUA WHERE? The Spirit of Rural America, 1947-1955
By: Fred B. McKinley
xxii plus 319 pages, hard cover, foreword, prologue, 23 chapters, illustrations, epilogue, appendix and index.
In this critically-acclaimed new book, Fred McKinley provides the general reader with a humorous and entertaining look at life in rural East Texas during the late 1940s and early 1950s. For those of you who might expect documented family history or a standard historical narrative, you will not find that here.
Dr. Ralph A Wooster of Lamar University says, "CHINQUA WHERE? recaptures humorous and bittersweet memories: the pleasures and disappointments of rural childhood, early attempts at smoking grapevine, the first day of school, cold biscuits and sausage for lunch, puppy love, schoolyard fights, boyhood pranks, and attempts to sell Cloverine Salve in order to win a premium that soon broke. A host of lovable characters pass through the pages of McKinley's warm and moving narrative that reminds us of a peaceful and less stressful time in our early lives. It is a work that should be read and shared with friends and family."
John Troesser of TexasEscapes.com writes, "These stories might be considered children's bedtime tales since there are all sorts of lessons to be learned and most children could easily identify with the hero. The story of the worst way to start the first day of school could benefit first-graders all over the world. The entertainment value of the book is its most obvious point, but we'd also like to say that it serves as an excellent example for anyone considering writing a book about childhood, small towns or both. If you have half the love of place and family that Mr. McKinley has, you should do all right."
This book is a must for anyone who has ever had connections to rural Americana!
Price: $24.95
Exploits of Navy Frogmen in Korea: Pioneers of U.S. Naval Special Warfare
By: Philip Carrico
46 pages, soft cover , saddle stitched.
Photos and stories of exploits of Frogmen during the early days of the Korean War by one who participated. Frogmen are now known as SEALS.
Price: $8.00
 General Thomas S. Woodward and Woodward's Reminiscences
By: Don C. Marler
Soft cover, 335 pages, index, bibliography, photos, maps, well documented with footnotes.
Part 1 is an update of the general's early life and his life and death in Louisiana. This history is made richer by inclusion of information about his family - much of which was provided by current family members. Photos of the general and his children are included. There was a child by a slave and her descendants are represented - one is a "Playboy Bunny" There has been much written about the creation and naming of Montgomery - (Creola), La. Here is the most accurate and comprehensive account of this story available. This account includes several original documents published for the first time. This story involves many families who are still in the Winn/Grant Parish area.
Part 2 is a reprinting of the letters written by General Woodward in 1857-59 with a dateline Wheeling, La. He was part Indian and for a time lived with them. Later he fought with General Andrew Jackson against Indians. In the 1850s he wrote letters about Creek Indian customs. He knew many people including highly placed Indians and whites who interacted with them. In his letters he speaks of them in his direct way. These very interesting letters were published in a book in 1859. They are reproduced here in their entirety. This book should be of tremendous interest to professional historians, avocational historians, general readers and genealogists.
Price: $29.98
On Sale For: $24.00
 My Historic Natchitoches, Louisiana and its Environment
By: Louis Raphael Nardini, Sr.
259 pages (8X11), softcover, perfect bind, photos, maps, illustrations, index.
This long time favorite, published in 1963, has been out of print. It is now in the public domain and is being reprinted as a public service by Dogwood Press. This is a facsimile reproduction with an index added. It is a goldmine of information about the early days of the Natchitoches area and the era of Spanish rule there. Genealogical information abounds in these pages. There are 19 pages of proper names in the index. This volume is exactly the same as the original with the exception of a badly needed index.
Price: $25.00
On Sale For: $23.98
 Privateers of the Gulf - 1803-1820
By: Stanley Faye
Soft cover, 8" X 10", bibliography, index.
This is a long neglected account of Jean and Pierre Laffite, Gulf Coast privateers, and their relations with the new government of Louisiana, the Spanish who still dominated the area outside the U.S., the Mexican Revolution and the government in Washington.
After many years of research Faye wrote the manuscript in 1928 and failing to get it published tried to get his friend J. Frank Dobie, to assist in getting it accepted. It was never published and the Dobie trust gave the manuscript to the University of Texas where it has remained.
All who are interested in this period will want this book.
Price: $25.00
On Sale For: $23.95
 Reflections on Life in the Swamp: The Way it Was in the "Good" Ole Days
By: Don C. Marler
81 pages, soft cover, perfect bound, photos and illustrations.
This book starts as a personal story of growing up in rural Louisiana during the 1930s, and includes also a list of words and sayings common during that time. It recounts a way of life that is being rapidly forgotten.
The author uses the term "good ole days" with tongue in cheek as he considers it as representative of a sick joke; yet, there is joy in remembering. It is guaranteed to bring back memories for those old enough to have experienced that bygone life and to enlighten those who are not. Furthermore, it provides a history of some details of those times and customs. Many of these were common throughout the rural south.
Price: $8.00
Rivers of Words
By: Marilyn Peveto, Ed.
145 pages, soft cover.
An anthology of poetry and prose produced by the Sabine-Neches Writers Guild.
Price: $10.00
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