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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
1
J. Frank Dobie
Blessed McGill (Edwin Shrake)
Blessed McGill
2
Edwin Shrake
Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas, 1861 (Ernest William Winkler)
Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas, 1861
3
Ernest William Winkler
Interwoven: A Pioneer Chronicle (Sallie Reynolds Matthews)
Interwoven: A Pioneer Chronicle
4
Sallie Reynolds Matthews
Uncovered Wagon (Hart Stilwell)
Uncovered Wagon
5
Hart Stilwell
Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels (Katherine Anne Porter)
Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels
6
Katherine Anne Porter
I and Claudie (Dillon Anderson)
I and Claudie
7
Dillon Anderson
13 Days to Glory (Lon Tinkle)
13 Days to Glory
8
Lon Tinkle
Southwest (John Houghton Allen)
Southwest
9
John Houghton Allen
Hold Autumn in Your Hand (George Sessions Perry)
Hold Autumn in Your Hand
10
George Sessions Perry
The Inheritors (Philip Atlee)
The Inheritors
11
Philip Atlee
Horse Tradin' (A.C. Greene)
Horse Tradin'
12
A.C. Greene
A Ranchman's Recollections (Frank S. Hastings)
A Ranchman's Recollections
13
Frank S. Hastings
Hound-Dog Man (Fred Gipson)
Hound-Dog Man
14
Fred Gipson
The Evolution of a State: Recollections of the Old Texas Days (Noah Smithwick)
The Evolution of a State: Recollections of the Old Texas Days
15
Noah Smithwick
Buck Berry: Texas Ranger and Frontiersman (James K. Greer)
Buck Berry: Texas Ranger and Frontiersman
16
James K. Greer
Sam Bass (Wayne Gard)
Sam Bass
17
Wayne Gard
Horseman, Pass by (Larry McMurtry)
Horseman, Pass By
18
Larry McMurtry
Texas History Movies (John Rosenfield)
Texas History Movies
19
John Rosenfield
The Bone Pickers (Al Dewlen)
The Bone Pickers
20
Al Dewlen
The Butterfield Overland Mail (William Ormsby)
The Butterfield Overland Mail
21
William Ormsby
Triggernometry (Eugene Cunningham)
Triggernometry
22
Eugene Cunningham
Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman (J. Evetts Haley)
Charles Goodnight: Cowman and Plainsman
23
J. Evetts Haley
Adventures With a Texas Naturalist (Roy Bedichek)
Adventures With a Texas Naturalist
24
Roy Bedichek
The Great Plains (Walter Prescott Webb)
The Great Plains
25
Walter Prescott Webb
This Stubborn Soil (William A. Owens, John Graves (Introduction))
This Stubborn Soil
26
William A. Owens, John Graves (Introduction)
The Wonderful Country (Tom Lea)
The Wonderful Country
27
Tom Lea
A Journey Through Texas (Frederick Law Olmstead)
A Journey Through Texas
28
Frederick Law Olmstead
Six Guns and Saddle Leather (Ramon Adams)
Six Guns and Saddle Leather
29
Ramon Adams
The Mexican Side of the Texas Revolution (Carlos Castaneda)
The Mexican Side of the Texas Revolution
30
Carlos Castaneda
Love Is a Wild Assault (Elithe Hamilton Kirkland)
Love Is a Wild Assault
31
Elithe Hamilton Kirkland
Johnny Texas (Carol Hoff)
Johnny Texas
32
Carol Hoff
The House of Breath (William Goyen)
The House of Breath
33
William Goyen
Blood and Money (Thomas Thompson)
Blood and Money
34
Thomas Thompson
A Texas Trilogy (Preston Jones)
A Texas Trilogy
35
Preston Jones
Armadillo in the Grass (Shelby Hearon)
Armadillo in the Grass
36
Shelby Hearon
The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement (Rupert Norval Richardson)
The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement
37
Rupert Norval Richardson
. . . and Other Dirty Stories (Larry L. King)
. . . and Other Dirty Stories
38
Larry L. King
The Gay Place (Billy Lee Brammer)
The Gay Place
39
Billy Lee Brammer
A Time and a Place (William Humphrey)
A Time and a Place
40
William Humphrey
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