Southwest by John Houghton Allen, J. B. Lippincott Co., New Hork, 1952, first edition, first printing
  • A man's Southwest, land of "bitter beauty and rare humor"
  • The town that Tom Lea writes about in Randado
  • Listed in The Fifty Best Book on Texas by A. C. Greene
  • Sweat-soaked days of brutal heat & cattle roping in brush country
  • Drunken nights in town - "the best way to see the Southwest is through the bottom of a beer glass."
  • Senoritas & vaqueros
  • Bull rings & Pancho Villa's raids
  • Old legends & sound of Spanish music
  • Author had "head like a gringo and the heart of the Mexican."
  • Spent time on family's ranch in Jim Hogg County, between Corpus Christi & Laredo
  • These are his nostalgic memories
  • Considered one of best books on Texas and an authentic memoir
  • Collection of stories
  • Wonderful drawings and chapter headings by well-known artist Paul Laune, illustrator of the Hardy Boys books and western themes

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