T-BE1  Burs under the saddle: a second look at books and histories of the West.  Ramon Frederick Adams.  Repr. ed.  Norman, OK: Univ. of Oklahoma Pr., 1989, c1964.  610 p.  $29.95 ISBN 080612170X (paper); ISBN 0585169977 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    See T-DB42.

T-BE2  More burs under the saddle: books and histories of the West.  Ramon Frederick Adams.  Repr. ed.  Norman, OK: Univ. of Oklahoma Pr., 1989, c1979.  182 p.  $19.95 ISBN 0806121718 (paper); ISBN 0585198381 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    See T-DB43.

T-BE3  Texas prose writings: a reader's digest.  Sister M. Agatha; fore. by Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr.  Dallas: B. Upshaw and Co., 1936.  168 p.
    The author has read each book listed in the literary criticism and bibliography. Pt. 1 is non-fiction (8 chapters); pt. 2 is fiction (5 chapters). Includes bibliographical references and index.

T-BE4  Southwestern American literature: a bibliography.  John Q. Anderson, Edwin W. Gaston, Jr., James W. Lee.  Chicago: Swallow Pr., 1980, c1976.  445 p.  ISBN 0-8040-0683-0
    Sections: general topics, literature, and authors. Under general topics, specific bibliographies are given for categories such as land (animals, plant life), art, work, and ethos. The bibliographies for literature are divided by genre, while the listings for authors include name, dates, genres, and works by and about each author.

T-BE5  Texas writers of today.  Florence Elberta Barns.  Ann Arbor, MI: Gryphon Books, 1971, c1935.  513 p.  ISBN 0-8103-3734-7
    Alphabetical "dictionary" of writers. Entries give dates, education, publications, biographical data, and a brief writing sample.

T-BE6  Talking with Texas writers: twelve interviews.  Patrick Bennett.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1980.  307 p.  $22.95 ISBN 0-89096-099-2 (cloth); $19.95 ISBN 0-89096-105-0 (paper); ISBN 0-585-17355-9 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    Brief biographical information precedes interview. Authors interviewed: Larry McMurtry, A.C. Greene, John Graves, Max Apple, Shelby Hearon, Leon Hale, Preston Jones, Elmer Kelton, Frances Mossiker, William Goyen, Larry L. King, and Tom Lea. Bibliography of works by the authors. Includes index.

T-BE6a  Conversations with Texas writers.  Frances Leonard and Ramona Cearley, eds.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2005.  (Jack and Doris Smothers ser. in Texas history, life, and culture, no. 16)  ix, 422 p.  ill.  ISBN 0292706146 (cloth); ISBN-13 9780292706149 (cloth); ISBN 0292706413 (paper); ISBN-13 9780292706415 (paper); ISBN 029279701X (ebook); ISBN-13 9780292797017 (ebook)
Also available: Netlibrary
    Interviews with fifty Texas authors. Separate sections provide brief biographical sketches and bibliographies for each author. Includes index. Authors interviewed: Wendy Barker, Sarah Bird, Jay Brandon, Bobby Byrd, Lee Byrd, Viola Canales, Gary Cartwright, Paul Christensen, J. California Cooper, Elizabeth Crook, Angela De Hoyos, Mylene Dressler, Horton Foote, Kinky Friedman, Laura Furman, Dagoberto Gilb, William H. Goetzmann, John Graves, James L. Haley, Stephen Harrigan, Jim Hightower, Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Edward Hirsch, Robert E. Howard, Molly Ivins, Mary Karr, Elmer Kelton, Joe R. Lansdale, David Lindsey, Arturo Longoria, Phillip Lopate, James Magnuson, Larry McMurtry, Pat Mora, Frances Nail, Naomi Shihab Nye, Karen Olsson, Louis Sachar, Edwin “Bud” Shrake, Evan Smith, Bruce Sterling, Katherine Tanney, Lorenzo Thomas, Lori Aurelia Williams, Mary Willis Walker, Bill Wittliff, Bill Wright, Lawrence Wright, Sharon Wyse, and Suzan Zeder.

T-BE7  Guide to life and literature of the Southwest: revised and enlarged in both knowledge and wisdom.  James Frank Dobie.  Dallas: Southern Methodist Univ. Pr., May 1981.  viii, 222 p.  ill.  $15.95 ISBN 0-87074-036-9 (cloth); $9.95 ISBN 0-87074-037-7 (paper); ISBN 0585103534 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary;  Project Gutenberg (1952 ed.)
    Originally published in 1931, this is the guide to a course taught by the author at the Univ. of Texas. Each chapter is based on a topic (Texas Rangers, mining and oil, the bad man tradition, Mexican-Spanish strains, women pioneers, etc). Annotated lists of related regional books follow brief narratives of each topic.

T-BE8  Stirring prose: cooking with Texas authors.  Deborah Douglas.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1998.  224 p.  ill.  $19.95 ISBN 0-89096-829-2 (cloth)
    See T-EJ107.

T-BE9  Encyclopedia of frontier and Western fiction.  Jon Tuska, Vicki Piekarski, ed.  New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983.  365 p.  ISBN 0-07-065587-1
    A biographical encyclopedia of writers of Western fiction, entries include "lists of the authors' works and films based on their works." Emphasis is on biography rather than critical analysis, but a few special essays are included. Pseudonyms are cross-referenced. No index.

T-BE10  A bibliographical guide to the study of Western American literature.  Richard W. Etulain, N. Jill Howard.  2nd ed.  Albuquerque, NM: Univ. of New Mexico Pr. in cooperation with the Univ. of New Mexico, Center for the American West, 1995.  xii, 471 p.  ISBN 0826316441
    Unannotated bibliographic entries cover Western literature bibliographies and reference works, anthologies, books, articles, and dissertations. Special topics and works on individual authors are covered in specific sections. Includes index.

T-BE11  Western American literature: a bibliography of interpretative books and articles.  Richard W. Etulain.  Vermillion, SD: Dakota Pr., 1972.  xii, 137 p.  ISBN 0882490109
    Arrangement similar to T-BE10 with earlier coverage through 1971. Major authors covered include Capps, Porter, Dobie, and McMurtry.

T-BE12  Fifty Western writers: a bio-bibliographical sourcebook.  Fred Erisman, Richard W. Etulain, ed.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Pr., 1982.  562 p.  $79.95 ISBN 0313221677 (cloth)
    Each entry contains a signed essay covering biographical information, analysis of major themes and a review of selected scholarship about the author, and a bibliography of primary and secondary works. Includes index.

T-BE13  First printings of Texas authors.  Cameron Northouse, comp.  Dallas: Pressworks Pub., 1982.  95 p.  ISBN 0939722046
    Information for this bibliography was taken from the title and copyright pages of the works of 53 contemporary Texas authors. Entries, listed in chronological order, include title, place of publication, publisher, date, and special notes on the title page (i.e., limited editions, illustrators).

T-BE14  The frontier experience: a reader's guide to the life and literature of the American West.  Jon Tuska, et al., ed.  Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1984.  448 p.  ISBN 0899501184
    Interpretative studies, general histories, and bibliographic essays on fiction, films, and literature. Representative sections include women, Native-Americans, Mexican-Americans, medicine, religion, novelists, poets, and artists.

T-BE15  The early novel of the Southwest.  Edwin W. Gaston, Jr.  Albuquerque, NM: Univ. of New Mexico Pr., 1961.  xiii, 318 p.
    A critical history of early fiction written between 1819-1918 by authors who either lived or had firsthand knowledge of the Southwest or who employed the region as the setting for particular works.
Contents: ch. I, introduction; ch. II, a general survey; ch. III, plot types and techniques; ch. IV, character portrayal; ch. V, impressions of geography; ch. VI, intellectual and philosophical concepts; ch. VII, conclusion; epilogue, Southwestern fiction since 1918; Append. I, synopses of novels; Append. II, the authors, bibliography (p. 292-302), index. Related studies (p. 288-291).

T-BE16  Crime fiction and film in the Southwest: bad boys and bad girls in the badlands.  Steve Glassman, Maurice O'Sullivan.  Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State Univ. Popular Pr., 2001.  303 p.  ISBN 0879728450 (cloth); ISBN 0879728469 (paper)
    Includes articles on Texas writers with bibliographies appended. Relevant articles include: "Lone Star Crime and Detection: Women Mystery Writers of Texas Country"; "Urban Cowboy, Urban Cop: The Mean Streets of Texas"; "Rolling Toward the Horizon on Empty: Jim Thompson's West Texas Crime Fiction". Bibliography of Texas crime fiction (p. 259-269). Includes index.

T-BE17  The 50 + best books on Texas.  A. C. Greene.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1998.  xix, 120 p.  ill.  $21.95 ISBN 1-57441-043-1 (cloth); $21.95 ISBN 0-585-24229-1 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    See T-AA1.

T-BE18  Confederate belles-lettres: a bibliography and a finding list of the fiction, poetry, drama, songsters, and miscellaneous literature published in the Confederate States of America.  Richard Barksdale Harwell.  New York: Gordon Pr., 1977, c1941.  79 p.
    1941 ed. was issued as no. 56 of Heartman's historical ser. Brief historical overview of publishing in the South 1861-1865. Bibliography in two parts: works known to have been published and are extant; works announced for publication or mentioned in contemporary literature but not extant.

T-BE19  The history of Southern literature.  Louis Decimus Rubin, Jr., ed.  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisana State Univ. Pr., 1985.  626 p.  $19.95 ISBN 0807116432 (paper); ISBN 0585323984 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    72 essays on Southern literature from 1607 to the present. Half the essays deal with some aspect of the 20th century. Literature's social/historical context, its important schools and movements, and most noteworthy writers are covered. Contributors to the work include such notables as Cleanth Brooks, Richard J. Calhoun, and Lewis F. Simpson, as well as 47 other critics.

T-BE20  German Texana: a bilingual collection of traditional materials.  Gilbert John Jordan.  Burnet: Eakin Pr., 1980.  164 p.  $12.95 ISBN 0-89015-261-6 (paper)
    See T-CF39.

T-BE21  Classics of Texas fiction.  James Ward Lee.  Dallas: E-Heart Pr., 1987.  200 p.  $9.95 ISBN 0935014101 (paper)
    Includes reviews of 47 novels by 38 of the finest Texan writers and an annotated bibliography of 74 novels by 50 Texas writers. Also includes a list of the Texas Inst. of Letters prizewinning novels.

T-BE22  A literary history of the American West.  Comp. by the Western Literature Assoc.  Fort Worth: Texas Christian Univ. Pr., 1987.  1353 p.
Also available: http://www2.tcu.edu/depts/prs/amwest/ (HTML, PDF)
    Well-organized anthology identifies and organizes the major writers of the American West, regional literature, and historical periods. Well-known writers such as London, Jeffers, Garland, Cather, Guthrie, Waters, and Stegner are treated, as well as lesser-known figures. Native, African-, Mexican-, and Asian-American writers are treated as are current trends in various genres. Contains extensive chronologies and bibliographies for each writer. Includes notes and index.

T-BE23  Southwest heritage: a literary history with bibliography.  Mabel Major, T. M. Pearce.  3rd ed., rev. and enl.  Albuquerque, NM: Univ. of New Mexico Pr., 1972; repr., Repr. Services, 1993.  x, 378 p.  ISBN 082630222X; $69 ISBN 0781265819 (repr.)
    Contents: pt. I, literature before the coming of the Anglo-American, to 1800; pt. II, literature of Anglo-American adventurers and settlers, 1800-1918; pt. III, literature of the contemporary scene, 1918-1948; pt. IV, literature from 1948-1970. A section for young readers as well as a list of selected Southwestern bibliographies. Includes index.

T-BE24  Southwestern fiction, 1960-1980: a classified bibliography.  Mary Lee Morris.  Albuquerque, NM: Univ. of New Mexico Pr., 1986.  114 p.  ISBN 082630866X
    Classifies each book: chronology, geography, genre, and theme. After the alphabetical listing of 501 titles, a series of grids further identifies works by themes. Includes index.

T-BE25  The new Texas reader: an anthology of romantic history, biography, legends, folklore and epic stories of the Lone Star State.  Clinton Stanley Banks, Grace Taylor McMillan, ed.  San Antonio: Naylor Pr., 1960, 1947.  291 p.
    Series of short articles and stories about Texas, its history, people, and background. Most appeared in Naylor's epic-century magazine which was devoted primarily to Texas. Includes index.

T-BE26  A survey of Texas literature.  Leonidas Warren Payne, Jr.  New York: Rand McNally & Co., 1928.  76 p.
    Historical work covers 1820-1928. "Signs of Awakened Interest" briefly discusses Texas periodicals, newspapers, libraries, and the Poetry Soc. of Texas circa 1928. Select bibliography on Texas literature (p. 76).

T-BE27  Range wars: heated debates, sober reflections, and other assessments of Texas writing.  Craig Clifford, Tom Pilkington, ed.  Dallas: Southern Methodist Univ. Pr., 1989.  188 p.  (Southwest life and letters ser.)  $22.50 ISBN 0870742825 (cloth); $10.95 ISBN 0870742736 (paper)
    Essays respond to contemporary literary controversies and Texas writing. Articles by A.C. Greene, Larry McMurtry, Jose Limon, Craig Clifford, Clay Reynolds, Celia Morris, Don Graham, James Ward Lee, Marshall Terry, and Tom Pilkington. Selected annotated bibliography (p. 173-176). Index included.

T-BE28  The creative arts in Texas: a handbook of biography.  Goldie Capers Smith.  Dallas: Cokesbury Pr., 1926.  178 p.
    Includes Texans doing original work in the fields of art, musical composition, sculpture, and literature. Contents: poets, playwrights, novelists, short story and feature writers, writers of essays and belles lettres, historians, collectors and compilers, musical composers, sculptures, and artists. Arranged alphabetically by name, this handbook gives brief biography and includes titles of works with publication dates.

T-BE29  Southern writers: a biographical dictionary.  Robert Bain, Joseph M. Flora, Louis D. Rubin, Jr., ed.  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State Univ. Pr., 1979.  515 p.  ISBN 0-8071-0354-3 (cloth); $22.50 ISBN 0-8071-0390-X (paper)
    Alphabetically arranged biographical sketches of 379 Southern writers, including lists of works authored.

T-BE30  The Texas literary tradition: fiction, folklore, and history.  Don Graham, James W. Lee, William Pilkington, ed.  Austin: College of Liberal Arts, Univ. of Texas at Austin; Texas State Historical Assoc., 1983.  238 p.  ill.
    Collection of brief essays on Texas literature written by important Texas writers (Elmer Kelton, John Graves, Rolando Hinojosa, Americo Paredes, Tomas Rivera, etc). Includes annotated selected bibliography 1900-1983 (p. 209-235). Bibliography and essays are organized by topics, such as "Texas-Mexican Perspective", "Vanishing Frontier", "Women Writers", etc.

T-BE31  Twentieth-century Western writers.  Geoff Sadler, ed.  2nd ed.  Chicago, IL: St. James Pr., 1991.  848 p.  (Twentieth-century writers ser.)  $170 ISBN 0912289988 (cloth)
    Updates previous ed. from Gale (1982). Each entry contains a brief biography, a complete bibliography of British and American editions, a signed critical essay, and, in the case of living authors, comments by the author. Entries also include notations of available bibliographies, manuscript collections, and critical studies. Pseudonyms are cross-referenced. Includes title index.

T-BE32  Updating the literary West.  Sponsored by the Western Literature Assoc.  Fort Worth: Texas Christian Univ. Pr., 1997.  1031 p.  ill., maps.  $79.50 ISBN 0875651755 (cloth)
    Brief essays on ideas of the West and individual authors. Section IV deals with Texas writers specifically and includes figures such as John Graves, Rolando Hinojosa, Larry McMurtry, and Americo Paredes. Each entry on an individual writer is followed by a brief bibliography of primary and secondary sources. Work relevant to Texas literature also can be found in section 7: the popular West; section 3, the Southwest; and section 1, which offers general interpretations of, and reactions to, the idea of the West.

T-BE33  The book lover's Southwest: a guide to good reading.  Stanley Vestal.  Norman, OK: Univ. of Oklahoma Pr., 1955.  xii, 287 p.  ISBN 0-8061-0320-5
Also available: Photocopy. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI, 1982.
    See T-AA57.

T-BE34  Writers and publishers guide to Texas markets.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1991-    Irregular.  4th ed.,  1997-1999.  291 p.  $15.95 ISBN 1574410199 (paper)
    Directory of publishing information for Texas. Includes book publishers, magazines, newspapers, writers groups, graduate writing programs, agents, conferences and workshops, radio and television programs, and literary awards, fellowships, and grants. Each entry covers contact information and submission guidelines. Subject and city indexes included.

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T-BE35  Chicano literature: a reference guide.  Julio Martinez, Francisco A. Lomeli, ed.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Pr., 1985.  xiv, 576 p.  $89.95 ISBN 0313236917 (cloth)
    Detailed signed essays on Chicano authors and general subjects (i.e., Chicano drama, Chicano poetry) arranged in alphabetical order. Appendices include a chronology of Chicano literature, glossary, and bibliography of general works. Includes index.

T-BE36  Handbook of Hispanic cultures in the United States: literature and art.  Francisco Lomelí, ed.; Nicolós Kanellos, Claudio Esteva-Fabregat, general ed.  Houston: Arte Publico Pr.; Madrid Instituto de Cooperacion Iberoamericana, 1993.  413 p.  $60 ISBN 1558850740 (cloth)
    Part of a 4-volume work that covers history, literature and art, anthropology, and sociology. Signed essays include bibliography. English/Spanish. Includes index.

T-BE37  Recovering the U.S. Hispanic literary heritage.  Houston: Arte Publico Pr., 1993-  . v. 1, Ramon Gutierrez, Genaro Padilla, ed., 318 p. $34.95 ISBN 1558850635 (cloth), $17.95 ISBN 1558850589 (paper); v. 2, Erlinda Gonzales-Berry, Chuck Tatum, ed., 296 p. $34.95 ISBN 1558851399 (cloth); v. 3, Maria Herrera-Sobek, Virginia Sanchez Korrol, ed., 456 p. $39.95 ISBN 1558852514 (cloth); vol. 4, Jose Aranda, Jr., Silvio Torres-Saillant, ed., 360 p. $27.95 ISBN 1558853618 (cloth)
    Scholarly articles on U.S. Hispanic literature have lists of works cited and sometimes include additional bibliographies. Articles are grouped into topic areas. v. 1 contains: pt. 1, the history of Hispanic literature in the U.S.; pt. 2, literary forms and regional variations; pt. 3, literary canons; pt. 4, literary sources and research opportunities. v. 2 contains: pt. 1, the recovery project comes of age; pt. 2, assimilation, accommodation, or resistance; pt. 3, history in literature/literature in history; pt. 4, writing the revolution; pt. 5, recovering the creation of community. v. 3 contains: pt. 1, rewriting the present: 19th-century historical novels; pt. 2, women's voices: the construction of ethnic gender identities; pt. 3, chroniclers, ethnographers, and historians; pt. 4, identity and affirmation: contextualizing U.S. Hispanic literature; pt. 5, using historical, archival, and oral sources. v. 4 is forthcoming.

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T-BE38  The Americas review.  Houston: Arte Publico Pr., 1986-  .  3/yr. $15/yr (individuals); $20/yr (institutions) ISSN 1042-6213
    Continues: Revista Chicano-riquena (1973-1985).
    Scholarly review of Hispanic literature and art. Useful for identifying work being done on Chicano/a literature. English/Spanish.

T-BE39  Books of the Southwest: a critical checklist of current Southwestern Americana.  W. David Laird, comp.  Tucson, AZ: Univ. of Arizona Library, June 1957-    Monthly.  $28/yr (individuals); $36/yr (institutions) ISSN 0006-7520
    Reviews both fiction and non-fiction works, lists many small presses.

T-BE40  Early literary magazines of Texas.  Imogene Bentley Dickey.  Austin: Steck-Vaughn Co., 1970.  108 p.
    Lists 40 periodicals published in Texas between 1858 and 1929 devoted to literature. Religious periodicals, professional and student publications, bulletins, studies, official organs, art, advertising, historical, and local commercial publications are omitted. Append. is a chronological listing of the periodicals, giving date of earliest and last issue, the place first published, and the library where it is located.

T-BE41  Southwestern American literature.  Hobbs, NM: Southwestern American Literature Assoc., 1971-  .  Monthly.  $14/yr. ISSN 0049-1675
    Features articles on recent Southwestern fiction and writers along with brief signed reviews of recent publications.

T-BE42  Texas books in review.  San Marcos: Center for the Study of the Southwest, Southwest Texas State Univ., 1981-  .  Quarterly.  $14/yr. ISSN 0739-3202
    Publishes reviews of books about Texas or by Texans; includes regional articles about literature and writing in Texas.

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T-BE43  The poets and poetry of Texas.  Samuel Houston Dixon.  Austin: Sam H. Dixon & Co., 1885.  360 p.
    An historic work. Biographical essays on poets with examples of their work. Both the names of the poets and the titles of the poems are listed in the table of contents. No index.

T-BE44  Poets laureate of Texas.  Margaret Royalty Edwards.  San Antonio: Naylor Co., 1966.  140 p.  ill., photos.
    Covers Texas poets laureate 1932-1966. Each entry provides a brief biography and sample poems. Photos included.

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T-BE45  A dictionary of Mexican-American proverbs.  Marc Glazer, comp.  Westport, CT: Greenwood Pr., 1987.  369 p.  $79.95 ISBN 0313253854 (cloth)
    Entries in Spanish are followed by translations, contexts, and sources. Includes English and Spanish indexes.

T-BE46  Flour from another sack and other proverbs, folk beliefs, tales, riddles, and recipes.  Marc Glazer, ed.  Edinburg: Pan American Univ. Pr., 1982.  226 p.  $8.95 ISBN 0938738046 (paper)
    See T-CF6.

T-BE47  Refranes: Southwestern Spanish proverbs.  Ruben Cobos.  Rev. bilingual ed.  Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Pr., 1985.  128 p.  ill.  ISBN 0890131783 (cloth); $11.95 ISBN 0890131775 (paper)
    Entries are arranged in alphabetical order using the first word of the phrase. All spellings conform to current norms for Spanish orthography. Entries give a literal translation and a corresponding English proverb or an explanation of the saying. Includes a reading list and index.

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T-BE48  Gentle giants: women writers in Texas.  Iva Nell Elder.  Austin: Eakin Pr., 1983.  176 p.  ISBN 0890153981
    Biographical essays on 17 Texas authors, including Etta Lynch, Suzanne Moore, Joan Nixon, and Juanita Bournes. Includes authors of fiction and nonfiction.

T-BE49  Texas women writers: a tradition of their own.  Sylvia Ann Grider, Lou Halsell Rodenberger, ed.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1997.  461 p.  $39.95 ISBN 0890967520 (cloth); $17.95 ISBN 0890967652 (paper)
    Individual essays collected into general categories: pt. I, prose writers; pt. II, Tejana and African-American writers; pt. III, poets; pt. IV, dramatists; pt. V, symposium. Bibliography (p. 359-432) gives primary and secondary sources. Includes index.

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DONALD BARTHELME:

T-BE50  Donald Barthelme: a comprehensive bibliography and annotated secondary checklist.  Jerome Klinkowitz, Asa Pieratt, Robert Murray Davis.  Hamden, CT: Archon Books, 1977.  128 p.  ISBN 0208017127
    Full description of all editions of his books, essays, stories, dramatic adaptations, sound recordings, interviews, juvenilia, and critical commentaries on his work. Also includes a listing of disavowed forgeries and a chronology of his life. Includes index.

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BENJAMIN CAPPS:

T-BE51  Benjamin Capps and the South Plains: a literary relationship.  Lawrence Clayton.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1990.  205 p.  (Texas writers ser., no. 2)  $19.95 ISBN 0929398092 (cloth); ISBN 058528167X (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    Contents: Capps the man, the Anglo novels, the Indian novels, the historical nonfiction, and the writer on his craft. Includes selected bibliography (p. 162-188) and index.

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J. FRANK DOBIE:

T-BE52  My Dobie collection.  Jeff C. Dykes.  College Station: Friends of Texas A&M Univ. Library, 1971.  43 p.  (Friends of the Texas A&M Univ. Library, keepsake no. 1)
    A personal narrative of how the author acquired his collection of Dobie materials. The 50 rarest materials are annotated. Also contains a 249-item supplement of materials not listed in Spruill Cook’s J. Frank Dobie bibliography (T-BE53) and The writings of J. Frank Dobie: a bibliography (T-BE54).

T-BE53  J. Frank Dobie bibliography.  Spruill Cook, comp.  Waco: Texian Pr., 1968.  64 p.  ill., facs.
    Contents: separate publications by Dobie; publications of the Texas Folklore Soc.; prefaces, introductions, and other contributions to magazines; selected group of writings about Dobie.

T-BE54  The writings of J. Frank Dobie: a bibliography.  Mary Louise McVicker.  Lawton, OK: Museum of the Great Plains, 1968.  258 p.  Ltd. ed., boxed, signed. $25 ISBN 068585504X (cloth); $13.95 ISBN 0685855058 (paper)
    Contents: books - a full description of the editions and variant issues of those books entirely by Dobie (titles are arranged in chronological order of publication and sub-divided by dates of editions and variant issues); contributions to the books of others; magazine articles and stories (items are arranged chronologically by year, alphabetically by title, each followed by any reprints); pamphlets, reprints, etc; Sunday newspaper columns. Includes index.

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HORTON FOOTE:

T-BE55  Horton Foote: a casebook.  Gerald C. Wood, ed.  New York: Garland Pub., 1998.  (Casebooks on modern dramatists ser.)
    Contextual/biographical essays, some dealing with Texas. Bibliography of Foote's work and selective annotated bibliography of critical work on Foote are appended. Includes index.

T-BE55a  Horton Foote: a literary biography.  Charles S. Watson.  Austin: Univ. of Texas Pr., 2003.  (Jack and Doris Smothers ser. in Texas history, life, and culture, no. 9.)  x, 277 p.  ISBN 0292791607 (cloth); ISBN-13 9780292791602 (cloth); ISBN 0292787877 (e-book); ISBN-13 9780292797871 (e-book)
Also available: Netlibrary
    An examination of "Foote's life, career, and plays" (x). Useful as a reference source due to the inclusion of a chronology of Foote's life, his family genealogy, and a selective bibliography of primary and secondary sources, including some material from the Horton Foote Collection at Southern Methodist Univ. Includes index.

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BEN K. GREEN:

T-BE56  Ben K. Green: a descriptive bibliography of writings by and about him.  Robert A. Wilson, comp.; ill. by Ben K. Green.  Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Pr., 1977.  158 p.  ill.  ISBN 0873581601
    Covers writings by Ben Green and their reviews in the press, general articles about Ben Green, and obituaries. Includes index.

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J. EVETTS HALEY:

T-BE57  The J. Evetts Haley roundup - catalog seven.  Betty Smedley; introd. by Chandler Robinson.  Austin: Betty Smedley, 1974.  20 p.
    Includes 106 books, articles, Christmas cards, and pamphlets by and about Haley for sale as Catalog seven.

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ROLANDO HINOJOSA:

T-BE58  Rolando Hinojosa and the American dream.  Joyce Glover Lee.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1997.  221 p.  (Texas writers ser., no. 5)  $25 ISBN 1574410237 (cloth); ISBN 0585235848 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    7 chapters, including essay on relationship to Rio Grande Valley. Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-216) and index.

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ROBERT ERVIN HOWARD:

T-BE59  The last Celt: a bio-bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard.  Glen Lord, ed.  West Kingston, RI: Donald M. Grant, 1976.  416 p.  ill.  ISBN 093798616X
    Thorough treatment of Robert Howard is divided into sections: autobiography, biography, bibliography, and miscellanea. The autobiography and biography sections contain essays. The bibliography section includes his book, fiction, verse, articles, letters, translations, unpublished materials, comics, television adaptations, books about Howard, and indexes to his works. The miscellanea section includes photographs, letters, and cover illustrat

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WILLIAM HUMPHREY:

T-BE59a  Wakeful anguish: a literary biography of William Humphrey.  Ashby Bland Crowder.  Baton Rouge: Louisiana State Univ. Pr., 2004.  (Southern Literary Studies ser.)  xvi, 403 p.  ill.  ISBN 0807128872 (cloth); ISBN-13 9780807128879 (cloth)
    The first chapter is a review of Humphrey's early life. The remaining chapters are biographical approaches to criticism over Humphrey's works The Last Husband and Other Stories, Home from the Hill, The Ordways, A Time and a Place, Proud Flesh, Hostages to Fortune, No Resting Place, and September Song. Useful as a reference source because of the selected bibliography of primary and secondary sources, including refereces to books, uncollected periodical publications, unpublished manuscripts, interviews, criticism, and reviews. Includes index.

T-BE60  William Humphrey: destroyer of myths.  Bert Almon.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1998.  462 p.  (Texas writers ser., no. 6 )  $25 ISBN 157441044X (cloth); ISBN 0585234353 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    12 chapters, including essay on Humphrey’s relationship to Texas literature. Bibliographical references (p. 439-449) and index.

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ELMER KELTON:

T-BE61  Elmer Kelton and West Texas: a literary relationship.  Judy Alter.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1988.  161 p.  (Texas writers ser., no. 1)  ISBN 0929398017 (cloth); ISBN 0585270546 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    Chapters cover major novels, traditional novels, biography, etc. Bibliography (p. 142-153) and index.

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LARRY MCMURTRY:

T-BE62  Larry McMurtry and the West: an ambivalent relationship.  Mark Busby.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1995.  344 p.  (Texas writers ser., no. 4)  ISBN 0929398343; ISBN 058525902X (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    10 chapters, including relationship to Texas. Bibliographical references (p. 311-327) and index.

T-BE63  Larry McMurtry’s Texas: evolution of the myth.  Lera Patrick Tyler Lich.  Austin: Eakin Pr., 1987.  104 p.  ill.  ISBN 0-89015-613-1
    Bio-bibliographic essays outlining McMurtry’s development as an author. Discusses influence of Texas myth on early writings and places later works within the context of the author’s life experiences. Extensive reference notes. Bibliography includes primary and secondary sources and correspondence. Includes index.

T-BE64  Taking stock: a Larry McMurtry casebook.  Clay Reynolds, ed.  Dallas: Southern Methodist Univ. Pr., 1989.  447 p.  $26.95 ISBN 0870742914 (cloth); $15.95 ISBN 0870742612 (paper)
    41 essays discuss the evolution of McMurtry’s career, including an assessment of early novels, and assessment of his status as a regional and American author. A comprehensive bibliography lists all major books and articles about McMurtry published before the end of 1988 and is divided into sections: bibliography, biography, general criticism, criticism of individual titles, film criticism, and master’s theses. No index.

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AMERICO PAREDES:

T-BE65  Folklore and culture on the Texas-Mexican border.  Americo Paredes; Richard Bauman, ed.  Austin: CMAS Books, Center for Mexican-American Studies, Univ. of Texas at Austin, 1993.  xxiii, 287 p.  $34.95 ISBN 0-292724-72-1
    See T-CF40.

T-BE65a  The legacy of Americo Paredes.  Jose R. Lopez Morin.  College Station: Texas A&M Pr., 2006.  (Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands culture and traditions ser., no. 10)  xviii, 169 p.  ill.  ISBN 1585445096 (cloth); ISBN-13 9781585445097; ISBN 1585445363 (paper); ISBN-13 9781585445363 (paper)
    An accessible introduction to Americo Paredes and his influence. "Works of Americo Paredes" (p. 149-156). Includes bibliographical references, index.

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KATHERINE ANNE PORTER:

T-BE66  Katherine Anne Porter and Texas: an uneasy relationship.  Clinton Machann, William Bedford Clark, ed.  College Station: Texas A&M Univ. Pr., 1990.  191 p.  ill.  $31.50 ISBN 0890964416 (paper); ISBN 0585174547 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    Includes "A Texas bibliography of Katherine Anne Porter" (p. 124-182) and index.

T-BE67  Katherine Anne Porter and Carson McCullers: a reference guide.  Robert F. Kiernan.  Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1976.  194 p.  ISBN 0816178062
    Works about Katherine Anne Porter arranged alphabetically with subject breakdown under a general chronological arrangement of the years 1924-1974. Includes index.

T-BE68  Katherine Anne Porter: a critical bibliography.  Edward Schwartz.  Repr. 1953 ed.  Norwood, PA: Norwood Editions, 1978.  42 p.  ISBN 0841475822
    Sections: the writings of Porter and criticisms about her writing.

T-BE69  The Texas legacy of Katherine Anne Porter.  James T. F. Tanner.  Denton: Univ. of North Texas Pr., 1990.  237 p.  (Texas writers ser., no. 3)  ISBN 092939822X (cloth); ISBN 0585270554 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    Includes selected bibliography (p. 199-224) and index.

T-BE70  From Texas to the world and back: essays on the journeys of Katherine Anne Porter.  Mark Busby, Dick Heaberlin.  Fort Worth: Texas Christian Univ. Pr., 2001.  xiii, 249 p.  ill.  ISBN 0875652379 (cloth); ISBN 0585410089 (ebook)
Also available: netLibrary
    16 essays first presented at a conference held on May 15, 1998, at Southwest Texas State Univ. in San Marcos. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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