Great River: The Rio Grande in North American History.

Two volumes, complete, some wear to slipcase, very good. Both books very good. Prospectus laid loose. First trade edition. The first issue is distinguished by the publishers monogram on the verso of the title. Basic Texas Books 95: This is the most thorough and most civilized account of the vast region draining into the river that forms 900 miles of Texas border. Oliver La Farge called it a splendid account.a work that comes close to being monumental, and that leaves [Horgan] with definite standing as a historian. The writing is extraordinarily well sustained. The London Times called it one of the most fascinating books in recent American historiography. Carl Carmen said it is one of the major masterpieces in American historical writing. It deserves to stand with the works of Motley, Prescott, Bancroft..and Allan Nevins said that this is assuredly one of the best pieces of regional history yet written in the United States. Powell, A Southwestern Century. Greene, Fifty Best Books on Texas. Herd 1065.