Chronicles of the Big Bend: A Photographic Memoir of Life on the Border [Hardcover]

W. D. Smithers (Author), Kenneth Baxter Ragsdale (Foreword)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Texas State Historical Assn (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876111754
• ISBN-13: 978-0876111758
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,906,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Well Written Slice of Texas History, October 1, 2001

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This review is from: Chronicles of the Big Bend: A Photographic Memoir of Life on the Border (Hardcover)

Although the author was 104 years old when this book was published, he wrote a very interesting personal history of his years (1916-1944) on the border in the Big Bend area. Both a soldier and a professional photographer during that period, Smithers punctuates his tale with many excellent black and white photographs that suggest a feel and mood of a place and time long past. His old memories are perfectly clear and amazingly detailed. If you love Texas or Texas History, you should definitely read this book.