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East Texas History Book Lot – 2 Vintage Regional Titles
A charming pair of East Texas history books focused on local culture, traditions, and storytelling from the region. These books offer a unique glimpse into rural life, churches, cemeteries, and country stores of Northeast Texas.
📚 Included Titles:
• Country Faith and Fate: Churches and Cemeteries of East Texas
• Country Stores of East Texas
Both books are compiled by the Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization and published by Thompson & Sons, Publishers (Mt. Pleasant, Texas).
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📌 Highlights
• True regional Texas history & storytelling
• Focus on rural culture, faith, and everyday life
• Small press publications — harder to find than mass-market books
• Great for collectors of Texas/local history
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📚 Condition
• Good pre-owned condition
• Clean pages overall
• Noticeable cover wear, edge wear, and corner damage (see photos)
• Creasing and some scuffing on covers
• Binding intact and readable
👉 These are reading copies, not collector-grade — priced Perfect For
• Texas history collectors
• Genealogy & local history enthusiasts
• East Texas natives or nostalgia buyers
• Homeschool/local culture studies
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📌 Book Biography / Details
Book 1:
• Title: Country Faith and Fate: Churches and Cemeteries of East Texas ; Country Stores of East Texas
• Publisher: Thompson & Sons, Publishers
• Location: Mt. Pleasant, Texas
• Copyright: 1991
• Edition: First Edition
• ISBN: 0-9627304-2-4
• Compiled by: Northeast Texas Writers’ 2:
• Title: Country Stores of East Texas
• Publisher: Thompson & Sons, Publishers
• Location: Mt. Pleasant, Texas
• Copyright: 1990
• Edition: First Edition
• ISBN: 0-9627304-1-6
• Compiled by: Northeast Texas Writers’ Organization