Rails To The Rio. St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico Rairoad Centennial 1904-2004

GLENN AND CINDY LEE HARDING

Publication: Morgan Printing, 2003, Austin

First edition. 4to. Signed by the authors on copyright page. Stiff pictorial wrappers, [2], v, 168 [1] pp., double column, introduction, illustrated from photographs, portraits, maps, epilogue, acknowledgments, bibliography, brands, errata sheet. Published on the 100th anniversary of the Rail Line that would provide service to south Texas. Includes Edward Burleson Raymond founder of Raymondville, early scenes of El Sauz Ranch headquarters. Yturria Ranch, Mike Garcia Ranch, Kenedy County, Burleson's Las Majadas Ranch, Raymondville by Jane Brenner, Daisy Caudle's History of Raymondville, Raymondville History by Charlie Machen, Lyford, Stockholm, San Benito, Brownsville, and other communities are covered as well as information on the history of the spider-web rail system across the Rio Grande Valley. Fine copy. Scarce