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Gateway to Texas - History
of
Red River County

book The colorful history of Red River County in Northeast Texas has been greatly neglected in the past by historians. No other county in the State of Texas can boast of such a beginning, and "Gateway to Texas - History of Red River County" by Martha Sue Stroud was written to enable readers to be informed of this.

This book will be of interest to anyone who loves history and not just to those from this area. The nineteen chapters begin in 1684 with LaSalle's exploration and cover a period up to the 1940s. Texas under six flags, the Red River, the Native Americans who were here first, pioneer families, the County Seat, the Civil War and its effects on Texas, early medicine, education and dwellings, cemeteries, and the Orphan Train stopping in Clarksville will be discussed. The last chapter contains interviews between the author and twenty-four men and women of Red River County, advanced in age, who recall experiences from the past in their various walks of life.

For Love of Country
The Price of Freedom

 book    Those of us who lived during the 1940's will never forget the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and those years that followed when the U.S. was at war in the South Pacific and Europe. The years have passed, and it seems almost impossible to believe that these events happened over fifty years ago. It has been reported that 1,000 veterans of World War II die daily in our country, and there are very few veterans of World War I still living. These veterans must be honored as their experiences are written about in order to be preserved for this generation as well as the generations to come. Many made the ultimate sacrifice in giving of themselves in battle, and many were wounded and left with suffering and illness for the remainder of their lives. "For Love of Country - the Price of Freedom" begins with some history of bygone days as pioneers struggled to start our nation; the Civil War; World War I (stories of about 100 veterans); the Great Depression; Pearl Harbor; the war in Europe; the war in the Pacific; news of our men and women in service (as reported in the newspapers then); the Forties; in the line of duty (pertinent information about those war years).

  The last chapter, "Lest We Forget", tells about over five hundred veterans of World War II. Much of this came from interviews with veterans themselves and some from the families of those who are no longer living. Several shared their scrapbooks and all sorts of memorabilia with the author. It is the hope of the author that this book will make Americans, young and old, realize just what a price was paid for our freedom.

  Three years ago Martha Sue Stroud's first book, "Gateway to Texas - History of Red River County", was published. She planned to write another book to take up where that one stopped, and the task has now been completed. This book has a handsome blue hardcover, 6x9 page size, archive text paper, over 40 photos, many unpublished before, over 550 pages, and a full color dust jacket. 

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