A comprehensive history of San Patricio County that includes 733 family histories. Included also is information about Karankawa Indians, the French and Spanish, and early empresarios. County cities and communities, ghost towns, schools, ranching, fishing, oil exploration and production, as well as vignettes about important episodes in the county’s history.

Austin: Nortex Press, 1986. 1^st edition. 647 pages. Hardcover without dustjacket, as issued.