HOW COME IT’S CALLED THAT?
Virginia & Hallie Stillwell. Madison
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1958. 129pp. Index. Notes. Numerous photographs. Endpaper maps. Cloth. First edition. The book is a clean, near fine copy. The dust jacket shows fading to the spine and very slight edgewear, overall, very good. Hallie Stillwell, pioneer Big Bend ranch woman and author, first arrived in the area in 1910 and is uniquely qualified to write this book. She and her co-author examine the tall tales and speculation surrounding the origins of place names in the Big Bend region.