CBBS Publications

Publications

The Center for Big Bend Studies produces two annual publications: Journal of Big Bend Studies and the newsletter, La Vista de Frontera. In addition to these, the center publishes occasional papers, reports in contract archeology and other publications. Many of these are available for purchase.

To order publications or merchandise use the printable order form (PDF), call CBBS at (432) 837-8179 for a purchase by credit card, or drop by the CBBS offices.

La Vista de la Frontera is the Center for Big Bend Studies newsletter, summarizing our work in an easy-to-read format.

Volume 22 - 2011: (PDF, 1.87 MB)
Volume 21 - 2010: (PDF, 12.1 MB)
Volume 20 - 2009: (PDF, 4.5 MB)
Volume 19 - 2008: (PDF, 4.3 MB)
Volume 18 - 2007: (PDF, 3 MB)
Volume 17 - 2006: (PDF, 2.9 MB)
Volume 16 - 2004: (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Volume 15 - 2002: (PDF, 4.5 MB)
Volume 14 - 2001: (PDF, 2.5 MB)
Volume 13 - 2000: (PDF, 4 MB)
Volume 12 - 1999: (PDF, 863.2 KB)
Volume 11 - 1998: (PDF, 848.7 KB)
Volume 10 - 1997: (PDF, 890.5 KB)

Journal of Big Bend Studies

The Journal of Big Bend Studies publishes articles that reach across many disciplines to enhance our understanding of the historical and cultural development of the southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, with emphasis on the Big Bend region of Texas, Chihuahua, and Coahuila.

The Journal of Big Bend Studies is published annually by the Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas.

The Journal of Big Bend Studies accepts submissions from the public, due this year March 31, 2012 and selected for publication by the CBBS Editorial Board. Please refer to our Submission Guidelines (PDF) when writing a paper.

Index of the Journal of Big Bend Studies, Volumes I-VIII
Index of the Journal of Big Bend Studies, Volumes IX-XIX

Occasional Papers

African Americans in the West: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources
Archeological Reconnaissance on Big Bend Ranch State Park Presidio and Brewster Counties, Texas, 1988-1994
Before the Thundering Hordes: Historia Antigua de Parras
Below The Escondido Rim: A History of the O2 Ranch in the Texas Big Bend
Bibliophiling Tejano Scholarship: Secondary Sources on Hispanic Texans
Bosque Bonito: Violent Times along the Borderland during the Mexican Revolution
Dust, Smoke and Tracks: Two accounts of nineteenth-century Mexican military expeditions to Northern Coahuila and Chihuahua
Exploring the Afro-Texas Experience: A Bibliography of Secondary Sources About Black Texans
My Goose is Cooked: The Continuation of a West Texas Ranch Woman's Story
Rock Art of the Chihuahuan Desert Borderlands
The Secret Family of Pancho Villa: An Oral History

Trans Pecos Archaeological Program (TAP) Publications

The Rosillo Peak Site: A Prehistoric Mountaintop Campsite in Big Bend National Park, Texas
The Paradise Site: A Middle Archaic Campsite on the 02 Ranch, Presidio County, Texas
Late Prehistory Along the Rimrock: Pinto Canyon Ranch
The Millington Site: Archaeological and Human Osteological Investigations, Presidio County, Texas
Human Osteology and Mortuary Practices in the Eastern Trans-Pecos Region of Texas

Reports in Contract Archeology

1. Archeological Reconnaissance of Upper Fresno Canyon Rim Big Bend Sate Park, Texas
2. Archeological Testing at Sites 41PS800 and 41PS801, Presidio County, Texas
3. Archeological Survey of Select Boundary and Power Line Segments, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio County, Texas
4. Archeological Survey along a Proposed Fiber-Optic Line Route at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Brewster County, Texas.
5. An Archeological Survey for the Ruidosa Water System Improvement Project, Ruidosa, Presidio County, Texas
6. Archeological Survey of Portions of the Plum Creek Prescribed Burn Project, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Potter and Moore Counties, Texas
7. An Archeological Survey along Big Blue Creek (Northwest and Southeast Burn Blocks), Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Moore County, Texas
8. An Archeological Survey of the Proposed 102-Mile Six Shooter to Midland Airport Fiber Optic Cable Route, Pecos, Crockett, Upton and Midland Counties, Texas
9. The Arroyo de la Presa Site: A Stratified Late Prehistoric Campsite Along the Rio Grande, Presidio County, Trans-Pecos Texas
10. Further Archeological Investigations along Big Blue Creek (Southwest and Northeast Burn Blocks), Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Moore and Potter Counties, Texas
11. Archeological Survey of Select Power Line Segments, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio County, Texas
12. An Archeological Survey and Site Reassessment along and Near South Turkey Creek, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Moore and Potter Counties, Texas
13. An Archeological Survey along a Proposed Reroute of Farm-To-Market 170 Through Lajitas, Brewster County, Texas
14. An Archeological Survey for the City of Presidio Wastewater Treatment Plant, Presidio County, Texas
15. An Archeological Survey and Site Reassessment at Evans Canyon Prescribed Burn Unit, Lake Meredith National Texas Recreation Area, Moore and Potter Counties, Texas
16. An Archeological Survey for a Proposed Prescribed Burn on the Southwest Rim of the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas
17. A Cultural Resource Survey of Four Proposed Cell Tower Sites Along I-10, Hudspeth, Pecos, and Crockett Counties, Texas
18. An Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Madera Canyon Nature Trail, Davis Mountains Preserve, Jeff Davis County, Texas
19. Intensive Archaeological Survey of the Sublett Farm and Santa Elena Canyon Overlook Burn Blocks, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas
20. Intensive Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Lone Mountain Bike Trail, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas
21. Archaeological Survey of the Hannold Draw Prescribed Burn Unit, Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, Texas

Other Publications

First Find the Courthouse: Anecdotal history of the 83rd Judicial District of Texas
The Sanderson Flood of 1965: Crisis in a rural Texas community
Woolgathering: Life in A Little West Texas Town