I picked up a bunch of books by F. Stanley, the pen name of Father Stanley Crocchiola, from my aunt. She inherited a bunch of stuff from from her immediate family who have passed on in the last 25 years. To make a long story short, she asked me if I had in interest in books if not, she was going to get rid of them.

Of course, I said yes!




Father Stanley was a long time family friend from when he was a priest in Canadian, TX. I met him when I was a kid just before he passed in, I think, in the late 1980s. Anyway, he wrote a bunch of books on New Mexico and Texas.

Here's a bit of a biography on him:

Father Stanley Crocchiola – An Unknown Historian

Father Stanley Crocchiola – An Unknown Historian – Ogallala Commons


Most all the booklets and hardcovers are signed. While they aren't in the best condition, especially the dust covers, I'm proud and happy to add them to my modest collection! I have a lot of reading!

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I guess nobody has read any of his works or even heard of him. Oh, well.

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Never heard of him but that don't mean it's not a significant collection. I think it looks like some fun reading.

I'm the keeper of a few things that I think are great but no one else seems to think so. Sadly.

Hopefully, When it comes time we can find someone to pass it on to that will appreciate such history.

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