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History along the Way : a Seasonal Guide.
Texans love stories, and the 15,000 roadside markers along the state's highways and byways testify to the abundance of tales to tell. History along the Way recounts the narratives behind and beyond more than one hundred Texas roadside markers. Peopled with colorful characters-a national leader...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. Texas Originals; Chapter 1. A Chance Encounter of the Great Procession; Sidebar: Dr. Sellards and the Malakoff Men; Sidebar: A Good Place to Hunt; Chapter 2. John Ben's Critters; Sidebar: Standing for Health; Chapter 3. A Life in Ragged Time; Sidebar: Maple Leaf Rag; Sidebar: Oakwood's Founder; Chapter 4. Turn East to Texas; Sidebar: The Abert Context in the Texas Panhandle; Sidebar: Replacing Historical Markers; Chapter 5. Illumined by Truthful Artistic Ideals; Sidebar: El Paso High School; Chapter 6. Her Lonely Way Back Home.
- Sidebar: Rainbow BridgePart Two. The Texas Cultural Landscape; Chapter 7. And the Cars Keep Rolling By; Sidebar: East Mound Cemetery; Sidebar: Granbury's Town Square Service Station; Chapter 8. "To Have What We Must"; Sidebar: Landmark Schoolhouses of Gillespie County; Chapter 9. A Journey back to Nature; Sidebar: The Invasion of Lampasas County; Chapter 10. Lift High the Water; Sidebar: Dam, Ditch, and Aqueduct; Chapter 11. The Normal on Chautauqua Hill; Sidebar: Northcraft's San Marcos Churches; Sidebar: Orlando Newton Hollingsworth; Sidebar: Remembering Old Main on Capitol Hill.
- Chapter 12. History on the GroundsSidebar: Capitol Markers-The Rest of the Story; Sidebar: The Littlest Dreadnought; Part Three. Texans Reaching Out; Chapter 13. Justice Is the Corporate Face of Love; Sidebar: Christ Church Cathedral; Chapter 14. A Light on the Path of Wisdom; Sidebar: Fairly Flying from Terrell to Dallas; Chapter 15. Two Generations Striving for Civil Rights; Sidebar: Huston-Tillotson; Sidebar: Wiley College; Chapter 16. A Citizen with Work to Do; Sidebar: Women First; Chapter 17. Here I Am in Palestine; Sidebar: From Cotton Field to Factory.
- Chapter 18. The Three Graves of Judge BaylorSidebar: A Gift in the Hour of Need; Notes; Index.