History ahead [electronic resource] : stories beyond the Texas roadside markers / Dan K. Utley & Cynthia J. Beeman ; foreword by Truett Latimer.
by
Utley, Dan K.
ISBN
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9781603443449
Title
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History ahead [electronic resource] : stories beyond the Texas roadside markers / Dan K. Utley & Cynthia J. Beeman ; foreword by Truett Latimer.
Author
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Utley, Dan K.
Personal Author
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Utley, Dan K.
Edition
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1st ed.
Publication Information
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[College Station] : Texas A & M University Press, ©2010.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (xvi, 317 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map.
Series
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TAM travel guides
Contents
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A Texas sense of place -- Saving Elmer's woods -- Roberts Cemetery -- "While you are hesitating others are buying--act to-day!" -- George H. Paul, South Texas land promoter -- A crop of suckers -- A plan for the coming season -- George Sessions Perry -- Robert S. Munger -- The healer of Los Olmos -- Dobie's Los Olmos -- Too many barrels of oil -- Santa Rita smiled -- "We shall come rejoicing" -- Waugh campground -- Zephyr Gospel Tabernacle -- The music man of Schulenburg -- "Shorthorns forever" -- Passing through Texas -- Lindbergh landed here -- Lindbergh historical markers -- Pyramids on the road to Monte Ne -- The Nat -- A gathering in the woods -- Texas Forestry Association -- Ghosts at Mitchell Flat -- Fort D.A. Russell -- Chasing the next frontier -- Wiley Hardeman Post -- Alien city in a strange land -- Kenedy Alien Detention Camp Cemetery -- Texans on the national stage -- Fighting every step of the way -- Minnie Fish -- Companion courthouses -- Crossing the great divide -- Charlie's unmarked friends -- Harvest of the devoted heart -- Wyatt C. Hedrick -- Queen of the air -- The flying Stinsons -- "Hellooo, baby!" -- Jefferson Theatre -- City of Lubbock Cemetery -- The theater of tomorrow today -- Stoneleigh Hotel -- Sherman Little Theater.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
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Historical markers -- Texas.
Geographical perception -- Texas.
Geographic Term
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Texas -- History.
Texas -- History -- Anecdotes.
Texas -- Description and travel.
Texas -- Biography.
Added Author
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Beeman, Cynthia J.
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2010
Publication Information
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[College Station] : Texas A & M University Press, ©2010.
Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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976.4 22 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |