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The Birth Of A Texas Ghost Town
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Author : Mary Jane Gentry
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2008-02-21
The Birth Of A Texas Ghost Town written by Mary Jane Gentry and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-21 with History categories.
In its heyday, Thurber was home to coal miners and brick plant workers from Italy, Poland, and as many as fourteen other European nations, not to mention the many Mexican immigrants who came to the area. In this, her master’s thesis, Mary Jane Gentry, who started the first grade in Thurber and graduated as valedictorian of its high school in 1930, records first-hand memories of the town’s vibrant charm. Now edited and with an introduction by T. Lindsay Baker, Gentry’s lively history of the rise and decline of a Texas coal town provides a unique window into a bygone era. Her narrative of rancorous labor disputes, corporate machinations, and the eventual shuttering of the plants and virtual disappearance of the once-thriving town will allow Thurber to live again, if only in the minds of her readers.
The Birth Of A Texas Ghost Town
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Author : Mary Jane Gentry
language : en
Publisher: Tarleton State University Sout
Release Date : 2020-06-09
The Birth Of A Texas Ghost Town written by Mary Jane Gentry and has been published by Tarleton State University Sout this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-09 with History categories.
"The Birth of a Texas Ghost Town: Thurber 1886-1933 provides readers with a detailed history of the rise and fall of one of the most notable coal-mining and brick-producing communities in Texas. . . . Any historian interested in Texas history, urban studies, and business history would find this book a valuable resource."--Southwestern Historical Quarterly "Gentry's work is full of anecdotes that give life to the community, and her story illuminates an important chapter in Texas history . . . Gentry's work should rekindle interest in Texas coal mining."--Journal of Southern History
Ghost Towns Of Texas
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Author : T. Lindsay Baker
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1991-02-01
Ghost Towns Of Texas written by T. Lindsay Baker and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-02-01 with History categories.
"The indefatigable T. Lindsay Baker has now turned his enormous mental and physical energies to the subject and has brought to view - if not to life -eighty-six Texas ghost towns for the reader's pleasure. Baker lists three criteria for inclusion: tangible remains, public access, and statewide coverage. In each case Baker comments about the town's founding, its former significance, and the reasons for its decline. There are maps and instructions for reaching each site and numerous photographs showing the past and present status of each. The contemporary photos were taken, in most instances, by Baker himself, who proves as adept a photographer as he is researcher and writer....Baker has done his work thoroughly and well, within limits imposed by necessity. He obviously had fun in the process and it shows in his prose."---New Mexico Historical Review
The Encyclopedia Of Texas Ghost Towns
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Author : Ed Ellsworth Bartholomew
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
The Encyclopedia Of Texas Ghost Towns written by Ed Ellsworth Bartholomew and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Extinct cities categories.
More Ghost Towns Of Texas
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Author : T. Lindsay Baker
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2005-08-01
More Ghost Towns Of Texas written by T. Lindsay Baker and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-01 with History categories.
A companion volume to Ghost Towns of Texas provides readers with histories, maps, and detailed directions to the most interesting ghost towns in Texas not already covered in the first volume. Reprint.
Ghost Towns Of The Republic Of Texas
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Author : Dorothy Aarts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
Ghost Towns Of The Republic Of Texas written by Dorothy Aarts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.
800 Texas Ghost Towns
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Author : Ed Ellsworth Bartholomew
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
800 Texas Ghost Towns written by Ed Ellsworth Bartholomew and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Extinct cities categories.
Bexar The History And Records Of A South Texas Ghost Town
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Author : Art Martinez de vara
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06
Bexar The History And Records Of A South Texas Ghost Town written by Art Martinez de vara and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06 with categories.
THE TOWN OF BEXAR (near present-day Somerset, Texas), developed on the Kinney Ranch in South Bexar County beginning in the 1860s. The town was called "La Colorada" by its many Mexican miners who settled there.St. Patrick's Church was established on the ranch and served as the Catholic mission to Atascosa and Frio Counties. With the arrival of the Artesian Belt Railroad, the town of Bexar declined as its population moved two miles east to Somerset. Many of the early families of Atascosa and South Bexar Counties are contained among this book's nearly 10,000 entries, including the Ruiz, Herrera, Navarro, Cotulla, Lytle, Casias, Kinney, Hayden, Barker and Vara. This volume contains the complete records of St. Patrick's Church, plus a modern cemetery survey of its cemetery, an 1876 mission census of Atascosa County and a detailed history of the community.
Haunted New Braunfels
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Author : Erin O. Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-04-09
Haunted New Braunfels written by Erin O. Wallace and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-09 with Social Science categories.
Visitors claim to hear the clinking of tinsmith tools and the ring of an unattended antique cash register at all hours at Kickin' K, which formerly housed Henne's Hardware and tinsmith shop. In Landa Park, passersby have reported hearing phantom footsteps follow behind them in the evening. Strange and spooky stories like these abound in New Braunfels. From the city's rough-and-tumble beginnings to its vibrant present, haunted tales can be found all over town. Author Erin O. Wallace delves into the ghost stories and histories of New Braunfels and tries to find the source of the paranormal phenomena.
Historic Texas From The Air
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Author : David Buisseret
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-06-01
Historic Texas From The Air written by David Buisseret and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-01 with History categories.
The extremely varied geography of Texas, ranging from lush piney woods to arid, mountainous deserts, has played a major role in the settlement and development of the state. To gain full perspective on the influence of the land on the people of Texas, you really have to take to the air—and the authors of Historic Texas from the Air have done just that. In this beautiful book, dramatic aerial photography provides a complete panorama of seventy-three historic sites from around the state, showing them in extensive geographic context and revealing details unavailable to a ground-based observer. Each site in Historic Texas from the Air appears in a full-page color photograph, accompanied by a concise description of the site's history and importance. Contemporary and historical photographs, vintage postcard images, and maps offer further visual information about the sites. The book opens with images of significant natural landforms, such as the Chisos Mountains and the Big Thicket, then shows the development of Texas history through Indian spiritual sites (including Caddo Mounds and Enchanted Rock), relics from the French and Spanish occupation (such as the wreck of the Belle and the Alamo), Anglo forts and methods of communication (including Fort Davis and Salado's Stagecoach Inn), nineteenth-century settlements and industries (such as Granbury's courthouse square and Kreische Brewery in La Grange), and significant twentieth-century locales, (including Spindletop, the LBJ Ranch, and the Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport). For anyone seeking a visual, vital overview of Texas history, Historic Texas from the Air is the perfect place to begin.