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" Historic Texas from the air / "
by David Buisseret, Richard Francaviglia, and Gerald Saxon ; with aerial photographs and photographer's preface by Jack W. Graves, Jr.
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BL
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970554
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b724924
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| Main Entry
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Buisseret, David.
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| Title & Author
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Historic Texas from the air /\ by David Buisseret, Richard Francaviglia, and Gerald Saxon ; with aerial photographs and photographer's preface by Jack W. Graves, Jr.
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Austin :: University of Texas Press,, 2009.
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x, 206 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ;; 23 x 29 cm
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0292719272
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: 9780292719279
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Author's preface -- Photographer's preface -- The land -- The Indian presence -- French and Spaniards -- Nineteenth-century Anglos : forts and communications -- Nineteenth-century Anglos : settlements and industries -- Texas in the twentieth century -- Conclusion -- Index.
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| Abstract
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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.
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Historic sites-- Texas, Pictorial works.
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Historic sites-- Texas.
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Historic sites.
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Luftbild
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Sehenswürdigkeit
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Travel.
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Texas, Aerial photographs.
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Texas, Description and travel.
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Texas, History, Local, Pictorial works.
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Texas, History, Local.
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Texas
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Texas.
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| Dewey Classification
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779/.99764
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F387.B85 2009
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Francaviglia, Richard V.
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Graves, Jack W.,Jr.
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Saxon, Gerald D.
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